Housing: Overcrowding
(asked on 14th July 2026) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the definition of statutory overcrowding to prevent living and dining rooms being defined as bedrooms.
This question was answered on 23rd July 2026
The government has no current plans to amend the definition of overcrowding found in Part X of the Housing Act 1985.