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Squalid privately rented homes cost NHS £340m a year, regulator finds

With 13% of rentals classed as threat to health, watchdog says housing department needs clear vision

Checks on the private rented sector are in “chaos”, the chair of the Commons public accounts committee has said, after the government’s spending watchdog found squalid homes are costing the NHS £340m a year.

Nearly 600,000 private rented homes in England, about 13%, have been classed as a serious threat to health and safety, according to the National Audit Office (NAO), while nearly a quarter are “non-decent”.

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