Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 13017
Rents: Payments
Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 15 November 2024
Question
Ian Byrne
Labour — Liverpool 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 PennycookThe 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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