PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Private Rented Housing (24 March 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number of new private rented homes that will be needed to meet demand in the next five years.

Asked by:
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)

Answer

It is difficult to determine the number of new private rented homes needed to meet demand as this is affected by a variety of outside impacts, including the affordability of home ownership, household formation rates and prospective sharing arrangements. The Government is committed to delivering 1 million new homes by the end of this parliament.


Answered by:
Sir Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
15 April 2016

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