Member

In addition, my department will deliver a programme of communication and engagement to further raise awareness among landlords, tenants and agents about rights and obligations in respect of home disability adaptations under the Equality Act 2010. We will work closely with the sector, including organisations representing disabled people, to inform our approach to building greater awareness among these groups. We will explore enhancing guidance for tenants and landlords; for example, to help them understand what constitutes “reasonable” in relation to adaptation requests. My department will engage with key organisations in the sector, including those that already have a role in advising landlords and tenants on issues relating to home adaptations. We will seek to work with such organisations to produce and distribute clear guidance or, where required, to update and strengthen existing guidance. This will help all parties to effectively navigate the current system. We believe these steps will make a real difference to clarifying the rights of disabled tenants and ensuring that more requests are both made and agreed to.