Healthy homes standards in full next month
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All rentals must meet healthy homes standards from next month, so what do tenants and landlords need to know ahead of the deadline? Healthy homes standards first became law in 2019 and require rental properties to have sufficient heating, insulation, moisture controls and drainage, and draught stopping. Up to now the standards have been staged, with newer tenancies needing to meet the standards earlier, but now all tenancies must meet the standards. The Sustainability Trust is concerned that even with the healthy homes standards coming into force, there are likely still homes that are inefficient, leaving tenants with large power bills to keep them warm. MBIE's head of tenancy is Kat Watson. and Sustainability Trust's Fair Energy Manager is Phil Squire.
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