Housing specialists have been working on a private
members bill that empowers tenants to force their landlords to fix hazards that
pose a serious threat to their health and safety. The homes (fitness for human
habitation and liability for housing standards) bill 2017-19 will have its
second reading in the House of Commons in January. The bill has been sponsored
by Karen Buck, Labour MP for Westminster North and chair of the all-party
parliamentary group on legal aid. Under the bill, tenants will be able to take
action against their landlord to fix a 'category one' hazard in their building,
not just in their flat. Read more on the Law Society Gazette website.
