Private Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
Commons · Question 6877 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Carla Denyer
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the ability of local authorities to (a) take enforcement action against private sector landlords leaving private tenants wit
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 14 Oct 2024
Local authorities have powers to tackle hazardous conditions in private rented housing, including being able to issue landlords with improvement notices. Non-compliance with local authority enforcement action is a criminal offence.The Renters’ Rights Bill...