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Trees: Nuisance

Commons · Question 84372 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 31 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Zarah Sultana

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) rights and (b) remedies available to tenants affected by (i) nuisance and (ii) overgrown trees on neighb

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 31 Oct 2025

Through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, social landlords, the police and local authorities have been given a range of powers and tools to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB), including nuisance. There is also a statutory regime for ...