4th Report - Private rented sector
- HC No.
- HC 440
- Published
- 19 Apr 2018
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- Government response published 4 July 2018. Read the government's response ↗
Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Private Rented Sector inquiry
Closed
Opened 13 Sep 2017
Closed 13 Sep 2017
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
This inquiry examined the role of local authorities in the Private Rented Sector (PRS), focusing on the provision by councils of private rented accommodation and whether they have sufficient powers to deal with bad practices. Web forum (now closed)
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 13 September 2017.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 4th Report - Private rented sector on 19 April 2018.
The government's response
Published 4 July 2018.
Reports
- 4th Report - Private rented sector19 April 2018
Evidence
- 5 oral evidence sessionsLatest 26 February 2018
Recent activity
- H Wheeler to Chair regarding private rented sector – dated 19 December 20189 January 2019, Correspondence
- Letter from SoS to Chair Clive Betts regarding Private Rented Sector- 20.11.201821 November 2018, Correspondence
- Chair to R Sunak regarding business rates appeals- 31-10-20181 November 2018, Correspondence
Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| 26 Feb 2018 |
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| 21 Feb 2018 |
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| 29 Jan 2018 |
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| 22 Jan 2018 |
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| 8 Jan 2018 |
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Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
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| 9 Jan 2019 | Not recorded | H Wheeler to Chair regarding private rented sector – dated 19 December 2018 |
| 21 Nov 2018 | To committee | Letter from SoS to Chair Clive Betts regarding Private Rented Sector- 20.11.2018 |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Not recorded | Chair to SoS regarding Private Rented Sector |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Not recorded | Chair to R Sunak regarding business rates appeals- 31-10-2018 |
| 11 Oct 2018 | Not recorded | H Wheeler MP regarding retaliatory evictions – 18.09.2018 |
| 14 Sep 2018 | Not recorded | Correspondence with the Secretary of State regarding the private rented sector: electrical safety |
| 17 Jul 2018 | From committee | Letter to Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, regarding the Government response to the Committee's Report: The Private Rented Sector, 17 July 2018 |