Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 122973
Landlords: Fines
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026
Question
Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat — Wokingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to increase the rate of collection of civil penalties issued by local authorities against landlords for housing offences.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government engages regularly with local authorities and other relevant stakeholders in relation to how enforcement against rogue landlords in the private rented sector might be strengthened.Local authorities already have a range of tools that they can...
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