Consultation on a registration scheme for short-term lets in England
Applies to England
Detail of outcome
On 19 February 2024, the government published a statement setting out the next steps on delivering a registration scheme for short-term lets.
A full response to the consultation will be published later this year.
Original consultation
Consultation description
This consultation follows a commitment by government to introduce a short-term lets registration scheme through an amendment to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill.
The registration scheme will ensure England continues to provide safe and high-quality guest accommodation, as well as provide data that will help local authorities identify where premises are being let out in their area. It will provide valuable information to help local authorities enforce health and safety regulations and manage the housing market impact of high numbers of short-term lets (where this is an issue).
This consultation seeks views on a range of questions relating to how the scheme should be set up and administered.
Documents
Updates to this page
Last updated 19 July 2024 + show all updates
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Privacy notice updated.
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Minor update to consultation details page, clarifying that the consultation outcome will be added later in the year.
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Link added to new statement on next steps in developing a registration scheme for short-term lets in England.
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Below para added to privacy notice to reflect third-party supplier involvement: 'Responses to the consultation will be shared with a third-party supplier, who DCMS will appoint to analyse the responses and report on the findings of the consultation. The supplier will be required to sign a contract with DCMS which will include specific clauses on data protection and security. DCMS will ensure that responses are shared with the supplier via a secure transfer method.'
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First published.