Housing: London

Lord Green of Deddington Excerpts

Monday 26th October 2015 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Williams of Trafford]

My Lords, I cannot answer that question at this point but I can provide a note for the noble Baroness.

[Lord Green of Deddington (CB)]

My Lords, does the Minister agree that it is high time that we paid as much attention to demand for housing in London and Britain as to supply? Can she say when the Government will publish an estimate of the increase in households without immigration—something that has not been done for five years?

[Baroness Williams of Trafford]

I cannot answer the former part of that question but, in terms of the latter part, the Government are certainly keen to ensure that landlords know that their tenants have a right to be in the houses that they are renting. Therefore, we are cracking down on this and obliging landlords to ensure that the person tenanted in their house has a right to be in this country.