It was great to see that raising the Rent A Room Scheme threshold was on the agenda yesterday at Treasury Questions in the House of Commons. Newly-elected Conservative MP for Solihull, Julian Knight, who was previously personal finance editor at the Independent on Sunday (and so knows all about household purse strings), suggested raising the threshold in a bid to help homeowners and boost supply of affordable rooms to rent. So what was the response? Harriett Baldwin suggested a Budget submission to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which we know Mr Knight is working on right now. With George Osborne delivering his emergency budget on July the 8th, this is a great opportunity to finally address the out of date Rent a Room threshold and do something to combat the housing crisis.