Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospects of an increase in evictions of private renters due to their landlord selling the property between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023; and what forecast they have made, if any, of the extent of any such increase.

The Government monitors private landlord's intentions to increase or decrease the size of their portfolios within the next two years through the English Private Landlords Survey. The last survey was published in May 2022.

To help vulnerable renters who are facing eviction, in 2022/23 local authorities received £316 million in funding for the Homelessness Prevention Grant. Local authorities can use this funding flexibly to meet their homelessness and rough sleeping strategies - for example, to offer financial support for people to find a new home, to work with landlords to prevent evictions or to provide temporary accommodation, among other preventative measures.

Legislation will be announced in the usual way.