Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 52419

Artificial Intelligence: Private Rented Housing

Tabled: 14 May 2025

Answered: 2 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Luke Myer

Labour — Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to regulate the use of (a) algorithmic and (b) AI-driven decision-making tools in the private rental sector.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The Government is clear that tenants living in the private rented sector should be treated fairly and with respect. Landlords are responsible for any decision they make, including where they have used AI-driven tools to support their decision making proce...

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