Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 19188

Rented Housing: Students

Tabled: 10 December 2024
Answered: 18 December 2024

Question

Uma Kumaran

LabourStratford and Bow

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) regulations and (b) enforcement mechanisms to hold landlords accountable for non-compliance with housing standards in the stud

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government is committed to improving housing quality for students and will apply a Decent Homes Standard (DHS) to the private rented sector (PRS) for the first time to ensure homes are safe, secure and hazard free. This will include homes let to stude...

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