Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the recommendations of the National Audit Office's report entitled Regulation of private renting, published in December 2021, whether the upcoming White Paper on reforms to the private rented sector (PRS) will include proposals on how his Department will report publicly on (a) progress against its aims for reforms of the PRS and (b) the impact of its legislative interventions.

We are reflecting on the outcomes of the NAO review into the regulation of the Private Rented Sector (PRS), published in December, and we are considering their recommendations. We are committed to improving the quality of homes in the PRS, giving tenants greater security, and supporting local authorities to crack down on poor practice.

We will bring forward a White Paper in Spring 2022 which will outline our plans to deliver a fairer, higher quality and more secure rental market.

We already report regularly on changes in the PRS using data gathered through the English Housing Survey. We will consider how to monitor and report progress against our PRS reforms as the work progresses.