Houseboats: Security of Tenure
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to increase the security of tenure of houseboat dwellers.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook
The government recognises that while the occupants of residential boats have the benefit of protection under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 and wider consumer protection legislation, they do not enjoy the same level of tenure security as those in the private rented sector.
We will consider what action might be necessary to provide houseboat residents across with greater security in their homes.
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