Private Rented Housing: Shortages
(asked on 9th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to avert any impending shortage of private rental accommodation.
Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
According to the English Housing Survey, the proportion of Private Rented Sector (PRS) households has remained relatively stable for nearly a decade. The PRS was 19% of households in 2013-14 and continues to be at 19% according to the latest data for 2022. We also recognise, however, that there is pressure on the PRS.
Generally, the Government is firmly committed to driving up the supply of new homes and working towards its ambition of delivering 300,000 homes per year to help create a more sustainable and affordable housing market.