Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 26 March 2026.
Michael Wheeler
Labour, Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of dwellings in the private rented sector in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan in each year since 2020.
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Office for National Statistics publishes annual estimates of private rented sector dwellings in each local authority. These estimates can be found on gov.uk here.
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