The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee’s report on the Regulation of Private Renting, published today, 13 April 2022, claims that better data is needed to understand issues within the private rented sector (PRS) in England and to evaluate the impact of legislative changes on landlords, tenants, the housing market as a whole and the effectiveness of regulation.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has made piecemeal legislative changes in recent years thereby making the regulatory system even more complex and difficult to navigate for tenants, landlords and local authorities. The UK Government does intend to address problems within the PRS with the Renters’ Reform White Paper, which is due to be published later in 2022.
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