Member

Although stronger protections are needed to safeguard tenants from the dangerous health effects of damp and mould, we have to be concerned that many private landlords, especially smaller ones, may struggle to afford effective remediation. So the Bill, which is extending Awaab’s law to the private rented sector, perhaps needs to be supplemented by a funding package of remediation to help landlords with the cost of repairs, or at least maybe some VAT exemption on some of those mechanisms. There is of course a risk that landlords would be unfairly penalised, but the overriding concern is to make sure that tenants are not living in unsafe conditions.