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Housing: Overcrowding

Asked by Olivia BlakeLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 23 July 2026UIN 18745

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the definition of statutory overcrowding to prevent living and dining rooms being defined as bedrooms.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government has no current plans to amend the definition of overcrowding found in Part X of the Housing Act 1985.

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