questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of powers available to local authorities to address accumulations of waste and unsanitary conditions in rented residential properties.
answerText: The statutory nuisance regime under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 gives local authorities powers to take act on waste accumulations in premises. The Government believes these powers are sufficient to take action where needed.
heading: Rented Housing: Hygiene and Waste Disposal