About a quarter of Personally rented home Failed to meet the basic standard of living in the UK, shocking new analysis has shown.
According to data from Independent House of Commons Library researchers, more than a million rented houses are not met Standard of civilized houses – Which is 21 percent of the private market.
It comes like UK recorded a new day of the year Temperature increased in a 33c heat On Saturday.
With the increasing number of people being forced to rent, one of the five houses (19 percent) in the UK is from a private fare market.
Despite the new sanctions and difficult rules on the landlords being introduced by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rener, research done by Liberal Democrats has shown that private tenants are facing rapid conditions with their residence.
Lib Dames are calling for a new insulation installation program to help homes to deal with excessive changes in temperature, Heatwavesbetter.
The latest data reveals a stunning standard of living for tenants across the country. According to the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, about half a million (496,000) privately rented homes have been rated with category 1 threats.
It is the most serious category and a serious and immediate risk for people’s health and safety, the system suggests. Overall, it is more than 10 percent of all private rental houses in the country.
Data also highlights the reasons that indicate basic standards in rented homes privately. A shocking 389,000 privately rented homes did not have a proper degree of thermal comfort, which means that the houses are not maintained at habitable temperatures.
Another 298,000 houses were not considered in a proper position of repair – this may mean that there may be no structural sound, moist, rot and anything to infection.
Another 88,000 privately rented homes failed standard as they did not have suitable modern services and facilities, such as a working toilet.
Lib Dames is calling for a fair deal for those who rent. This includes immediate restrictions of no -let extractions with free insulation for low-income people to protect the weakest homes and an emergency home insulation program of 10 years.
Energy spokesman Pippa Heyling said: “Everyone is entitled to a safe roof on their head – but as these figures suggest that it is far from reality.
“The situation of rented houses is shameful. After years of conservative failure to upgrade homes and implement new decent standards, tenants now pay through the nose for the houses that do not meet the basic standards of safety and health. It may not continue.
“The government should commit to an emergency home insulation program and implement new civilized home standards immediately.”
Independent Housing, community and local government (MHCLG) Ministry have been approached for comment.
However, Ms. Rener is currently emphasizing through a new Rights of tenantsWhich will eliminate no-fault eviction with low notice and introduce the zamindar Lokpal of a new private rental field.
Its purpose is also to implement the standard of civilized houses – which is currently a benchmark for social housing – in private rental, safe, better -value houses, local communities, remove the faults of poor -transit houses in local communities and strengthen local authority enforcement.
A MHCLG spokesperson said: “Everyone wants to live in a safe, safe house and despite the situation we have inherited, we are taking decisive action to make it a reality.
“This is why we will consult on the standard of a improved civilized homes to promote the quality of housing in social and private rented houses.”