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Should there be limited liability for tenant property damage?

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KEY POINTS:

    The Government is about to overhaul laws governing the lives of more than one million tenants.

    The previous Labour Government wanted to introduce pro-tenant provisions, but the new National-led Government plans to scrap the most contentious of these so the balance is more even, and to pass sweeping
    reforms.

    Moves to limit tenant liability for property damage, pay for professional tenant advocates in Tenancy Tribunal hearings and ban real estate agents from charging letting fees could all be scrapped.

    Should there be limited liability for tenant property damage? Here is the latest selection of Your Views: