{"id":1328,"date":"2016-01-13T02:08:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T19:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tories-reject-move-to-ensure-rented-homes-fit-for-human-habitation\/"},"modified":"2016-01-13T02:24:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T19:24:58","slug":"tories-reject-move-to-ensure-rented-homes-fit-for-human-habitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tories-reject-move-to-ensure-rented-homes-fit-for-human-habitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tories reject move to ensure rented homes fit for human habitation"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLabour amendment to housing bill, aimed at holding landlords to account, is defeated as minister claims it would push up rentsConservative MPs have blocked a measure that would have forced landlords in England to ensure their properties were \u201cfit for human habitation\u201d.Labour said the measure, an amendment to the housing bill, would give additional protection to renters. But the local government minister, Marcus Jones, said it would result in unnecessary regulation and push up rents. The amendment was defeated by 312 votes to 219, a majority of 93. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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