Member

Finally, on disrepair, tenants should have the right to withhold rent when repairs are not carried out within appropriate timescales. That happens far too often. Too many renters are paying for a shoddy service and to live in awful conditions. Too many renters, young people in particular, face a despairing future of spending a lifetime as private renters, and are left living in dire conditions of extreme disrepair while continuing to have to pay their full rental amount each month, lest they face eviction. The Bill should provide that they have the right to withhold rent in such circumstances, thereby supporting its stated intention of ensuring that the decent homes standard applies to the private rented sector.