PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Holiday Accommodation (22 July 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to introduce a national register of short-term rented properties to help ensure that those properties are compliant with relevant safety legislation.

Asked by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour)

Short-term lets are an important part of the UK’s visitor accommodation offer and the government recognises the benefits to the visitor economy.

Parliament legislated for a registration scheme for short-term lets in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. This government is exploring the introduction of such a scheme, as a statutory requirement. This will promote a level playing field in the guest accommodation sector across England, particularly in the application of existing health & safety regulations.

Answered by:
Chris Bryant (Labour)
29 July 2024