Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 117865
Private Rented Housing
Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026
Question
Dan Carden
Labour — Liverpool Walton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many landlords exited the private rented sector in each year since 2020.
Answer
Matthew PennycookMy Department does not hold the information requested.HMRC data on the number of landlords in England declaring income from rental property, which can be found on gov.uk here, shows overall stability in the number of landlords since 2019-20.