Find advice and guidance if you're renting
Introduction
Our private sector housing team work hard with tenants and landlords to help improve housing conditions and to make sure houses remain in a good condition for the person or family who lives there. The type of tenants we deal with are mainly people who rent their homes from a private landlord and this can include:
- Family homes
- Bedsits (also known as houses in multiple occupation or HMOs)
- Flats
- Shared houses
- Hostels
There is a legal 'minimum standard' houses must reach to ensure the tenant and his/her family stay safe and warm. The Housing Act 2004 gives housing officers certain powers to help us make sure a landlord complies with his legal duties.
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