Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 672

Landlords: Licensing

Tabled: 18 July 2024

Answered: 23 July 2024

Named Day

Question

Dan Carden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to return landlord licensing powers to local authorities.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Local housing authorities are able to introduce selective licensing of landlords in targeted areas to tackle specific problems, if the statutory requirements are met.Since 2015, new or renewed schemes which cover more than 20% of a local authority’s priva...

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