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Landlords: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the resources available to local authorities to pursue enforcement measures against rogue landlords.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
26 Nov 2025
Answer
1 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the resources available to local authorities to pursue enforcement measures against rogue landlords.

  2. 26 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    My Department is providing £18.2 million to local housing authorities for this financial year to help them prepare to undertake their new enforcement responsibilities under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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