§ 00 Issue13 named divisions2 bills
Renters
Private renting, tenant rights, and regulation
Government alignment shows how often each party voted with the government's stated position. Issue-aligned direction shows agreement with the AI-identified supportive stance.
Voted with government positionVoted in issue-aligned direction
8 Sept 2025Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18Aye = Support keeping the 12-month restricted re-letting period to protect tenants from being evicted under false pretences of a property sale, rejecting the Lords' proposal to reduce it to 6 months · No = Support the Lords' amendment to reduce the restricted period to 6 months, arguing 12 months is excessive or overly burdensome on landlords with legitimate reasons to sell403 · 99Passed8 Sept 2025Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19Aye = Support the government's position: reject Lords changes that would reintroduce fixed-term tenancies and dilute local authorities' ability to hold rogue landlords to account, preserving stronger tenant protections · No = Back the Lords amendments, supporting greater flexibility for landlords including fixed-term tenancies and a higher burden of proof for enforcement action against landlords338 · 160Passed8 Sept 2025Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39Aye = Support rejecting the Lords amendment, trusting the government's alternative plan (a defence housing strategy, £1.5bn investment, and annual MOD reports to Parliament) to improve service family accommodation standards without putting them in the Renters' Rights Bill · No = Support the Lords amendment requiring service family accommodation to meet the new decent homes standard enshrined in the Renters' Rights Bill, providing statutory certainty for military families324 · 173Passed8 Sept 2025Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26Aye = Support giving local authorities strong powers to enforce against rogue landlords, rejecting the Lords' attempt to water down those powers in the Renters' Rights Bill · No = Support the Lords amendment that would have restricted local authority enforcement powers over landlords, viewing it as a necessary safeguard404 · 96Passed8 Sept 2025Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11Aye = Support rejecting the Lords amendment, keeping the existing pet deposit rules without an additional three-week deposit charge for tenants who want pets · No = Support the Lords amendment, allowing landlords to require an extra three-week deposit before permitting a tenant to keep a pet399 · 95Passed8 Sept 2025Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53Aye = Support rejecting the Lords amendment, keeping the existing deposit framework rather than allowing a separate additional pet damage deposit for landlords · No = Support the Lords amendment allowing landlords to require an extra pet deposit, giving landlords tangible financial protection against pet damage and encouraging them to accept pet-owning tenants399 · 97Passed8 Sept 2025Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64Aye = Support the government's position of rejecting Lords amendments that would have diluted tenant protections, including attempts to reintroduce fixed-term tenancies and make it harder for councils to hold bad landlords to account. · No = Support the Lords amendments, which would have reintroduced fixed-term tenancies, raised the burden of proof for local authorities pursuing bad landlords, and made other changes that critics argue would weaken the Bill's protections for renters.336 · 162Passed
14 Jan 2025Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14Aye = Support capping upfront rent in advance to one month, protecting renters from landlords demanding large sums before a tenancy starts · No = Oppose this specific government amendment, either preferring a stricter two-month cap (as proposed in opposition New Clause 1) or opposing the Renters' Rights Bill more broadly372 · 116Passed14 Jan 2025Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20Aye = Support requiring an impact assessment of the Renters' Rights Bill, arguing that reforms may shrink the rental market and harm tenants by reducing housing supply, particularly in rural areas · No = Oppose the impact assessment requirement, backing the government's Renters' Rights Bill as introduced and rejecting Conservative attempts to delay or scrutinise it further184 · 365Defeated14 Jan 2025Renters' Rights Bill: Third ReadingAye = Support passing the Renters' Rights Bill, backing stronger protections for private tenants including abolishing no-fault evictions and regulating rent practices · No = Oppose the Renters' Rights Bill in its current form, likely citing concerns about the impact on landlords, housing supply, or the viability of the private rented sector440 · 114Passed
How is this calculated?
Government alignment shows how often a party's MPs voted with the government's stated position on this issue. This is the most comparable metric across parties, as it measures the same reference point for everyone.
Issue-aligned direction shows how often MPs voted in the direction tagged as supportive of this issue by AI analysis. For example, if a vote is tagged “pro-environment”, an Aye vote counts as aligned.