Mon 28 Apr 2008
Money needed to overcome poor housing conditions
The British Property Federation (BPF) says that more funding is required in order to tackle poor housing conditions, which were identified in a new report by housing charity Shelter.The report reveals that a number of people on low incomes are being forced to rent slum-like homes as they battle to find a decent, affordable place to live.
The BPF says that it supports Shelter on moves to improve standards and relieve the housing sector of rogue landlords. However, with legislation already at the disposal of local authorities to tackle the problems, the issue is where enforcers can get the money from to fully deal with this.
Ian Fletcher (pictured), director for residential policy at the British Property Federation, said: “For over 20 years rental housing has provided a quality product for the vast majority of people it has housed. The BPF however, wants everyone entering the sector to have access to a decent home and we therefore wholly support Shelter in condemning the minority of landlords that ignore poor housing conditions.”
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