Many renters in the private rented sector put up with
unacceptable conditions in their homes because they are too afraid of being
evicted to speak out. That’s according to the HCLG Select Committee. In a
recent report, the Committee called on the government to address a ‘clear power
imbalance’ in parts of the sector. A standout recommendation is a call on the
government to strengthen the Deregulation Act. It focuses on protecting tenants
from a no-fault section 21 eviction for longer than the current six months,
which kicks in only after the local council has served an improvement notice on
the landlord. The committee also calls for protections to be extended to
prevent retaliatory rent increases, and ensure that these protections kick in
as soon as renters make a complain to their landlord, letting agent or local
council. Read more on the Shelter blog.
Tony Bowers obituary
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My husband, Tony Bowers, who has died aged 77, spent many years working for
organisations in West Yorkshire that were dedicated to improving the lives
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