Fitness for Human Habitation: Everything You Need To Know

Introduced as part of long-awaited reforms to tenancy and property laws the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, is having a significant effect on both landlords and tenants in rental properties across England.

The law has been designed to ensure that all rented properties are brought up to a standard which the government deems fit for human habitation. It has done this by strengthening tenants’ ability to seek redress against dangerous or unfit housing conditions.

The Act, which came into force on 20 March 2019 has seen a significant rise in concern from landlords over the standards of their properties both in the social and private sector.