I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.

This is a drafting amendment which clarifies the cross reference to the Bill to be included in the Housing (Scotland)

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.

With this it will be convenient to take Lords amendments Nos. 34 and 35.

These are technical drafting amendments to change the terminology of the clause to attract the general provisions governing the service of notices that is contained in clause 80.

I beg to move, That this House doth agreed with the Lords in the said amendment.

The amendment removes the specific reference to the obligation of a tenant to obtain the landlord's consent to make the addition to his house of a television or wireless aerial. It is accepted that these aerials come within the general definition of fixtures and fittings.

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.

This is purely a technical drafting amendment that has no policy implications.

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.

With this it will be convenient to take Lords amendment No. 41.

Amendment No. 40 provides for the Secretary of State to allow local authorities to charge low interest or waive interest for up to five years when they are granting a mortgage for the purchase of a house that is in need of repairs and improvements. The provision is aimed at encouraging what is known as homesteading. I understand that that concept was supported by the Opposition in another place when the issue was considered there. I think that the House will accept that it is highly desirable, especially in inner urban areas, that homesteading arrangements, which are often popular especially among young couples, should be encouraged. The amendment will achieve that purpose.