Question follow-through · 8915

Private Rented Housing: Tenants' Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing private rented sector tenants' protections and rights of redress against (a) landlords and (b)

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
17 Oct 2024
Answer
17 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing private rented sector tenants' protections and rights of redress against (a) landlords and (b)

  2. 17 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP) schemes play a vital role in protecting tenant deposits and providing free alternative dispute resolution, should a deposit dispute arise at the end of a tenancy. TDP providers are appointed as authorised schemes through g...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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