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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2023 to Question 135157 on Energy Bills Rebate: Landlord and Tenant, whether his Department has made a recent assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent the use of Section 21 notices against people pursuing access to Energy Bills Support Scheme support through (a) landlords and (b) other intermediaries.

Landlords are not required to provide a reason when they serve a Section 21 notice. The Government is committed to abolishing Section 21 evictions via the Renters Reform Bill, which will give tenants greater security.