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1079482

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Holiday Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 26 February (HL Deb, col 88), what assessment they have made (1) of reports in the media, as broadcast on BBC1 on 25 February, about companies offering advice to circumvent the 90-day limit for short-term lettings, and (2) of the existing regulatory framework for those who offer such lettings; and what plans they have to ensure that the 90-day limit is enforced.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL14143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that it is illegal to let a property out on a short-term basis in London for more than 90 days in a calendar year without appropriate planning permission. Therefore, the Government condemns any actions taken to encourage landlords to break the law.</p><p>We are encouraging the Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA) to drive up standards and promote best practice, and to work with local authorities to support their enforcement and monitoring functions. The STAA has developed a package of measures to help hosts, guests and building managers and owners understand their legal responsibilities, which will help to tackle awareness and enforcement of the 90 night rule.</p><p>Responsibility for enforcing the 90 night rule in London lies with local authorities, as it does for any breaches of planning control, and householders who breach the rules face potentially significant fines.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/03/2019 12:22:22 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

1079483

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Holiday Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 26 February (HL Deb, col 89), what progress has been made on the introduction of the accreditation body for short-term lettings; what consultation has taken place and is planned to take place; who has been, or will be, consulted; and when they expect such a body to be established.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL14144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>We welcome the work that the Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA) is doing to drive up standards and promote best practice.</p><p>The STAA is introducing a voluntary industry accreditation scheme for short term rental businesses and hosts that allows properties to become STAA accredited if they meet certain standards, including on health and safety. The accreditation scheme is organised by Quality in Tourism, and has been developed in conjunction with Visit England and piloted with at least three different sized organisations. The scheme is live on the STAA’s website, and will be formally launched on 14 March at the STAA’s Short Stay Show annual industry conference.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/03/2019 12:21:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

1051951

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Holiday Accommodation: Greater Manchester
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns about the growth in short-term letting in Manchester.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL13285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of concerns about the growth in short-term letting in Manchester. We believe that it is for local authorities to assess the impact within their area. The Government does however monitor broader trends in private rented housing through the English Housing Survey.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 11/02/2019 16:43:16 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

1029099

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of steps taken in other countries requiring home owners to offer only their primary residences as short-term holiday lets and to register with the local council and pay a fee before doing so.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL12447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We do not intend to introduce new legislation to prohibit short term lets or require households to register these lets. Instead, the Government is encouraging the Short Term Accommodation Association to drive up standards and promote best practice in the industry, and to work with local authorities to support their enforcement and monitoring functions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/01/2019 16:01:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

928848

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Sub-letting: Holiday Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that local authorities are aware which properties in their areas are being offered for short-term or holiday lets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL8849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Individual leases and tenancy agreements are a matter for landlords and tenants. Where permission under the contract is required to sub-let but is not obtained then landlords have legal routes to enforce the contract.</p><p>Where short term lets breach planning control, responsibility for enforcement lies with local authorities, who already have numerous legislative powers to take action. We do not intend to introduce new legislation to require a short term lets register. Instead, the Government is taking a non-regulatory approach by encouraging the Short Term Accommodation Association to drive up standards and promote best practice in the industry, and to share data on booking with local authorities to aid their enforcement and monitoring functions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL8850 question first answered 02/07/2018 16:24:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

928849

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Sub-letting: Holiday Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to require local authorities to verify that properties for short-term or holiday lets have a legal right to do so under freehold or leasehold agreements or any other legal restrictions on the use of their properties.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL8850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Individual leases and tenancy agreements are a matter for landlords and tenants. Where permission under the contract is required to sub-let but is not obtained then landlords have legal routes to enforce the contract.</p><p>Where short term lets breach planning control, responsibility for enforcement lies with local authorities, who already have numerous legislative powers to take action. We do not intend to introduce new legislation to require a short term lets register. Instead, the Government is taking a non-regulatory approach by encouraging the Short Term Accommodation Association to drive up standards and promote best practice in the industry, and to share data on booking with local authorities to aid their enforcement and monitoring functions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL8849 question first answered 02/07/2018 16:24:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

902266

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following recent actions by Palma and Valencia to ban the use of apartments as short-term holiday lets, what assessment they have made of the need for similar action in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL7792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to ban the use of residential properties for short term letting.</p><p>The Government supports the sharing economy. Short term lettings enable households to supplement their income by renting out their under used accommodation and it promotes economic growth from tourism by increasing the amount of competitively priced accommodation available for tourists.</p><p>There is a responsibility on people who short term let out their homes, or rooms in their homes, to do so responsibly. Where short term lets breach the rules, responsibility for enforcement lies with the local authority, as it does for any breaches of planning control, and householders who breach the rules potentially face significant fines.</p><p>We are taking a non-regulatory approach by encouraging the Short Term Accommodation Association to improve standards and promote best practice in the industry, and to share data on booking with local authorities to aid their enforcement and monitoring functions.</p><p>Introducing further legislation would be overly bureaucratic, and would place unnecessary regulatory burdens on households which could act as a barrier to letting out their properties on a short term basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/05/2018 15:21:53 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

869574

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of (1) the rate of return available from short-term lets, and (2) current advertising encouraging short-term lets on the basis of increased returns of 30 per cent, on the availability of long-term residential accommodation in England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL6579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the impact of the rate of return for short term lets nor the impact of the current advertising campaign on the availability of long term accommodation in England. We believe that it is for local authorities to assess the impact within their area. The Government does however monitor broader trends in private rented housing through the English Housing Survey.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/04/2018 14:20:39 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

861314

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Right to Manage Companies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 20 February (HL5532), what input the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has had into their Call for Evidence on Protecting consumers in the letting and managing agent market; and whether the MoJ is conducting a review of the operation of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, in particular the possibility of giving a Right to Manage Board the power of forfeiture, when all other legal efforts to recover the monies owing have failed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL6297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The call for evidence on 'Protecting consumers in the letting and managing agent market' closed on 29 November and the responses are currently being analysed. An announcement will be made in due course. Any considerations regarding the Commonhold and Leasehold reform Act 2002 will be dependent on the outcome of the forthcoming announcement.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/03/2018 17:09:58 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

852703

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to consult local authorities on the re-introduction of a licensing system similar to that operating in London until the Deregulation Act 2015 came into force, to ensure that there is a record of short-term occupants of properties.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL5976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>We have no plans to do this. Local Authorities already have powers to act where there is a breach of planning control in respect of short term lettings.</p><p>Requiring hosts to register with their local authority an intention to let their property on a short term basis would be overly bureaucratic, and would place unnecessary regulatory burdens on households. However, some accommodation providers have already restricted bookings to 90 nights per calendar year in London. We have asked the industry association to encourage their other members to adopt this good practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 15/03/2018 16:22:50 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes