Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 32068
Private Rented Housing: Standards
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025
Question
Paula Barker
Labour — Liverpool Wavertree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department will take to ensure local authorities are adequately resourced to improve standards in the private rented sector.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThrough the Renters’ Rights Bill, the government is strengthening local authorities’ enforcement powers and extending and increasing ring-fenced civil penalties to support a ‘polluter pays’ approach.In accordance with the New Burdens Doctrine, we will ens...
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