Select Committee · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Reforming the Private Rented Sector

Status: Closed Opened: 21 Jul 2022 Closed: 5 Mar 2024 19 recommendations 11 conclusions 1 report

The purpose of the inquiry is to scrutinise the Government’s proposals for reforming the private rented sector as set out in its White Paper, A Fairer Private Rented Sector .

Clear

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Reforming the Private Rented Sector HC 624 9 Feb 2023 30 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
21 Recommendation Fifth Report - Reforming the Private Re… Accepted

The current high cost of private renting is rooted in the decades-long failure of successive...

The current high cost of private renting is rooted in the decades-long failure of successive Governments to build enough homes. We accept that the purpose of the White Paper was not to make the PRS more affordable, and that the Government is investing in house building, but there are questions …

Government response. The government states it is on track to meet its manifesto commitment to deliver one million homes and highlights ongoing commitments to housing supply and regeneration, including revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and support for the Build to …
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
7 Nov 2022 Charlotte Spencer · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Councillor Ben Fitter-Harding · Canterbury City Council, Councillor Ian Corkin · Cherwell District Council, Felicity Buchan · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities View ↗
5 Sep 2022 Ben Beadle · National Residential Landlords' Association, Ben Beadle · National Residential Landlords Association, Councillor Darren Rodwell · Local Government Association, Councillor Matt Noble · Westminster Council, Councillor Tom Renhard · Bristol Council, Eloise Shepherd · London Councils, Nikita Quarshie · Shelter, The Baroness Kennedy of Cradley · Generation Rent, Theo Plowman · British Property Federation View ↗

Correspondence

14 letters
DateDirectionTitle
11 Jul 2023 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the Chair dated 5…
13 Jun 2023 To cttee Letter from the Chair to the Minister of State for Housing and Planning dated 1…
13 Jun 2023 To cttee Letter from the British Property Federation to the Chair dated 1 June 2023 conc…
6 Jun 2023 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the Chair dated 2…
26 May 2023 To cttee Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State dated 25 May 2023 concerning th…
23 May 2023 To cttee Letter from the Secretary of State to the Chair dated 17 May 2023 concerning th…
18 Apr 2023 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the Chair dated 6…
7 Mar 2023 Briefing note from the National Residential Landlord Association to the Committ…
7 Feb 2023 To cttee Letter from the Large Agents Representation Group to the Chair dated 2 February…
7 Feb 2023 Note from Ben Beaumont, Barrister, and Robert Ashdown, CPA, dated 8 January 202…
6 Dec 2022 To cttee Letter from the National Residential Landlords Association to the Chair dated 2…
6 Dec 2022 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Housing and Homelessness to the Chair dated 30 Nov…
12 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from the National Residential Landlords Association to the Chair dated 2…
6 Sep 2022 To cttee Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Rough Sleeping and Housing to…