{"id":1409,"date":"2016-01-13T23:55:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T16:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-fair-deal-for-renters-not-under-this-tory-government-hannah-williams\/"},"modified":"2016-01-14T00:15:11","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T17:15:11","slug":"a-fair-deal-for-renters-not-under-this-tory-government-hannah-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-fair-deal-for-renters-not-under-this-tory-government-hannah-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"A fair deal for renters? Not under this Tory government | Hannah Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe repeated voting down of plans to ensure accommodation is fit for human habitation tells you everything you need to know about tenants\u2019 rights todayOn Tuesday Tory MPs voted down proposed new rules that would have compelled private landlords to ensure their properties are fit for human habitation. Like many, I am disappointed by the wilful, almost spiteful, move to keep renters living without the safeguards one would think are reasonable in Britain in 2016. What I am not, however, is remotely surprised. For those of us who want a fairer deal for renters, this feels a lot like Groundhog Day \u2013 with the joke very much on us.We\u2019ve been here before, you see. In October last year the Labour MP Karen Buck put forward a private member\u2019s bill \u201cto amend the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to require that residential rented accommodation is provided and maintained in a state of fitness for human habitation\u201d. The bill was opposed by a Tory MP, Philip Davies, who believed it would be an unnecessary regulatory burden for landlords. Seriously. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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