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Social Housing Bill [HL]
The Social Housing Bill [HL] started in the House of Lords and is now at Report stage, Commons, last updated 5 Nov 2026. Below are its 2 stages so far and the latest related debates, votes and papers, each linked to the official record. Follow it and we'll email you when it moves.
- Now
- Report stage, Commons
- Started in
- Lords
- Last updated
- 5 Nov 2026
Stages
- Committee stage · Commons · 27 Oct 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
- Report stage · Commons
Amendments (195)
71 agreed · 31 not called · 15 withdrawn · 4 not selected · 2 not moved · 1 disagreed · 71 not yet decided. Source: UK Parliament Bills API (Open Parliament Licence).
Amendment 1 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 12, page 11, line 35, at end insert— “(d) the Regulator of Social Housing.”
Amendment 2 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 12, page 12, line 2, at end insert— “(4A) A sale notice given under subsection (2) must be given to the Regulator of Social Housing at the same time as it is given to the persons specified in that subsection.”
Amendment 3 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 12, page 12, line 5, at end insert— “171AA Right of first refusal: local housing authorities
Amendment 4 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 12, page 12, line 5, at end insert— “171AA Right of first refusal: registered providers
Amendment 5 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 12, page 12, line 31, at end insert— “171BA Extension to the notification period
Amendment 6 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 12, page 13, line 11, at end insert— “(h) whether the dwelling is let at social rent,
Amendment 7 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 12, page 13, line 23, at end insert— “171CA Requirement to consult with a relevant local authority before a planned disposal in a designated rural area
Amendment 8 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
Schedule 1, page 34, line 27, at end insert— “3A In section 160ZA of the Housing Act 1996 (allocation only to eligible and qualifying persons: England), after subsection (11) insert—
Amendment NC1 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Strategy for the provision of 150,000 new social housing dwellings a year in England
Amendment NC10 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “No reduction in social housing secured through planning permissions or obligations
Amendment NC11 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Local authority registers of social housing stock change
Amendment NC12 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Review of access to social housing for rehabilitated offenders
Amendment NC13 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Duty to report: social housing acquisition fund
Amendment NC14 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Review of the use of empty homes as social housing
Amendment NC15 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Furnished tenancies
Amendment NC2 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Power of local housing authorities to suspend or abolish right to buy
Amendment NC3 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Ability of tenants to trigger a regulatory inspection
Amendment NC4 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Local authorities: borrowing restrictions
Amendment NC5 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Review of access to social housing for former service personnel
Amendment NC6 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Requirement for wheelchair accessible social housing
Amendment NC7 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Mitigation of overheating and cooling standards: the Cool Rule
Amendment NC8 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Monitoring and reporting on private registered provider disposals
Amendment NC9 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedReport stage · Commons · first seen 4 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
To move the following Clause— “Zero-carbon standards for new social housing
Amendment 1 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) and 4 others
Clause 12, page 12, line 2, at end insert— “(4A) A sale notice given under subsection (2) must be given to the Regulator of Social Housing at the same time as it is given to the persons specified in that subsection.”
Amendment 2 on Parliament's site
WithdrawnCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) and 5 others
Clause 12, page 12, line 5, at end insert— “171AA Right of first refusal: local housing authorities
Amendment 3 on Parliament's site
Not calledCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) and 5 others
Clause 12, page 12, line 5, at end insert— “171AA Right of first refusal: registered providers
Amendment 4 on Parliament's site
Not calledCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) and 5 others
Clause 12, page 13, line 23, at end insert— “171CA Requirement to consult with a relevant local authority before a planned disposal in a designated rural area
Amendment 5 on Parliament's site
Not calledCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) and 4 others
Clause 12, page 11, line 35, at end insert— “(d) the Regulator of Social Housing.”
Amendment 6 on Parliament's site
Not yet decidedCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) and 4 others
Clause 12, page 11, line 36, leave out “four weeks” and insert “eight weeks, or twelve weeks if the property is in an area designated as a rural area under paragraph 17(1)(c) of Schedule 5 to the Housing Act 1985,”
Amendment 7 on Parliament's site
Not calledCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) and 5 others
Clause 12, page 13, line 11, at end insert— “(h) whether the dwelling is let at social rent,
Amendment 8 on Parliament's site
Not calledCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) and 2 others
Clause 12, page 12, line 31, at end insert— “171BA Extension to the notification period
Amendment 9 on Parliament's site
Not calledCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 8, page 9, line 10, at end insert— “Community-led housing
Amendment 10 on Parliament's site
Not calledCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 12, page 12, line 5, at end insert— “171AA Right of first refusal: local affordable housing providers
Amendment 11 on Parliament's site
Not calledCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 12, page 13, line 23, at end insert— “171CA Impact on rural communities
Amendment 12 on Parliament's site
Not calledCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) and 1 other
Schedule 1, page 34, line 27, at end insert— “3A In section 160ZA of the Housing Act 1996 (allocation only to eligible and qualifying persons: England), after subsection (11) insert—
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Clause 8, page 8, leave out lines 9 to 18 and insert— “(c) a rural area designated by the relevant local authority for the purposes of this paragraph.
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Clause 8, page 9, line 31, leave out “order” and insert “by”
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Clause 8, page 9, line 32, leave out “regulations”
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Clause 9, page 10, line 6, leave out subsection (2) and insert— “(1A) During the rural areas transitional period—
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Clause 22, page 16, line 30, after “(4)” insert “, subsection (5) so far as it relates to paragraph 17(1)(c) and (1A) to (1F) of Schedule 5 to the Housing Act 1985, and subsection (7)”
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Clause 22, page 17, line 12, after “buy)” insert “except for subsection (5) so far as it relates to paragraph 17(1)(c) and (1A) to (1F) of Schedule 5 to the Housing Act 1985, and subsection (7)”
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Clause 12, page 11, line 36, leave out “four” and insert “eight”
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Clause 12, page 13, line 11, at end insert— “(h) whether the private registered provider must comply with rules specified in a standard set under section 194(2A) about levels of rent for the dwelling, and
Amendment 21 on Parliament's site
Not selectedCommittee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Page 14, line 10, leave out Clause 13
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 19, line 3, after “abuse)” insert “, section 85B (requirement to order transfer of tenancy in domestic abuse cases)”
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 19, line 9, after “(3)” insert “and section 85B”
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 21, leave out lines 6 and 7
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 21, line 19, leave out “abusive behaviour of the tenant” and insert “behaviour by the tenant towards them that is domestic abuse within the meaning given by section 1 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021”
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 23, line 20, leave out “, instead of making an order for possession,”
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Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026
Tabled by Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 23, line 32, after “the” insert “domestic”
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Latest mentions in Hansard
- Debate 3 Nov 2026 · Commons
Social Housing Bill (Fifth sitting)
- Debate 29 Oct 2026 · Commons
Social Housing Bill (Third sitting)
- Debate 27 Oct 2026 · Commons
Social Housing Bill (Second sitting)
- Debate 27 Oct 2026 · Commons
Social Housing Bill (First sitting)
- Debate 10 Sept 2026 · Commons
Social Housing Bill [Lords] (Programme)
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