July 30th. 2018
Theresa May British Prime Minister Speech on Housing
Renters must be treated like'' human beings'' Prime Minister May said in a speech to the National Planning Conference.She pledged to protect tenants from exploitative landlords ''cowboy agents''.Tenants are all too often seen as an inconvenient commercial necessity rather than as individuals with rights and needs.
In a wide ranging speech she highlighted that she had plans to investigate longer tenancies ,ban letting fees and support a warrant of fitness for all rental housing,to make sure all rental property was fit for purpose.
The Prime Minister also said that with no regulation in property management, the door has been left wide open for ''cowboy agents'' with tenants paying a heavy price for the law at present.This is the problem here in New Zealand where agents have too much power and control tenants lives as there is no security of tenure in New Zealand,the agents hold all the cards.Many landlords and agents treat tenants as cash-cows and just ignore basic housing standards.
All this from a Conservative Government but I am sure that the ideas will not happen.
