Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 18745

Housing: Overcrowding

Tabled: 14 July 2026

Answered: 23 July 2026

Question

Olivia Blake

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the definition of statutory overcrowding to prevent living and dining rooms being defined as bedrooms.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government has no current plans to amend the definition of overcrowding found in Part X of the Housing Act 1985.