Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 69863

Private Rented Housing: Licensing

Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025

Question

Lewis Cocking

ConservativeBroxbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65373 on Private Rented Housing: Licensing, whether the restrictions on using selective licensing revenues is in scope of the F

Answer

Jim McMahon
As stated in the answer to Question UIN 65367 on 14 July 2025, selective licensing fees paid by landlords to local authorities should only be used to cover the costs of running schemes, and local authorities are not expected to profit, nor should they use...

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