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The Healthy Homes Guarantee Act 2017 enables minimum quality standards to be set for rental homes to make them warmer and drier. These standards set requirements for heating, insulation and ventilation, moisture ingress and drainage, and draught stopping. The Government committed funding in Budget 2018 to implement and monitor the Healthy Homes Guarantees Act 2017 and to collect data on housing quality.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Tenancy Services is leading a programme of Information and Education (I&E) work to both raise awareness of the new standards and help landlords comply with the new standards from 1 July 2021. This includes campaign activity targeting both landlord and tenant audiences. Two campaign phases have been completed, with a third phase currently in planning stages.
Work on minor and technical changes to the Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Regulations 2019 is in progress, to correct errors and to clarify the policy intent.