Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 67507
Private Rented Housing: Standards
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to improve the quality of private rented accommodation.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe Renters’ Rights Bill enables the Decent Homes Standard to be applied to the private rented sector for the first time and provides local authorities with effective and proportionate powers to enforce it.The Bill will allow ‘Awaab’s Law’ to be applied t...
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