Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Sally Keeble (Labour), on Monday, 23 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 126 members in total.

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TENANTS IN THE PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR AND REPOSSESSIONS

That this House recognises that tenants in the private rented sector risk losing their homes through repossession when landlords default on mortgages; notes that many tenants are evicted with little or no notice, sometimes only finding out when the bailiff arrives on their doorstep; further notes that many of these tenants could be at risk of homelessness through no fault of their own; and calls on the Government to take urgent action to avert a potential crisis by giving courts the discretion to defer possession and allow tenants sufficient time to find another home.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1154 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Martin Linton

Colin Breed

Mark Durkan

Andrew George

Subjects

Private rented housing

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk