Question follow-through · 19188

Rented Housing: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) regulations and (b) enforcement mechanisms to hold landlords accountable for non-compliance with housing standards in the stud

answeredUma KumaranMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
10 Dec 2024
Target answer date
12 Dec 2024
Answer
18 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) regulations and (b) enforcement mechanisms to hold landlords accountable for non-compliance with housing standards in the stud

  2. 12 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The government is committed to improving housing quality for students and will apply a Decent Homes Standard (DHS) to the private rented sector (PRS) for the first time to ensure homes are safe, secure and hazard free. This will include homes let to stude...

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