Hundreds of thousands of tenants in unsafe homes, survey finds

Citizens Advice research finds half of landlords don’t know or understand legal obligations.

Gillian Guy, the Citizens Advice chief executive, said: “Too many private renters live in hazardous homes – often with potentially fatal flaws. The government must establish a national housing body to ensure landlords let property that meet legal standards, and gives renters the support they need when they don’t.”

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/jun/26/tenants-unsafe-homes-landlords-citizens-advice

Britain’s private rented sector isn’t fit for purpose. It’s unfair and unsafe.

With landlords holding all the cards and tenants in substandard housing, regulation hasn’t kept pace with market conditions.


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/27/britain-private-rented-sector-unfair-unsafe