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Private rented housing plays an important role
within the North Somerset housing market.
Properties can range from penthouse apartments and detached
homes through to flats, bedsits and Houses in Multiple Occupation
(HMO).
Many people rent these properties because buying a home is
beyond their means and they do not necessarily qualify for
affordable housing.
The properties are owned by private individuals, companies and
organisations and rented out to professionals, the statutorily
homeless and those on very low incomes.
They depend upon private rented housing to provide them with a
home and we have a responsibility to ensure they are safe and fit
to live in.
As part of this duty we have legal powers at our disposal to
make sure both landlords and tenants behave in the correct manner
so these standards are met. |