Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 83814

Empty Property

Tabled: 21 October 2025

Answered: 3 November 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of provisions in the Renters’ Rights Bill on the number of empty homes, in the context of the ban on re-renting homes after a

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

My Department has made no such assessment. Landlords making use of new mandatory possession ground 1A (sale of dwelling-house) will be expected to sell their property with vacant possession as intended. To prevent abuse of this ground, landlords will not ...

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