HC Deb 14 June 1978 vol 951 cc570-1W
38. Mr. Tim Renton

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what measures he intends to take in order to reverse the decline of private rented accommodation.

46. Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what measures he intends to take in order to reverse the decline of private rented accomodation.

Mr. Shore

I refer the hon. Members to my reply to the hon. Member for Christchurch and Lymington (Mr. Adley) on 12th April last.

41. Mr. Costain

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to amend the Rent Acts so as to encourage pension investment funds to build houses to let.

Mr. Shore

We suggested in the Green Paper on housing policy, Cmnd. 6851, that there might be scope for attracting marginal new investment into the private rented sector. We shall be considering this proposal further in the Rent Acts review.