Member

It would not be right to create a scenario, however inadvertently, whereby tenants have no option but to push their finances to breaking point to secure a tenancy. Instead, under the measures currently in the Bill, tenants will be free to pay their rent prior to the agreed due date once a tenancy has begun should they wish to do so, although landlords will be unable to require this. This strikes the optimal balance of protecting tenants while maintaining their flexibility to pay in-tenancy rent in advance, should it suit their personal circumstances. For this reason, I ask the noble Baroness to withdraw her amendment.