Guidance

How to rent a safe home

This guide is to help current and prospective tenants ensure that a rented property is safe to live in.

Applies to England

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How to rent a safe home

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This guide is for social and private rented sector tenants and explains the main hazards which may make a property unsafe to live in.

It explains tenants’ and landlords’ obligations and how to raise concerns.

Updates to this page

Published 26 June 2018
Last updated 10 December 2020 + show all updates
  1. Updated the guidance: How to rent a safe home

  2. Updated guide.

  3. First published.

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