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Legislation 2016

In 2016 Conservative MPs voted to reject a proposed rule that would have required private landlords to make their homes “fit for human habitation”

The Government said the new law would result in “unnecessary regulation

72 of the MPs who voted against the amendment are themselves landlords who derive an income from a property

The law introduced in the 19th century that requires homes under a certain rent limit to be “fit for human habitation”

That rent limit has not been updated since 1957 and is an annual rent of below £80 in London and £52 elsewhere

The everage weekly rent in London is £362 meaning no properties fall under the legislation

Cost of renting

Between January 2011 and August 2018, private rental prices in Great Britain increased by 16.2%

When London is excluded from these figures, private rental prices increased by 12.8% over the same period

If you take an area like the West Midlands, rents from 2010 to 2018 have risen on average by £804

The rising rents are against a backdrop of falling wages

The government raised billions in revenue when council houses were sold, but as this was not used to build more homes

Social homes often ended up being owned by private landlords, meaning the government spent much more in housing benefit than was ever raised through the sale

The government spends over 20 billion per year on housing benefit, that goes directly into the pockets of private landlords

Labour will end insecurity for private renters by introducing controls on rent rises, more secure tenancies, landlord licensing and new consumer rights for renters

Labour will make new three-year tenancies the norm, with an inflation cap on rent rises

Given the particular pressures in London, we will look at giving the Mayor the power to give renters in London additional security

Labour will legislate to ban letting agency fees for tenants

Labour will empower tenants to call time on bad landlords by giving renters new consumer rights

Renters are spending £9.6 billion a year on homes that the government classes as ‘non-decent’

A Labour government would introduce new legal minimum standards to ensure properties are ‘fit for human habitation’ and empower tenants to take action if their rented homes are sub-standard

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