Written questions

Private Rented Housing

2026-06-10 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 9123 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of landlords who have exited the private rented sector since July 2024.

Answer

English Housing Survey 2024-2025 data, which can be found on gov.uk here, indicates that the size of the private rented sector remains stable at around 19% of households in England. My Department has made no specific assessment of the availability of rent...