Housing: Change of Use
Commons · Question 107583 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Darren Paffey
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring planning permission to change residential homes to short-term lets.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 29 Jan 2026
While short-term lets can benefit local economies, the government recognise that excessive concentrations of them impact on the availability and affordability of homes for local residents to buy and rent, as well as local services. We are considering what...