To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of the average change in the amount of time self-employed people and landlords are spending each year on compliance as a result of the introduction of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of the average change in the amount of time self-employed people and landlords are spending each year on compliance as a result of the introduction of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC has made of additional software and accountancy costs faced by sole traders and landlords who are required to use separate systems for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and existing VAT reporting.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC has made of additional software and accountancy costs faced by sole traders and landlords who are required to use separate systems for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and existing VAT reporting.

In line with the Government’s Regulatory Action Plan, which seeks to ensure the UK’s regulatory system is targeted, proportionate and supports growth, I am today publishing and laying before Parliament the report on the third statutory review of the Pubs Code (‘the Code’) and Pubs Code Adjudicator (the PCA).

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In line with the Government’s Regulatory Action Plan, which seeks to ensure the UK’s regulatory system is targeted, proportionate and supports growth, I am today publishing and laying before Parliament the report on the third statutory review of the Pubs Code (‘the Code’) and Pubs Code Adjudicator (the PCA).

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My Honourable Friend the Minister for the Future of Work, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (Kate Dearden MP) has today made the following Statement.

In line with the Government’s Regulatory Action Plan, which seeks to ensure the UK’s regulatory system is targeted, proportionate and supports growth, I am today...

My Honourable Friend the Minister for the Future of Work, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (Kate Dearden MP) has today made the following Statement.

In line with the Government’s Regulatory Action Plan, which seeks to ensure the UK’s regulatory system is targeted, proportionate and supports growth, I am today...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the national landlord registration service on the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the national landlord registration service on the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the cost to landlords of complying with the new national registration requirements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the cost to landlords of complying with the new national registration requirements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the amount of time taken for landlords to comply with the new national...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the amount of time taken for landlords to comply with the new national...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what the fine will be for landlords who fail to register during the initial rollout.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what the fine will be for landlords who fail to register during the initial rollout.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the landlord registration service on rents paid by private...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the landlord registration service on rents paid by private...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of properties expected to be registered during the first 12 months...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of properties expected to be registered during the first 12 months...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, when Essex is due to be included in the rollout of the registration service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, when Essex is due to be included in the rollout of the registration service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of landlords in Fylde constituency who are currently operating without being known to their local authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of landlords in Fylde constituency who are currently operating without being known to their local authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support will be provided to landlords to sign up to the new digital registration service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support will be provided to landlords to sign up to the new digital registration service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what arrangements will govern the sharing of information between the landlord registration service, local authorities and HM Revenue and Customs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what arrangements will govern the sharing of information between the landlord registration service, local authorities and HM Revenue and Customs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the supplantation of individual landlords by corporate investors on tax revenues.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the supplantation of individual landlords by corporate investors on tax revenues.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in Income Tax rates on rental income from April 2027 on the supply of privately rented housing.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in Income Tax rates on rental income from April 2027 on the supply of privately rented housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2026 to Question 14822 on Private Rented Housing: Ombudsman, whether The Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman will have an obligation to share evidence of non-compliance by landlords with the local authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2026 to Question 14822 on Private Rented Housing: Ombudsman, whether The Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman will have an obligation to share evidence of non-compliance by landlords with the local authority.

Empty shops that are rundown because of absentee landlords are a blight on our town centres, but Labour-run Erewash borough council is fixing the problem through clean-up orders, such as the one served to the Burton building in Long Eaton—as soon as it was renovated, new businesses moved right in—but clean-up orders can be very time-consuming, so what more can the Government do to tackle absentee landlords and bring shops back into use?

Empty shops that are rundown because of absentee landlords are a blight on our town centres, but Labour-run Erewash borough council is fixing the problem through clean-up orders, such as the one served to the Burton building in Long Eaton—as soon as it was renovated, new businesses moved right in—but clean-up orders can be very time-consuming, so what more can the Government do to tackle absentee landlords and bring shops back into use?