ABSTRACT
An examination of the different aims and objectives of the regulations set out in parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Housing Act 2004. The lengthy processes involved in part 1 enforcement on a property-by-property basis are compared to the parts 2 and 3’s functions for selective and HMO licensing which were recently compared in the case brought against Hyndburn who tried to impose conditions to require improvements, a function of part 1. Use of part 1 alone is insufficient to change criminal landlord behaviour and a combined approach as set out in the act is more effective.
