Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 13017

Rents: Payments

Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 15 November 2024

Question

Ian Byrne

LabourLiverpool West Derby

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle landlords charging high up-front rent payments.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government have long recognised that demands for extortionate rent in advance place a considerable financial strain on tenants and can exclude certain groups from renting altogether. We are very clear that the practice of landlords demanding large amo...

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