Member

I now turn to Amendment 220, tabled in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Best. This amendment would rightly clarify that the database should serve the interests of all parties. From these Benches, we strongly believe that the database must support tenants, landlords, agents and local authorities alike. It should be embedded as an integral part of the private rented sector, pulling together the legislation landlords must comply with, ensuring health and safety standards are met as a condition of letting, and recording accessibility to encourage and increase accessible PRS homes. Our concern is not with what the Bill does on the database but its clear failure to do enough. We must make it clear that, if implemented properly, this database can be a force for good across the entire sector.