Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 98454

Private Rented Housing: Safety

Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allowing an exemption from Selective Licensing Schemes to be granted to leaseholders whose properties are withi

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department has made no such assessment. We will continue to keep selective licensing regulations under review.