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Written Question
Rented Housing: Sales
Thursday 3rd November 2022

Asked by: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any barriers to landlords selling properties with sitting tenants.

Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Further to the 'A Fairer Private Rented Sector' White Paper, the Government encourages any landlord who wishes to sell their property to consider selling with sitting tenants. This can be easier and faster for the existing landlord and, by allowing the tenant to stay in their home, it can save the eventual buyer the cost of finding a reliable tenant.

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