Private Rented Housing: Deposits
Commons · Question 26820 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the merits of deposits for private renters.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 5 Feb 2025
The government believes the current requirements for private rented sector (PRS) tenants to pay, and PRS landlords to protect, a tenancy deposit are reasonable.The Housing Act 2004 requires landlords to protect deposits taken in England and Wales for assu...