Member

One barrier is the lack of knowledge among landlords, tenants and agents. The Bill includes a power to require landlords to provide a written statement of terms to new tenants, to provide information about the tenancy and both parties’ responsibilities. Subject to drafting and scrutiny of the secondary legislation, we plan to mandate that the statement sets out the duty on landlords, under the Equality Act 2010, not to reasonably refuse disability adaptation requests from tenants. In addition, we intend to work closely with the sector, including organisations representing disabled people, to deliver a programme of communication and engagement to further raise awareness so that all parties are aware of their rights and obligations in relation to adaptations.