Written questions

Private Rented Housing: Students

Commons · Question 53739 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 28 May 2025

Question

Asked by Lizzi Collinge

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Ground 4A in the Renters’ Rights Bill on landlords who rent (a) one and (b) two-bedroom properties to s

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 28 May 2025

The proposed new ground for possession (Ground 4A) in the Renters’ Rights Bill is intended to facilitate the maintenance of the annual cycle of student letting for most typical students, namely groups of full-time students living together in Houses in Mul...