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

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to undertake the review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, announced in December 2021; and why that review has been delayed.

We know there is concern that the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, part II, has not kept pace with today’s commercial property sector.

Government announced a review of the landlord and tenant legislation  in December 2020. The review will develop proposals for a framework that helps support the efficient, flexible use of space and supports high streets and town centres.

Over the last year, Government has prioritised developing an exit strategy from the moratorium on commercial evictions , and resolution of pandemic-related rent debt via the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act, which received Royal Assent on 24 March. Government recommitted to the review as part of the Build Back Better High Streets strategy in July 2021, and officials are currently engaging across the sector to inform the scope and focus of the review; further details will be announced in due course.