Decent Homes Standard Reform
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is reforming the Decent Homes Standard to apply to temporary accommodation and the private rented sector, with implementation by 2035. The reform includes interim targets for compliance, hazard assessment requirements, and data collection on temporary accommodation quality. Related bills address housing standards for refugees and asylum seekers, with concerns raised about ensuring basic facilities in temporary housing.
Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (Amendment) Bill — First reading
A Bill to require landlords in the private rented sector to remedy hazards in leased dwellings; and for connected purposes.
Housing Standards (Refugees and Asylum Seekers) Bill — First reading
A Bill to make provision for national minimum standards in accommodation offered to refugees and asylum seekers; and for connected purposes.
Housing Standards (Refugees and Asylum Seekers) Bill — Second reading
A Bill to make provision for national minimum standards in accommodation offered to refugees and asylum seekers; and for connected purposes.
Housing Standards (Refugees and Asylum Seekers) Bill — First reading
A Bill to make provision for national minimum standards in accommodation offered to refugees and asylum seekers; and for connected purposes.
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill
Third Reading 15:40:00 Bill passed.
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill
Order of Commitment Discharged 15:41:00 Moved by Lord Best: That the order of commitment be discharged. Lord Best (CB): My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill, and that no noble Lord has indicated …
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill
Second Reading 12:53:00 Moved by Lord Best: That the Bill be now read a second time. Lord Best (CB): My Lords I begin by declaring my interests as in the register and, in particular, as a part-owner, with my wife, …
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill
First Reading 19:34:00 The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill
13:47:00 Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. When I announced that I was introducing this Bill, there was some surprise that homes could be let that were …
Private Rented Sector (Decent Homes Standard) Bill — First reading
A Bill to require private landlords to ensure that any property they let meets the requirements of the Decent Homes Standard; and for connected purposes.
Selective Licensing (Housing Standards) Bill — First reading
A Bill to allow local authorities to apply selective licensing conditions to improve housing standards.