Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a timescale for the creation of (a) the national landlords register and (b) a comprehensive definition of the Decent Homes Standard; and when he expects the first enforcement action to be taken against a landlord under that scheme.
We will publish a White Paper in Spring this year that will set out our proposals for reform of the private rented sector.
We are committed to drive up standards in private rented accommodation and we will be consulting on introducing a legally binding Decent Homes Standard in the Private Rented Sector and a landlord register.