Written questions

Rents: Payments

Commons · Question 13017 · Tabled 6 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 15 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Ian Byrne

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

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 15 Nov 2024

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...