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Social Rented Housing: Anti-social Behaviour

Commons · Question 46629 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 30 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support housing associations to seek possession of a property when there is substantial evidence of anti-social behaviour.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 30 Apr 2025

Social landlords already have a range of powers and enforcement tools to tackle anti-social behaviour including powers to evict perpetrators. We expect landlords to use those powers promptly and proportionately, putting the needs of victims at the heart o...