Private landlords will be forced to bring their properties up to a set of national standards for the first time under plans to be unveiled in the government’s levelling-up strategy this week.
Michael Gove, the housing secretary, is reportedly set to announce legislation that will require landlords to upgrade around 800,000 properties that don’t meet requirements to be “safe, warm and in a good state of repair”.
The measures, set to be revealed on Wednesday, will be confirmed in the Chancellor’s Spending Review in March, according to The Times.
A new, mandatory renting register will also come into force, with landlords evicted from the official list if they break the new guidelines.
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