Question follow-through · 8037
Renters' Rights Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has to reform the court system in the light of the Renters’ Rights Bill.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 8 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 15 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 15 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has to reform the court system in the light of the Renters’ Rights Bill.
15 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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15 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Renters Rights Bill will abolish section 21 (Housing Act 1988, no fault evictions) and amend the existing section 8 grounds, which will affect the County Court. Courts currently handle section 8 claims, however, legislative changes to section 8 that i...
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