The Town and Country Planning Order 2010 is due to come into force on 6 April and will allow local authorities to cap the amount of shared housing available.
Cameron has tabled an early day motion to Parliament for the order be repealed.
Simon Gordon, head of communications for the NLA, welcomed Cameron’s move to make housing a central issue in the coming general election.
He said: “The NLA is delighted that the leader of the opposition and the shadow communities team have listened to landlord bodies like the NLA.
“The Government’s policy on shared housing is both ill conceived and was rushed through without parliamentary debate. MPs are now waking up to the potentially devastating impact of this policy which will effectively allow local authorities to limit the amount of shared housing.
“Landlords and tenants now need to see their MPs get behind this issue. Let’s not forget this policy would mean a cap on housing not just for students and migrant workers, but for many who do not have the luxury of buying their own home and cannot afford to rent on their own.”
