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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has conducted an impact assessment in respect of making behaviour capable of causing nuisance or annoyance a ground for eviction in the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan.

The Government is committed to abolishing Section 21, so called 'no fault' evictions, which will make tenants significantly more secure in their homes. Landlords will always need a reason to evict a tenant and should be prepared to evidence this in court. To ensure that landlords can gain possession when reasonable, we will strengthen the grounds for possession.

We will introduce a Renters Reform Bill in this parliament and a full impact assessment will be published alongside the Bill.

Of course, owning a musical instrument, or playing one at normal volume during appropriate hours, is not in of itself a ground for eviction.