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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2022 to Question 120801 on Housing: Regional Planning and Development, how many tenancy unions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met with in the last six months.

We know that understanding tenants’ experiences of the private rented sector is vital to making sure reforms work in the long term. Therefore, we have undertaken extensive engagement with a number of key stakeholders representing tenants.

I have chaired six Roundtables, with the most recent one held on the 9 February 2022. At all the roundtables, groups representing tenants have been in attendance. Additionally, many of the groups attending the roundtable are members of the Renters Reform Coalition which includes tenancy unions.