Bill Giving Tenants Power To Take Action Against Landlords Becomes Law

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act has been given Royal Assent– completing its lengthy journey from a private members bill into law. The act will give tenants the right to take landlords to court if the property falls below legal standards, and seek an injunction to carry out the work and damages. The bill was proposed by Labour MP Karen Buck and received official government backing in January – an extremely unusual step for an opposition MP’s bill. She said: “There are a million properties- home to some 3 million people- that are unsafe or unfit to occupy and this act will provide those tenants, private and public, with a way to act against bad landlords.” Read more on Inside Housing.

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