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1747302

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Business Premises: Rents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that landlords who are found liable for rent repayment orders in tribunal pay back monies owed.
	tabling member constituency	Islington North
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
	uin	18102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered // answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1747317

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of cases in which location data for out-of-area placements made while discharging a homelessness duty is (a) not recorded or (b) unknown, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	18121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many families are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in a child’s life when they need space to play and develop, nutritious food to thrive and access to education.</p><p>We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all. This includes a dedicated Inter-Ministerial Group, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, bringing together ministers from across government.</p><p>More widely, we are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness by delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and building 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament. The government is also abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, preventing private renters being exploited and discriminated against, and empowering people to challenge unreasonable rent increases.</p><p>We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessness services is increasing next year by £233 million compared to this year (2024/25). This increased spending will help to prevent rises in the number of families in temporary accommodation and help to prevent rough sleeping. This brings total spend to nearly £1 billion in 25/26. Allocations for individual local authorities in England will be set out later in December.</p><p>The department regularly collects homelessness data, including on out of area placements, which can be found here in table TA 1 and are published quarterly: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatutory-homelessness-in-england-april-to-june-2024&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681794428%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UQuI0jNOAdgAQGxmqCSN07uYuheOrnnYfqMhzMXlOy0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2024 - GOV.UK</a>. Records on the location of accommodation where accommodation is secured to end the prevention or relief duties, including where that accommodation is out of area, are published annually and can be found in tables P4 and R4 here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F66fd47ade84ae1fd8592eccb%252FDetailed_LA_20232024.xlsx%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681820803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8b5heI8xGqQnqTMe68H9Tx603mY3YCyuOgndFZ%2FVzEQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Detailed_LA_20232024.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 18178 18180 18298 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:41:22 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1747333

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local authorities to support them to meet their statutory homelessness duties effectively.
	tabling member constituency	Lewes
	tabling member printed	James MacCleary
	uin	18298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many families are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in a child’s life when they need space to play and develop, nutritious food to thrive and access to education.</p><p>We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all. This includes a dedicated Inter-Ministerial Group, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, bringing together ministers from across government.</p><p>More widely, we are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness by delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and building 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament. The government is also abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, preventing private renters being exploited and discriminated against, and empowering people to challenge unreasonable rent increases.</p><p>We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessness services is increasing next year by £233 million compared to this year (2024/25). This increased spending will help to prevent rises in the number of families in temporary accommodation and help to prevent rough sleeping. This brings total spend to nearly £1 billion in 25/26. Allocations for individual local authorities in England will be set out later in December.</p><p>The department regularly collects homelessness data, including on out of area placements, which can be found here in table TA 1 and are published quarterly: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatutory-homelessness-in-england-april-to-june-2024&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681794428%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UQuI0jNOAdgAQGxmqCSN07uYuheOrnnYfqMhzMXlOy0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2024 - GOV.UK</a>. Records on the location of accommodation where accommodation is secured to end the prevention or relief duties, including where that accommodation is out of area, are published annually and can be found in tables P4 and R4 here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F66fd47ade84ae1fd8592eccb%252FDetailed_LA_20232024.xlsx%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681820803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8b5heI8xGqQnqTMe68H9Tx603mY3YCyuOgndFZ%2FVzEQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Detailed_LA_20232024.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 18121 18178 18180 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:41:22 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
	tabling member	5265

1747336

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of temporary accommodation on the mental health of children within that accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	18178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many families are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in a child’s life when they need space to play and develop, nutritious food to thrive and access to education.</p><p>We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all. This includes a dedicated Inter-Ministerial Group, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, bringing together ministers from across government.</p><p>More widely, we are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness by delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and building 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament. The government is also abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, preventing private renters being exploited and discriminated against, and empowering people to challenge unreasonable rent increases.</p><p>We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessness services is increasing next year by £233 million compared to this year (2024/25). This increased spending will help to prevent rises in the number of families in temporary accommodation and help to prevent rough sleeping. This brings total spend to nearly £1 billion in 25/26. Allocations for individual local authorities in England will be set out later in December.</p><p>The department regularly collects homelessness data, including on out of area placements, which can be found here in table TA 1 and are published quarterly: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatutory-homelessness-in-england-april-to-june-2024&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681794428%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UQuI0jNOAdgAQGxmqCSN07uYuheOrnnYfqMhzMXlOy0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2024 - GOV.UK</a>. Records on the location of accommodation where accommodation is secured to end the prevention or relief duties, including where that accommodation is out of area, are published annually and can be found in tables P4 and R4 here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F66fd47ade84ae1fd8592eccb%252FDetailed_LA_20232024.xlsx%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681820803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8b5heI8xGqQnqTMe68H9Tx603mY3YCyuOgndFZ%2FVzEQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Detailed_LA_20232024.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 18121 18180 18298 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:41:22 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1747343

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of temporary accommodation on the (a) mental and (b) physical health of families in that accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	18180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many families are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in a child’s life when they need space to play and develop, nutritious food to thrive and access to education.</p><p>We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all. This includes a dedicated Inter-Ministerial Group, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, bringing together ministers from across government.</p><p>More widely, we are taking action to tackle the root causes of homelessness by delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and building 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament. The government is also abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, preventing private renters being exploited and discriminated against, and empowering people to challenge unreasonable rent increases.</p><p>We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessness services is increasing next year by £233 million compared to this year (2024/25). This increased spending will help to prevent rises in the number of families in temporary accommodation and help to prevent rough sleeping. This brings total spend to nearly £1 billion in 25/26. Allocations for individual local authorities in England will be set out later in December.</p><p>The department regularly collects homelessness data, including on out of area placements, which can be found here in table TA 1 and are published quarterly: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatutory-homelessness-in-england-april-to-june-2024&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681794428%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UQuI0jNOAdgAQGxmqCSN07uYuheOrnnYfqMhzMXlOy0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2024 - GOV.UK</a>. Records on the location of accommodation where accommodation is secured to end the prevention or relief duties, including where that accommodation is out of area, are published annually and can be found in tables P4 and R4 here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.officeapps.live.com%2Fop%2Fview.aspx%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%252Fmedia%252F66fd47ade84ae1fd8592eccb%252FDetailed_LA_20232024.xlsx%26wdOrigin%3DBROWSELINK&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmma.Bowen%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb5c33d8bf87345215e1008dd1513802d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638689895681820803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8b5heI8xGqQnqTMe68H9Tx603mY3YCyuOgndFZ%2FVzEQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Detailed_LA_20232024.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 18121 18178 18298 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:41:22 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1747355

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Storms: Chippenham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16051 on Storms: Disaster Relief, how she defines exceptional.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
	uin	18286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>My thoughts remain with householders and business owners impacted by flooding after Storm Bert, flooding is a devastating experience for those affected.</p><p>Activation of the Flood Recovery Framework is at Ministerial discretion and there is no fixed threshold for activation. When making that decision each event is considered on its own merits looking at factors including how widespread the event is, the significance and scale of impacts, comparison to previous events / activations and the severity of the on-going situation. These factors combined help to determine if an event can be considered exceptional. <br> <br> Overall, the scale of impacts was similar to that seen in many local areas this autumn and were not sufficiently significant for Government to intervene and for the Framework to be activated.</p><p>The government has set up a floods resilience taskforce to provide a forum in which partners from across government, frontline agencies, emergency responders and interest groups will work together to strengthen flood resilience across the country.</p><p>Ministers and officials from the department are in regular contact with counterparts in the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. As has been the case under successive administrations, we do not normally disclose details of internal discussions.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 18287 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:36:09 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
	tabling member	5239

1747356

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Storms: Chippenham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Water and Flooding following her visit to Chippenham on 26 November 2024; and if she will publish a note of those discussions.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
	uin	18287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>My thoughts remain with householders and business owners impacted by flooding after Storm Bert, flooding is a devastating experience for those affected.</p><p>Activation of the Flood Recovery Framework is at Ministerial discretion and there is no fixed threshold for activation. When making that decision each event is considered on its own merits looking at factors including how widespread the event is, the significance and scale of impacts, comparison to previous events / activations and the severity of the on-going situation. These factors combined help to determine if an event can be considered exceptional. <br> <br> Overall, the scale of impacts was similar to that seen in many local areas this autumn and were not sufficiently significant for Government to intervene and for the Framework to be activated.</p><p>The government has set up a floods resilience taskforce to provide a forum in which partners from across government, frontline agencies, emergency responders and interest groups will work together to strengthen flood resilience across the country.</p><p>Ministers and officials from the department are in regular contact with counterparts in the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. As has been the case under successive administrations, we do not normally disclose details of internal discussions.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 18286 question first answered 10/12/2024 14:36:09 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
	tabling member	5239

1747520

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's regional office closures on (a) staff who are unable to relocate and (b) all staff.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	18234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2024 answer text <p>The department is consulting staff and Trade Unions on the decision to close six offices over the next two years. This consultation will consider the impact on the individuals affected with a view to putting in place measures to mitigate that impact and enable all staff affected to continue to perform their roles effectively.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 10/12/2024 14:41:12 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1746979

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Sub-letting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) assess and (b) prevent unauthorised sub-letting of social housing for holiday lets.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Vikki Slade
	uin	18047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting landlords to tackle the small minority of social tenants who, by cheating the system, deprive those in need of a social home.</p><p>Under existing legislation, it is a criminal offence to sub-let social housing without the landlord’s permission. The courts are also able to award the social landlord the profit the tenant has made from their unlawful sub-letting.</p><p>Social landlords are encouraged to take a proactive approach to tackling fraud in their stock. If the tenant no longer occupies the property as their only or principal home, they also risk losing their secure or assured status as a tenant and their home.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 09/12/2024 17:13:52 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	5327

1747016

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Leasehold: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) landlords and (b) management companies are held accountable for safety defects in leasehold properties.
	tabling member constituency	Dagenham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Margaret Mullane
	uin	18022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>Regulators – local authorities, fire and rescue authorities and the Building Safety Regulator – have powers to compel landlords and other responsible persons to remediate their unsafe buildings. Where necessary, regulators have powers to prosecute those who are failing to fulfil their duties.</p><p>The Remediation Acceleration Plan (RAP) published this week (2 December) sets out key measures to fix buildings faster, identify remaining buildings still at risk and ensure that residents are supported through the remediation process. We are increasing funding to ensure that local regulators have the capacity to drive remediation where responsible parties fail to undertake the work quickly. A further £30 million investment in 25/26 will provide capacity for regulators to tackle hundreds of enforcement cases a year, targeting those failing to remediate their buildings.</p><p>The Government has published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-enforcement-guidance-for-regulators/1-introduction" target="_blank">new guidance</a> for regulators on the enforcement of remediation work. The guidance establishes key principles for remediation enforcement, such as the designation of a lead regulator at each building. This reduces ambiguity and allows regulators to work together and drive remediation effectively.</p><p>For landlords, the message is clear: time is running out to do the right thing. Those who fail to fix their buildings can expect swift and robust enforcement action from regulators with the full support of government behind them.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 09/12/2024 17:08:45 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
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