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Private Rented Housing: Tenancy Agreements

Asked by Dr Beccy CooperLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 July 2026UIN 16773

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on private renters of letting agents and landlords declining to provide tenancy references until a tenant has served notice on

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 78379 on 16 October 2025.

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