Written question WQ94847
- Asked by
- Siân GwenllianPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary explain why it is not known where 9.6 per cent of Welsh landlords reside according to the report 'Data mapping and visualisation on the housing rental market in Wales' published by the Government in June 2023?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
It is compulsory for a landlord registering with Rent Smart Wales to provide their full address and as such Rent Smart Wales has information on where landlords live.
As part of the registration process landlords do, however, have an option to also indicate where they reside most of the year, which is the data referred to in the question. Where a landlord has not submitted this information, it is recorded as “unknown”.