Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 116838

Private Rented Housing: Rents

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Gareth Bacon

ConservativeOrpington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with his Scottish counterpart on the experience of Rent Services Scotland to inform the development of (a) an alternative body and (b) mechanism to

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Officials in my Department engage regularly with a range of stakeholders, including officials working in Rent Services Scotland. Subject to a final viability assessment, the government intends to establish an alternative body or mechanism to the First-tie...

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