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...