3rd February 2026
Decent Homes Standard – properties must pass five key measures
The new Decent Homes Standard (DHS), which will be applied to the private rental sector from 2035, continues to make waves. Generation Rent chief executive Ben Twomey has described the timetable as “absurd” and slams the government for making tenants wait “for an entire decade.” Meanwhile the letting agents’ body Propertymark has set...
