Member

Amendment 87, from the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf of Dulwich, seeks to provide that the Valuation Office Agency will initially review rent challenge applications before the tribunal. It would also allow the VOA to terminate any challenges it deems to be spurious. I listened carefully to the noble Baroness’s introduction of her amendment and her example from Scotland. I had a meeting with the Scottish Housing Minister and, although some elements of the legislation in Scotland may be working, some are definitely not—it is a mixed bag.