#EdMiliband pledges to end scourge of cold and draughty #RentedHomes

#Labour will bring in regulations that apply to #social as well as #private #housing, says #EnergySecretary

[Presumably, in #England & #Wales. Wish they would make the scope clear in these reports.]
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/23/ed-miliband-pledges-end-cold-draughty-rented-homes

Ed Miliband pledges to end scourge of cold and draughty rented homes

Labour will bring in regulations that apply to social as well as private housing, says energy secretary

The Guardian
Section 21: Nearly half of renters forced to move home without wanting to, report shows

40 per cent of renters say their last move was not made by choice

The Independent

Mapped: Where tenants are most likely to live in an unfit home with damp and mould in England | The Independent

Article says the Renters (Reform) Bill could now collapse because the govt is running out of time to pass the legislation.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rent-damp-mould-landlord-yorkshire-b2509405.html

#Mould
#UnfitForHumanHabitation
#Tenants
#RentedHomes
#Damp
#Yorkshire
#NorthWestEngland
#Humber
#RentersReformBill
#Whitehall

Mapped: Where tenants are most likely to live in an unfit home with damp and mould in England

‘Too many families are living in appalling conditions which seriously impact their health and shorten their lives’

The Independent

Awaab's Law: Tenants in mouldy homes in Rochdale told they breathe too much - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67971225

#AwaabsLaw
#MouldyHomes
#Tenants
#RentedHomes

Awaab's Law: Tenants in mouldy homes in Rochdale told they breathe too much

Tenants share experiences of living in mouldy homes as the government proposes a new law in memory of Awaab Ishak.

BBC News
MSN