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Rate-Inclusive Rents and the Poll Tax

EDM (Early Day Motion) 759A1: tabled on 22 March 1990

Tabled in the 1989-90 session.

This motion has been signed by 4 Members. It is an amendment to an existing motion.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

This is an amendment to an existing motion

This motion was originally tabled by Mr David Blunkett on 20 March 1990. This is amendment number 1.

View details of the original motion

Suggested amendment

After 'benefit', insert '(as they have already in Scotland, unnoticed by the Secretary of State)'.

Original motion text

That this House notes with great concern the consistent refusal of the Government to bring forward legislation to ensure that landlords reduce rate-inclusive rents by the appropriate amount once domestic rates have been replaced by the poll tax from 1st April 1990; believes that many private landlords will benefit from a huge financial windfall as a result; and calls on the Secretary of State for the Environment to bring forward appropriate legislation as a matter of urgency to make it an offence for landlords to continue charging tenants the rates element of inclusive rents.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

There are no withdrawn signatures for this amendment.