Lobby Rachel Blake MP on the Renters' Rights Bill
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<div> <div>Dear Rachel Blake MP,</div> <div> </div> <div><span class="TextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">I'm</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> writing to you as a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">constituent of Cities of London and Westminster </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">to ask you to support our campaign to abolish the landlord practice of asking for guarantors and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> limit</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> rent up front</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">These practice</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">s</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">are</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> discriminatory, especially for students from deprived backgrounds, those estranged from their families, and international students. It </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">all-too-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">often forces </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">vulnerable students</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> into unsustainable debt or homelessness.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">I</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">nd</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">eed, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">NUS</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> resea</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">rch sho</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">ws tha</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">t</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">13%</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">of students experience homelessness during their studies, a figure which rises to 29% for international students</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">.</span></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span class="TextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">International </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">student</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">s </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">face u</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">niqu</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">e chall</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">enges </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">w</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">hen try</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">ing to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">find a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">home</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">with la</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">ndlords </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">seeing t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">he</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">m as a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">risk.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">It is </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">not u</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">nus</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">ual for them </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">be aske</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">d to p</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">rovide</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> a g</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">u</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">aranto</span><span 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class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">o pay </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">up</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> to s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">ix m</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">onths </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">rent </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">up</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> front.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">But t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">his </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">host</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">ile </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">envi</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">r</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">onment </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">risk</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">s de</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">terring</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">interna</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">tional s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">tudent</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> fr</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">om stu</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">dying </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">in the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">UK,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> and when </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">research fro</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">m </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">Universities</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">UK</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">shows the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">econ</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">omic </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">contri</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">bution</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> they </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">bring t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">o the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">B</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">ritish </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">ec</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">onomy,</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">this </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">would be a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">grave mist</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">ake.</span></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span class="TextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">Landlords have other means to protect against losses, such as tenant referencing and rent guarantee insurance, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">which make requiring</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> guarantors unnecessary. </span></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span class="TextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">Housing costs take up a large chunk of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">our </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">funds</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> as students</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">. The failure of maintenance funding to keep up with inflation has left the average student in England with just 50p to live on per week after rent and bills.</span></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span class="TextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">We urge you to support an amendment to the Renters Rights Bill to abolish guarantor requirements</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">, which will help to</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0"> create a fairer rental market for all students.</span></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW144092114 BCX0">Thank you for your consideration.</span></div> </div>
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