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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Tenants: Coronavirus (18 March 2021)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether landlords can require that tenants have a covid-19 test before undertaking safety checks within a property.

Asked by:
Sir Alan Campbell (Labour)

Answer

Landlords can take steps to carry out repairs and safety inspections, including routine and essential inspections and repairs, as well as any planned internal works to the property under the national lockdown which is in force in England, provided these are undertaken in line with guidance for people working in other people's homes and the relevant coronavirus (COVID-19) legislation. This legislation does not allow landlords to require tenants to have a test for COVID-19.

It is important to remember that tenants still have a right to a decent, warm and safe place to live – and it is in the best interests of both tenants and landlords to ensure that properties are kept in good repair and free from hazards.


Answered by:
Christopher Pincher (Independent)
25 March 2021

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