Private Rented Housing: Surveys

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities written question – answered at on 29 June 2023.

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Photo of Christopher Pincher Christopher Pincher Independent, Tamworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April to Question 177791 on Private Rented Housing: Sales, if he will take steps to ensure that data collected from the next English Private Landlord Survey informs the drafting of the Renters Reform Bill.

Photo of Christopher Pincher Christopher Pincher Independent, Tamworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to commission an updated English Private Landlord Survey.

Photo of Rachel Maclean Rachel Maclean The Minister of State, Home Department, Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Government introduced the Renters (Reform) Bill to Parliament on 17 May 2023.

The department's main source of data on private landlords is the English Private Landlord Survey. The most recent 2021 English Private Landlord Survey, alongside a range of other data, is used to support policy development.

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