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Private rented sector white paper to be published in the spring
A “landmark” white paper outlining new regulations for the private rented sector will be published in spring, the government has confirmed.
In a separate Levelling Up White Paper, published by ministers today, the government confirmed that its long-awaited proposals outlining changes to the private rented sector will be published within the next few months.
The upcoming white paper, which was originally due to be published last year, will “consult on introducing a legally binding Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector for the first time ever”, the government confirmed.
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It will also set out how the government intends to end Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, a pledge that was first made by former prime minister Theresa May in 2019.
Ministers said they will also “explore” the idea of a national landlord register and “set out plans for a crackdown on rogue landlords”.
A number of other previously announced policies were also included in the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, including the Social Housing Regulation Bill and funding to improve energy efficiency.
The white paper also confirmed that the government will abolish the ‘80/20 rule’, which sees 80% of funding for housing supply directed at ‘maximum affordability areas’, the majority of which are in London and the South East.
Ahead of the release of the paper, housing and levelling up secretary Michael Gove said: “For decades, too many communities have been overlooked and undervalued. As some areas have flourished, others have been left in a cycle of decline.”
He said that the policies outlined in the white paper “will drive real change in towns and cities across the UK”.
