Tracy Brabin
Main Page: Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)(7 years, 3 months ago)
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Sajid Javid
My right hon. Friend points out that the shadow Minister has realised what he could actually have done when he was Housing Minister.
Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen) (Lab)
The Secretary of State says that people yearn for honesty and truth. Travelling around my constituency, I am frequently shocked by the standard of the private housing stock. The English housing survey reveals that 29% of private rented homes are still non-decent. In the spirit of honesty and truth, why did the Government block Labour’s proposal to require landlords to let properties that are fit for human habitation?
Sajid Javid
The legislation already contains requirements and standards for housing, including for rented accommodation. If we start frivolously introducing unnecessary new regulations, that will just increase the burdens on house builders and push up costs even further.