A quarter of PRS stock ‘non-decent’, says government
The private rented sector has the highest proportion of ‘non-decent’ homes with a quarter of stock in England failing to meet the minimum standard of housing.
Some 1.2m private rental homes do not meet the Decent Homes Standard of repair, comfort and available facilities.
This compares to 19% of owner occupied homes and 13% of socially rented homes.
The private rented sector has the highest proportion of ‘non-decent’ homes with a quarter of stock in England failing to meet the minimum standard of housing.
Some 1.2m private rental homes do not meet the Decent Homes Standard of repair, comfort and available facilities.
This compares to 19% of owner occupied homes and 13% of socially rented homes.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s 2017-18 English Housing Survey examined the condition of housing supply and people’s circumstances.
One in five households in England live in PRS homes, making it the second largest tenure with some 4.5m homes, behind 14.8m owner occupier homes.
Of these rental homes, 14% had at least one hazard under the housing health and safety rating. This compared with 11% of owner occupied homes and 6% of social rented homes.
Around 1.9m private renters reported an issue with condensation, damp or mould in their home.
The report attributed the higher prevalence of poor housing in the PRS sector to the age of stock. It said 35% of homes were built before 1919.
However, the report found that the majority of private tenants, some 84%, were happy with the homes they rented. Two thirds of respondents said they were satisfied with the tenure.
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