Law reform

Reports and other documents

This section contains government reports on law reform, plus other documents relating to reform of Housing Law.

Pdf Documents

(Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland.)

The Rugg Report Get Acrobat
"The private rented sector: its contribution and potential", by Julie Rugg and David Rhodes - commissioned by the government on the PRS

The Future of the Private Rented Sector Get Acrobat
Published by The Smith Institute and Centre for Cities, this research paper has a number of articles about the PRS

Housing: Encouraging Responsible Letting Get Acrobat
The final report from the Law Commission on their housing project

The Supply of Rented Housing Get Acrobat
House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee - eighth report 2007-8 session

Renting Homes: The Final Report - Vol 1 : Report Get Acrobat
The is the culmination of the Law Commissions long running project to reform housing law in England and Wales. (This is a large document, 1.61 MB and may take some time to download)

Renting Homes: The Final Report - Vol 2: Draft Bill Get Acrobat
This is a draft of the legislation the Law Commission has prepared to go with its final report on renting homes. (This is a large document, 1.22 MB and may take some time to download)

Renting Homes final report - a summary Get Acrobat
This document summarises the contents of the Law Commissions final report on renting homes. (Size - 80.5 KB)

Draft standard periodic contract from the Renting Homes Final report Get Acrobat
In their final report the Law Commission recommend prescribed forms for occupation contracts, to replace current tenancy agreements. Both private and secure forms of contract are with the final report, but this is the suggested contract for private landlords.

Fire and HMOs - an analysis of fire fatalities in Houses of Multiple Occupation 1996-2003 Get Acrobat
A report summary published by the Small Landlords Association

Renting Homes Get Acrobat
An interim report from the Law Commission on their proposals for Housing Law Reform

The Law Society Response to Housing Benefit Sanctions and Anti-Social Behaviour Get Acrobat
Read the view of the Law Society on the government's proposals to impose housing benefit sanctions for anti-social behaviour

A press release from Shelter on their Tenancy Deposits Campagn Get Acrobat
Shelter and the Citizens Advice Bureau are spearheading a campagn to include a national tenancy deposit scheme in the forthcoming Housing Bill. Read all about it in this press release

Standard Housing Allowances - explanatory memorandum and commentary on draft regulations Get Acrobat
These are the draft regulations to amend the housing benefit regime which will be trialled in ten 'pathfinder' areas from October 2003

Small Landlord Association's Press Release on the governments draft code of practice for HMO management Get Acrobat
The SLA and the NFRL express their concern at the prospect that they may be held responsible for tenant's behaviour

Small Landlords Association's press release on the Draft Housing Bill Get Acrobat
Read the landlords view on the new housing bill.

Private Renting: A New Settlement (summary document) Get Acrobat
Warning note - this is a large document (1.33MB), probably because it has a lot of pictures, and will take some time to download.