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Private Rented Housing: Standards

Commons · Question 67507 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 21 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to improve the quality of private rented accommodation.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 21 Jul 2025

The Renters’ Rights Bill enables the Decent Homes Standard to be applied to the private rented sector for the first time and provides local authorities with effective and proportionate powers to enforce it.The Bill will allow ‘Awaab’s Law’ to be applied t...