Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 88739

Rented Housing: Standards

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing conditions in the (a) private rented, (b) social housing and (c) co-operative housing sector in England.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government monitors housing conditions through the English Housing Survey and the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).The latest English Housing Survey figures show that 21% of private rented sector properties are classed as non-decent, an...

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