Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced that the Localism Bill will be amended to include a requirement for private rental properties to meet higher standards.
Shapps made the revelation during a question and answer session at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s conference and exhibition in Harrogate.
He said: “I will not let the private sector be a poor-quality alternative to the high-quality social rented sector.”
However, he did not give any detail as to the nature of the improvements that would be required, nor did he say how the measure would be policed.
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