Written questions

Private Rented Housing: Rents

Commons · Question 116838 · Tabled 2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 9 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Gareth Bacon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with his Scottish counterpart on the experience of Rent Services Scotland to inform the development of (a) an alternative body and (b) mechanism to

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 9 Mar 2026

Officials in my Department engage regularly with a range of stakeholders, including officials working in Rent Services Scotland. Subject to a final viability assessment, the government intends to establish an alternative body or mechanism to the First-tie...