Building the New Private Rented Sector: Issues and Prospects

This briefing paper sets out measures taken by the Government, and policy proposals from those within the private rented sector, to increase the supply of privately rented properties in England. Since 2012-13 private rental has been the second largest housing tenure in England behind owner occupation, overtaking social housing. In the context of this growth over the last 20 years, and in the context of a national shortage of housing stock, successive Governments have increasingly looked to the private rented sector (PRS) to play a greater role in providing more new build housing. Download a copy of the paper from the Parliament website.