18/01/2018
Government to allow tenants to sue over poor
property conditions
In an unusual move the government announced on Sunday 14th January, that it wants tenants to have the right to take legal action if their private rental is in poor condition.
The Bill ensures:
- that all landlords (both social and private sector) must ensure that their property is fit for human habitation at the beginning of the tenancy and throughout and;
- where this is not done, the tenant will have the right to take legal action in the courts for breach of contract on the grounds that the property is unfit for human habitation.