Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 53143
Social Rented Housing: Service Charges
Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 27 May 2025
Question
Anneliese Dodds
Labour (Co-op) — Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of compliance by social landlords with guidance that service charge increases are restricted in line with rent increases.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government does not regulate the level of service charges for social housing tenants.Our policy statement on social housing rents states that Registered Providers of social housing should endeavour to keep any service charge increases for tenants with...
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