Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 62502

Private Rented Housing: Tenancy Deposit Schemes

Tabled: 24 June 2025

Answered: 2 July 2025

Named Day

Question

Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of using (a) no-deposit and (b) deposit alternative schemes in the private rented sector on tenants; and wha

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government is aware of the issues raised in 2023 by the Competition and Markets Authority in relation to deposit products.While my Department has not conducted a detailed assessment of ‘zero-deposit’ or ‘deposit alternative’ products, we continue to m...

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