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Holiday Accommodation: Registration

Asked by Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 16 June 2025UIN 58489

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on the (a) development and (b) implementation of the registration scheme for short-term lets.

Answered by Chris Bryant

DCMS has commenced the second phase of digital development for the short-term lets registration scheme legislated for in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. During this phase, we will test the user interface with a small number of users to ensure our systems and processes are robust and effective, before publicly launching a first version of the scheme. Public testing is planned to start within the next 9 months, with secondary legislation required to enact the scheme.

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