Early Day Motions

LETTING AGENT FEES

EDM (Early Day Motion) 326: tabled on 13 July 2016

Tabled in the 2016-17 session.

This motion has been signed by 55 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

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

Motion text

That this House notes that the number of private renters in Britain is growing and now sits at 18 per cent of the population; recognises that the rising demand for rented homes and shortage of genuinely affordable housing is pushing up costs and allowing some landlords and letting agents to take advantage of tenants who have relatively little power to object to high prices or poor conditions; acknowledges that the law needs to change to make renting cheaper, safer and more secure for tenants and that the Renters' Rights Bill is one opportunity to do this; and calls on the Government to reduce the upfront costs of moving by banning letting agents from charging fees to tenants, to make renting safer through mandatory electrical checks and to allow tenants to have access to the database of rogue landlords and property agents.

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.

Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 July 2016
Carshalton and Wallington
Primary
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 13 July 2016
Worthing West
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 July 2016
Glasgow South West
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 14 July 2016
Strangford
Lammy, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2016
Tottenham
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 July 2016
Dundee West

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Benn, Hilary
Labour
Signed on 7 September 2016
Leeds Central
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 July 2016
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Brennan, Kevin
Labour
Signed on 8 September 2016
Cardiff West
Cadbury, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 21 July 2016
Brentford and Isleworth
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 5 September 2016
Blyth Valley
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 September 2016
Orkney and Shetland
Chapman, Jenny
Labour
Signed on 15 September 2016
Darlington
Cooper, Julie
Labour
Signed on 7 September 2016
Burnley
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2016
Leyton and Wanstead
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 5 September 2016
Coventry South
Dowd, Jim
Labour
Signed on 5 January 2016
Lewisham West and Penge
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 12 September 2016
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Ellman, Mrs Louise
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2016
Liverpool, Riverside
Esterson, Bill
Labour
Signed on 7 September 2016
Sefton Central
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 October 2016
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Flello, Robert
Labour
Signed on 16 March 2017
Stoke-on-Trent South
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 13 October 2016
North Tyneside
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 5 September 2016
Birmingham, Hall Green
Goodman, Helen
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2016
Bishop Auckland
Hamilton, Fabian
Labour
Signed on 5 September 2016
Leeds North East
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on 16 November 2016
Dulwich and West Norwood
Hoey, Kate
Labour
Signed on 4 November 2016
Vauxhall
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2016
Blackburn
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2016
Luton North
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 5 September 2016
Knowsley
Hunt, Tristram
Labour
Signed on 24 October 2016
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Jones, Graham
Labour
Signed on 6 September 2016
Hyndburn
Lamb, Norman
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 15 September 2016
North Norfolk
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 20 July 2016
Brighton, Pavilion
Mactaggart, Fiona
Labour
Signed on 6 September 2016
Slough
McCabe, Steve
Labour
Signed on 8 September 2016
Birmingham, Selly Oak
McCaig, Callum
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 September 2016
Aberdeen South
McGovern, Alison
Labour
Signed on 5 September 2016
Wirral South
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 September 2016
Falkirk
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 September 2016
Glasgow North West
Mulholland, Greg
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 September 2016
Leeds North West
Pennycook, Matthew
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2016
Greenwich and Woolwich
Pugh, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 September 2016
Southport
Rimmer, Marie
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2016
St Helens South and Whiston
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 5 September 2016
Belfast East
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 8 September 2016
Ealing, Southall
Sheerman, Mr Barry
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2016
Huddersfield
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 September 2016
Edinburgh East
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 18 July 2016
Upper Bann
Slaughter, Andy
Labour
Signed on 5 September 2016
Hammersmith
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on 5 September 2016
Blackley and Broughton
Timms, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2016
East Ham
Turley, Anna
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2016
Redcar
Williams, Mr Mark
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 September 2016
Ceredigion

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.