{"id":3081,"date":"2018-12-12T16:10:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T16:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2018\/12\/12\/fitness-human-habitation-bill-reaches-committee-whole-house\/"},"modified":"2018-12-12T16:10:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T16:10:54","slug":"fitness-human-habitation-bill-reaches-committee-whole-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/fitness-human-habitation-bill-reaches-committee-whole-house\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Fitness for Human Habitation\u2019 bill reaches committee of the whole house"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;Fitness for Human Habitation Bill&#8217; had its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hansard.parliament.uk\/Lords\/2018-11-23\/debates\/91C2C299-713D-423D-B110-B12CD04A036C\/Homes(FitnessForHumanHabitation)Bill\">second reading<\/a>&nbsp;on the 23rd November, which was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, hoping to amend the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, wants to make it unlawful to let substandard property; making privately rented homes &#8216;fit for human habitation&#8217; from the start of the tenancy and to be maintained throughout.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3078\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/screen-shot-2016-10-20-at-134329.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/screen-shot-2016-10-20-at-134329.png 615w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/screen-shot-2016-10-20-at-134329-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was unanimous support from both sides of the political spectrum, for both the bill and its author Karen Buck MP, who Lord Best described as &#8220;indefatigable&#8221; in her campaigning and a &#8220;heroine&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am delighted that the Bill has cross-party support and, crucially, very strong support from the Government&#8221;, said Lord Shipley; &#8220;That is a rare event in Parliament and a clear demonstration that this is a problem that needs a solution&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3079\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/3102333_1200pxgrenfell_tower_fire_wider_view.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/3102333_1200pxgrenfell_tower_fire_wider_view.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/3102333_1200pxgrenfell_tower_fire_wider_view-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/3102333_1200pxgrenfell_tower_fire_wider_view-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/3102333_1200pxgrenfell_tower_fire_wider_view-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Grenfell Tower disaster was addressed in the reading, stating the lack of legislation was a contributing factor toward the tower block fire that killed 71 people, injuring many more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The residents of Grenfell Tower raised their concerns about the safety of the building on many occasions, but their voices were not heard&#8221; said Lord Best.<\/p>\n<p>Quotes from Karen Buck&#8217;s constituents were heard, highlighting the dire situations some people live in due to this lack of legislation.<\/p>\n<p>One family&#8217;s mother wrote that her son had been:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;in a coma at St. Mary&#8217;s Hospital due to a virus caused by excessive cold. The mould and damp in the house&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another tenant complains:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;the cold aches my bones and muscles. The damp and mould affects my asthma. As a Type 1 diabetic and asthmatic I am constantly ill living in this flat. I guess the way they are progressing, it will be done the day I am removed from this flat in a coffin&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The living conditions of students were even highlighted: &#8220;Even in the student sector, one hears tales of overcrowding and below-standard accommodation&#8221; The Lord Bishop of Rochester said, adding: &#8220;you deliver your student children to those properties you find in despicable states of repair&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Passing through the Second Reading stage means there is only one more stage &#8211; Committee, in which the bill is scrutinised line-by-line &#8211; before the bill becomes law.<\/p>\n<p>Karen Buck tweeted her enthusiasm that her bill has reached this stage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3080\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/screen_shot_2018-12-12_at_16.08.10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/screen_shot_2018-12-12_at_16.08.10.png 1224w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/screen_shot_2018-12-12_at_16.08.10-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/screen_shot_2018-12-12_at_16.08.10-1024x803.png 1024w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2018\/12\/screen_shot_2018-12-12_at_16.08.10-768x602.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The date of when the bill with face the Committee of the Whole House is yet to be scheduled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;Fitness for Human Habitation Bill&#8217; had its&nbsp;second reading&nbsp;on the 23rd November, which was committed to a Committee of the Whole House. 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