Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 23979

Private Rented Housing: Standards

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 22 January 2025

Question

Liam Conlon

LabourBeckenham and Penge

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, steps her Department is taking to help improve housing standards in the private rented sector.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Renters’ Rights Bill includes provisions that will apply a Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector for the first time and ensure that local councils have proportionate and effective enforcement powers. We are also introducing Awaab’s Law in...

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