Image from the UCL Rent Strike. Alisdare Hickson / Flickr
Having somewhere safe to call home is one of the most fundamental aspects of our daily lives, and it has a profound reach across our human rights. From our health and education to our family lives and dignity, these are protections afforded to us all.
However, for many of us, this simply doesn’t translate into reality. From faulty appliances to dangerous living conditions, many tenants find themselves trapped in unsanitary homes, often unable to complain for fear of being kicked out.
And it’s a problem that’s getting worse. Almost three-quarters of a million people are living in unsafe or unsanitary homes, according to a new investigation by The Times. At least 375,000 of these tenants are in a home with a potentially life-threatening fault.
But what are the rules? What can tenants legally expect and who can they turn to if things go wrong? And just how bad can things get?
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I continued and stopped when I could take no more.
One third of private rental properties fail basic health and safety checks.
Terrifying in a supposedly civilised country.
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