Rented Housing: Succession
Commons · Question 106645 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ability of people to sell tenanted properties in the case of inheritance.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 22 Jan 2026
My Department has made no such assessment.The Renters’ Rights Act introduces a new ground for landlords who wish to sell their property, Ground 1A. This enables landlords to evict a tenant when they wish to sell their property if it is not possible or app...