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Holiday Accommodation: Regulation

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 22 June 2026UIN 8567

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question HL15007, on Holiday Accommodation: Regulation, if he will take legislative steps to require a change of use in relation

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government continues to consider what additional powers we might give local authorities to enable them to respond to the pressures created by short-term lets as well as second homes.

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