Housing Bill 2026-27
establish a target for the annual provision of 150,000 new social homes in England; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on progress in meeting that target; to provide local authorities with further powers relating to social housing, affordable housing, and the right to buy, including to end the right to buy; to make provision for a scheme enabling social housing tenants to acquire equity in their home by virtue of paying rent for that home; to make further provision consequential on that scheme; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Housing Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Gideon Amos.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 10 September 2026 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Gideon Amos), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 27th November 2026 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 8
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Thursday 10th September 2026 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament