Property News · January 17, 2018

The habitable homes bill could transform lives. MPs must back it


This Friday, parliament must not pass up the opportunity to give tenants a fighting chance against rogue landlordsThis coming Friday, 19 January, a bill is to be debated in parliament that could hugely improve the lives of many people in England. The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill would give private and social tenants the ability to take landlords to court if their home is unsafe. Over a million homes are thought to pose a serious threat to the health or safety of the people living there. This classification, also known as a “category 1 hazard”, covers 795,000 private tenancies – one in six of the privately rented homes in the country. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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