Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 22356
Houseboats: Security of Tenure
Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025
Question
Apsana Begum
Labour — Poplar and Limehouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to increase the security of tenure of houseboat dwellers.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government recognises that while the occupants of residential boats have the benefit of protection under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 and wider consumer protection legislation, they do not enjoy the same level of tenure security as those in t...
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