Landlords: Fines
Commons · Question 122973 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to increase the rate of collection of civil penalties issued by local authorities against landlords for housing offences.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 31 Mar 2026
The government engages regularly with local authorities and other relevant stakeholders in relation to how enforcement against rogue landlords in the private rented sector might be strengthened.Local authorities already have a range of tools that they can...