Renting a safe home - A guide for tenants

All homes need to meet certain standards to ensure that they do not represent a risk to health and safety.

This guide has been produced for tenants to identify hazards or health risks, to work out whether a property is safe and to explain what to do if it’s not.

Landlords should provide tenants with a property that provides a safe and healthy environment to live in. That means regularly reviewing the condition of the property and carrying out repairs when needed.

The Government’s ‘How to Rent’ Guide aims to help tenants and landlords in the private rented sector understand their rights and responsibilities.

The majority of landlords provide decent well maintained homes and most tenants are happy with the service they receive from their landlord. However, all properties contain things, such as stairs and electrical outlets, which are potentially hazardous.

Whilst it is not possible to live in a property that is totally free of potential hazards, the risk they may become actual hazards should always be minimised.

This guide will help tenants know what to look out for in the property they are renting to ensure that it is safe to live in, and won’t affect their health or that of their family. It also explains a landlord’s obligations and what you can do if the landlord does not comply.

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