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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Citizen's Advice report entitled Damp, cold and full of mould: the reality of housing in the private rented sector, published in February 2023, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his Department’s policies of that report's recommendations.

We share the concerns of Citizens Advice. That is why we wrote to local authorities last year regarding improving conditions for private tenants, particularly around dangerous damp and mould.

We published our white paper 'A fairer private rented sector' in June 2022, setting out our plans to drive up quality in privately rented homes.