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Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

Asked by Josh BabarindeLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 30 January 2026UIN 107505

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of houses in disrepair on national housing stock levels.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department monitors the condition of homes through the English Housing Survey. This provides an assessment of disrepair across the national housing stock and helps inform our understanding of its impact on overall housing supply.

In addition, my Department has published its response to the consultation on a new Decent Homes Standard for all rented housing, accompanied by an impact assessment setting out the potential effects of the proposed housing quality regulations on housing supply. It can be found on gov.uk here.

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