Day one of the reporting stage was completed late last night, 

here is what we know so far

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• Amendments for fixed-term tenancies and student tenancy exceptions were either withdrawn or defeated.
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• The  Government stood firm on limiting fixed terms and student tenancy  exceptions, citing the core Bill principle of enhanced tenant security.       
• Amendment 5, extending the ground 4A for possession to 1 and 2 person student lets (currently it only applies to “HMO” student lets, so 3 or more) was passed on a vote. However, this was against the wishes of the Government so the bill sent back to the Commons will include this amendment. However, the Government don’t want it, so the Commons are very likely to reject that amendment and send it back to the Lords, starting what is called “Ping Pong”, which the Government will eventually win. The importance of this is that it effectively rules out any chance of Royal Assent before the summer. This means the regulations cannot be laid before the autumn and the effective start date is likely to be delayed. It makes January less likely and April more likely but we will have to see. 
• Amendments 8, 9, 11 and others are about seasonal workers, agricultural workers and other employed people and the ability to seek possession from them. Again, we will have to see how the Commons responds to these amendments passed for by the Lords, contrary to the wishes of the Government. 
• Amendment 21 was about providing a ground for “Carers”, where the carer cares for the landlord or a member of the landlord’s family. Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour’s Minister for the Lords on this) said such possession was already covered by the existing grounds (though we cannot understand where). Though passed, we will have to see if the Government accept this in the Commons. It is proposed as a new ground 8A.
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• Monitoring and review were promised on key issues like the student rental market.

Watch this space for the next update!!