Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 31144

Private Rented Housing: Safety

Tabled: 12 February 2025

Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Will Stone

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the reason that only 7% of Housing, Health and Safety Ratings System (HHSRS) inspections led to an Improvement Notice being served.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government is committed to making sure homes are safe, decent and warm.Local housing authorities have powers to take a proactive approach to enforcement against unacceptable conditions in rented housing.Improvement notices are just one of the types of...

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