United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 45237
Rented Housing
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2 September 2022
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22 September 2022 · Answer
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Housing
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22 September 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) people who illegally sublet accommodation and (b) private landlords who fail to abide by landlord-tenant laws.
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2 September 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) people who illegally sublet accommodation and (b) private landlords who fail to abide by landlord-tenant laws.
Source: Commons
22 September 2022
Answer
We have given local authorities strong powers to ensure private landlords abide by existing legislation. We strengthened these tools through the Housing and Planning Act 2016, by introducing civil penalties of up to £30,000 as an alternative to prosecutio...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-02/45237
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1503536
- uk · wq-1503536 · source updated 22 September 2022