Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 67507

Private Rented Housing: Standards

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025
Named Day

Question

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 Pennycook
The 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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