Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 25
25
Acknowledged
The Department highlighted that its recent work has rightly focused on responding to the COVID-19...
Conclusion
The Department highlighted that its recent work has rightly focused on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which it introduced protections through a temporary restriction on eviction proceedings. The Department told us it continues to monitor the situation as restrictions are lifted. Landlords have also suffered during the pandemic, for example through a loss in rent payments. The Department has limited insight into these issues, or what the knock-on consequences may mean for the affordability or supply of rented homes within the sector if landlords exit the market or increase rents.58
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The government recognises the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and pressures faced by both landlords and tenants.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
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Acknowledged
The government recognises the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, including pressures faced by both landlords and tenants.
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