Committee publication · Correspondence · 20 November 2025
Letter from the Chair to the Minister of State for Housing and Planning dated 20 November 2025 concerning Housing Conditions in England
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Inquiry: Housing Conditions in England
Summary
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, chaired by Florence Eshalomi MP, has written to the Minister of State for Housing and Planning requesting detailed information on the Government's strategy to improve housing conditions in England. The letter, dated 20 November 2025, seeks specifics on targets, timescales, and cumulative impact assessments across social housing and the private rented sector, with a response deadline of 1 December 2025.
Key findings
- Committee seeks confirmation whether the Government will set targets for reducing non-decent social homes by end of Parliament and over the next decade
- Inquiry examines cumulative benefits to tenants from proposed Decent Homes Standard revisions and Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard implementation
- Committee requests assessment of Awaab's Law effectiveness in social housing and clarification on rollout timeline for private rented sector
- Committee seeks evaluation of potential supply-side impacts on both social and privately rented homes from quality improvement requirements
- Committee asks how Government will support landlords in compliance and address risks of tenant displacement onto poorer-quality housing due to cost pass-through
Tone
ProceduralTopics
Key actors
Florence Eshalomi MP, Matthew Pennycook MP, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Regulator of Social Housing
Notable line
“… we have a benchmark to measure the Government's progress as it begins to improve the quality and safety of homes over the remainder of this Parliament.”
Key Quotes
“Our inquiry is looking to assess the prevalence and severity of poor housing conditions across a mix of tenures, so we have a benchmark to measure the Government's progress as it begins to improve the quality and safety of homes over the remainder of this Parliament.”
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