The document from Labour explores a range of measures at the national and local level to ensure there is a private rented sector that works for all, including ideas for a national register of private landlords, a new national private rented property standard. It also proposes that there should be greater powers for local authorities and tougher sanctions for bad landlords, including the potential to strike off criminal landlords.
With thousands of families with children and pensioners living in homes with potentially serious hazards, damp and mould and having to rely on portable heaters, the Labour party say their policy review is focused on making the private rented sector work for all.
Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister, Jack Dromey said: "The private rented sector has an important role in meeting housing need. But too many tenants are in poor and sometimes dangerous homes. That’s why Labour has set out proposals to drive standards up and bad landlords out. Bad housing harms health and dangerous housing can kill. We want to see all families enjoying a decent home, at a price they can afford. While the majority of landlords are responsible, there can be no place in future for homes that are damp, cold and unfit to bring children up, holding them back at school. That’s why we’re setting out our proposals so the sector works for all."
Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister, Jack Dromey said: "The private rented sector has an important role in meeting housing need. But too many tenants are in poor and sometimes dangerous homes. That’s why Labour has set out proposals to drive standards up and bad landlords out. Bad housing harms health and dangerous housing can kill. We want to see all families enjoying a decent home, at a price they can afford. While the majority of landlords are responsible, there can be no place in future for homes that are damp, cold and unfit to bring children up, holding them back at school. That’s why we’re setting out our proposals so the sector works for all."
