Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which groups representing private renters has he had discussions with ahead of the publication of the White Paper on renter reform in spring 2022.

We have undertaken extensive and wide-ranging engagement with tenants and landlords, delivery partners such as local authorities as well as key stakeholders in the sector. We know that understanding tenants’ experiences of the private rented sector is vital to making sure reforms work in the long term. We have engaged with a number of groups representing private tenants including Shelter, Generation Rent, Justice for Tenants, Citizens Advice, St Mungo’s, and Crisis.