Question follow-through · 115497
Private Rented Housing: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to help ensure that housing in the private rented sector is maintained to the appropriate standards.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Communities and local government
- Private Rented Housing: Databases · 18 Mar 2026
- Private Rented Housing: Evictions · 18 Mar 2026
- Private Rented Housing: Landlords · 18 Mar 2026
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- Telecommunications: Planning · 4 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to help ensure that housing in the private rented sector is maintained to the appropriate standards.
26 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2026
Answer published
Every tenant deserves to live in a decent, warm, and comfortable home. The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 will extend Awaab’s Law to the private rented sector and introduce a Decent Homes Standard for privately rented homes for the first time. A summary of the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Private Rented Housing: Databases
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Private Rented Housing: Evictions
18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on ensuring courts are ready for changes due to come into force as a result of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.
Private Rented Housing: Landlords
18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of its communication campaign in informing landlords of changes in the Renters' Rights Act 2025.
Broadband: Urban Areas
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of redevelopment-related loss of telecommunications sites on the continuity of mobile coverage in urban areas.
Telecommunications: Planning
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is considering requiring developers to assess the impact of redevelopment proposals on telecommunications infrastructure and mobile connectivity as part of
Telecommunications: Planning
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered extending the permitted period for the temporary relocation of telecommunications apparatus following redevelopment-related site loss.
Telecommunications: Planning
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to local planning authorities on maintaining mobile connectivity where redevelopment affects existing telecommunications infrastruc