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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions his Department has held with stakeholders in the student accommodation sector on the proposals in the White Paper: A fairer private rented sector.

In 2019 the Government published the consultation - 'A New Deal for Renting: Resetting the balance of rights and responsibilities between landlords and tenants'. This sought views on how the new tenancy system should operate, including student housing. The Department has built on the feedback received from the consultation through extensive and detailed stakeholder engagement, which fed into the proposals outlined in the White Paper - 'A Fairer Private Rented Sector'.

Since the publication of the White Paper, the Department has continued to engage with student accommodation stakeholders, and we are considering how to best support the rental market.