Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 78380

Landlords: Tenants' Rights

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 16 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help support tenants who are unable to secure new tenancies due to private landlords failing to provide references upon request.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Where a landlord has requested a reference from a previous landlord and is unable to obtain this, we encourage landlords to make use of other available referencing criteria to give them and the tenant the confidence that the tenancy is suitable. This is a...

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