New rights for tenants to sue landlords if they do not
properly maintain their properties have been approved by MPs. The Commons has
passed a bill requiring homes in the private and social rented sector to be fit
for human habitation and enabling tenants to take legal action if basic
standards are not met. Housing minister Heather Wheeler said a "stubborn,
hardcore minority" of rogue landlords were being put on notice. They
should "improve their properties or leave the business", she said.
Read more on the BBC website.
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