Overview
This session provides an introduction to the various items of legislation affecting housing which either directly or indirectly stem from, or operate alongside, the Housing Act 2004, including:
• The Deregulation Act 2015 - the provisions for preventing retaliatory evictions
• The Housing and Planning Act 2016 – Banning Orders, Rogue Landlord Database, Rent Repayment Orders, and Civil Penalties.
• The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020
• The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015
Objectives
• To understand how these regulations can be used alongside the Housing Act 2004
• To understand how the use of Housing Act 2004 enforcement may deter retaliatory evictions
• To understand the use of rent repayment orders, civil penalties and when to apply banning orders and the use of the rogue landlord database
Who should attend
Private Sector Housing officers
CPD: 2 hours 30 minutes