Housing standards for private rented homes

Housing standards for private rented properties, inspections, enforcement actions and costs.

Overview

Private Landlords and letting agents are legally responsible for providing safe and healthy living conditions for their tenants.

Our Housing Standards team:

  • provides advice to private landlords, letting agents and tenants
  • licenses private rented properties which require a licence
  • inspects private rented properties
  • takes enforcement action against private landlords or letting agents which are not meeting our housing standards
  • investigates and enforces breaches and offences under the Renters' Rights Act