Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 86544
Holiday Accommodation
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025
Question
Dr Beccy Cooper
Labour — Worthing West
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen consumer protection in the short term lets market.
Answer
Kate DeardenUnder the Consumer Rights Act 2015, traders must carry out a service with reasonable care and skill, and within reasonable time. Where a trader fails to meet the standards required, this could be a breach of contract and the consumer is entitled to ask fo...
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