Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 27
4th Report - Housing Conditions in the Private Rented Sector
Published 3 Jul 2026
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
The government must conduct and publish a full assessment of the resources and powers currently available to local authorities to regulate and enforce standards in the private rented sector, including the new duties placed on local authorities under the Renters Rights Act. The assessment should consider the resources that will be necessary to allow local authorities to adopt a more proactive approach to regulating standards. (Recommendation, Paragraph 114)
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, 4th Report - Housing Conditions in the Private Rented Sector (HC 42), 3 July 2026
Government response
No government response linked yet: deadline 3 September 2026, 59 days ago.