Written questions

Private Rented Housing

2026-05-12 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 1063 · Official question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to help improve housing affordability in the private rented sector.

Answer

In addition to the steps the government is taking to increase the supply of homes of all tenures, our Renters’ Rights Act has empowered private rented sector tenants to challenge unreasonable rent increases, outlawed rental bidding and ended the practice ...