Context
Local constituents in Kensington and Bayswater have raised concerns about the impact of short-term lets, particularly the need to enforce the 90-day rule.
Question
My constituents in Kensington and Bayswater regularly raise this issue with me, and are looking forward to the registration scheme, not least so that we can better enforce the 90-day rule in London. Does the Minister have any further information on when that scheme will come online? Has he considered giving councils licensing powers, perhaps through the devolution Bill, so that where a high concentration of short-term lets is taking properties out of the private rented sector, we can consider the numbers?
Answer from The Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism (Chris Bryant)
We have already done the initial phase. I hope that we will be able to make an announcement fairly soon about the technical elements, which we hope to get up and running this year. We are in discussions with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, because we want to make sure that the scheme works and delivers what people want, which is a really strong local visitor economy, but we do not want to undermine local housing strategies.
Not addressed: The Minister did not provide specific dates for implementation or confirm additional licensing powers for councils through the devolution Bill.
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