Mike Martin MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Housing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that national planning policy supports the delivery of specialist and adaptable housing for older people by almshouses, community-le
Answer: Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).That consultation, which can be found on gov.uk here, proposed a number of changes to support the delivery of specialist forms...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: GuaranteesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of guarantor requirements in the private rented sector on prospective tenants who can demonstrate affordability but do
Answer: According to the latest English Private Landlord Survey, which can be found on gov.uk here, 21% of landlords required a guarantor for their most recent letting.The government recognises that blanket requirements for a guarantor could act as a barrier to r...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current regulatory framework for designing buildings and the act of building, in the context of the requirements introduced by
Answer: The Building Safety Act 2022 created duties to keep the safety and standards of buildings under review and also to establish and maintain the Building Advisory Committee, which advises on matters connected with building safety, except those relating to th...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of reforms to the enforcement of standards in local government following his Department's response to the Strengthening the s
Answer: We are continuing to engage closely with the sector on the detailed design of the proposed reforms and will bring forward the necessary legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management Companies: CompensationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for requiring estate managers to join an approved redress scheme, under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement published on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to address the loophole in the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 whereby freeholders can retain undemised flats to prevent buildin
Answer: The government wants to support leaseholders to take control of the management of their buildings through the right to manage or to enfranchise should they wish to do so. That is why we have already implemented the provisions in the Leasehold and Freehold...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans (a) to (i) launch and (ii) close the public consultation on enfranchisement valuation methodology under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 and (
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 68213 on 23 July 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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