Part 1

Housing conditions
Chapter 1

Enforcement of housing standards: general

Additional standards for certain housing in England

Power to set standards for qualifying residential premises
2A
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.
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)