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Tories reject move to ensure rented homes fit for human habitation | Society | The Guardian

 Amendment which Labour said would give additional protection to renters was defeated by 312 votes to 219. Photograph: Alamy

Frances Perraudin

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Tuesday 12 January 2016 19.08 GMTLast modified on Tuesday 19 July 2016 13.41 BST

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Conservative MPs have voted against proposed new rules requiring private sector landlords to ensure their properties are fit for human habitation.

A Labour amendment to the government’s housing and planning bill, designed to ensure that all rented accommodation was safe for people to live in, was defeated by 312 votes to 219 on Tuesday, a majority of 93.