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Energy: Rented Housing

Asked by Paula BarkerLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 67503

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 41589 on Rented Housing: Housing Improvement, whether (a) landlords who have received a Warm Homes local grant and (b) local authorities are required to notify tenants of a declaration not to raise rents following the improvements.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

The Warm Homes: Local Grant requires landlords to declare that they will not raise rents as a direct result of the upgrades being installed funded by government grants. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is monitoring the impact of the scheme, including on rents and may make changes if needed.

There is not a requirement on either landlords or local authorities to notify tenants of this declaration.

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