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Private Rented Housing: Licensing

Commons · Question 116839 · 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, what discussions he has had with Local Government organisations on the administration of Selective Licensing schemes and how learnings from those schemes are informing developmen

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 9 Mar 2026

Selective licensing schemes and the Private Rented Sector Database have entirely different purposes. Unlike the Database, individual selective licensing schemes enable more intensive proactive enforcement strategies to address specific local issues. My De...