Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 907917

Private Rented Housing: Regulation

Tabled: 12 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Lincoln Jopp

ConservativeSpelthorne

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of regulation of rented homes on landlords.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government has already published impact assessments in respect of the Renters’ Rights Act; higher Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for the private rented sector; and the extension of our updated Decent Homes Standard to it.