Law Commission calls for better quality rental property

15 2008
Tenants could soon be benefiting from better quality rental accommodation as the Law Commission takes steps raise the standard of properties on the market.

With growing numbers of Britons choosing to rent a place rather than struggle to obtain a mortgage on their own home, the organisation carried out a comprehensive study into the quality of the houses and flats on offer.

Significantly, the study concluded that too much rental property across the UK is "poor condition and is poorly managed", with the Law Commission issuing a number of guidelines aimed at forcing the nation's landlords to raise their game.

These included the setting up of a housing standards monitor as well as the establishment of an associated stakeholder board and a single code of housing management practice for landlords.

Commenting on the significance of the initiative, Professor Martin Partington, the commission's special consultant on housing law, explained: "The recommendations in our report are aimed at benefiting both landlords and tenants by enabling them to use existing legal processes more productively thereby more fully realising the intended impact of housing legislation."

"Implementation of these reforms would not only improve rental conditions for tenants, but also help to build the reputation and professionalism of landlords."
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