Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 96076

Private Rented Housing: Standards

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Danny Beales

LabourUxbridge and South Ruislip

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure landlords let accommodation is fit for human habitation as set out in the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
If rented houses or flats are not fit for human habitation, tenants can take their landlords to court under the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The court can make the landlord carry out repairs and put right health and safety problems. The ...

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