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Business question from Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 1 May 2014. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

Each year more than 324,000 tenants are evicted in response to complaints they must make about the condition of their homes, so it is no surprise that 12% of private tenants do not report any problem for fear of retaliatory eviction. May we have a debate about stopping bad landlords dodging repairs when evicted tenants complain to their local councils, and giving tenants the right to appeal a notice to quit if it is a response to a problem, particularly as more than 1.3 million private rented homes do not meet the Government’s decent homes standard?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
579 c1013 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Evictions Private rented housing Standards Repairs and maintenance Tenants
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk