Part 1 E+W Housing conditions

Chapter 1 E+W Enforcement of housing standards: general

[F1 Additional standards for certain housing in England E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 2A, 2B and cross-heading inserted (27.12.2025 for the insertion of s. 2B for specified purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 100(5), 145(1)(7) (with s. 138); S.I. 2025/1354, reg. 2(a)(iii)

Prospective

2A Power to set standards for qualifying residential premises E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations specify requirements to be met by qualifying residential premises.

(2) The matters which may be covered by the requirements include (but are not limited to) the following matters—

(a) the state of repair of the premises,

(b) things to be provided for use by, or for the safety, security or comfort of, persons occupying the premises, and

(c) the means of keeping the premises at a suitable temperature.

(3) The requirements are to consist of one or both of the following—

(a) requirements which the Secretary of State considers appropriate to be subject to enforcement under section 5 (duty of local housing authorities to take enforcement action), referred to in this Part as “type 1 requirements”, and

(b) requirements which the Secretary of State considers appropriate to be subject to enforcement under section 7 (power of local housing authorities to take enforcement action), referred to in this Part as “type 2 requirements”.

(4) The regulations may contain exceptions from the requirements.]