Ms Rachel Woods:

The Department does not have any research under way or planned but this area really would benefit from research to establish not only the extent of the problem but also where it is arising - there are others who are more expert on tenancy issues than me. The kinds of tenancy should also be identified; are they landlord-tenant relationship or rent-a-room schemes? Developing these proposals would benefit from research and a fairly careful understanding of the exact problem that we are trying to address.