Question follow-through · 87045

Private Rented Housing: Licensing and Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) Camden Council and (b) Southwark Council on (i) regulation of landlords and (ii) selective licensing since 4 July 2024.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
31 Oct 2025
Target answer date
4 Nov 2025
Answer
7 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) Camden Council and (b) Southwark Council on (i) regulation of landlords and (ii) selective licensing since 4 July 2024.

  2. 4 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    My Department engages regularly with a broad range of local authorities on matters including the regulation of landlords and selective licensing.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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