Evidence base for a housing warrant of fitness

Telfar‐Barnard, Lucy; Bennett, Julie; Robinson, A.; Hailes, Albert; Ombler, Jenny; Howden‐Chapman, Philippa

doi:10.1177/2050312119843028

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“…The HHSRS framework was adapted in New Zealand for rental housing as a voluntary Rental Housing Warrant of Fitness (RWoF) proposal to increase the standards of rental housing. This RWoF was based on the evidence from removing health hazards identified in the RCTs outlined above (8,23,50,129,158,159,170). While it generated considerable policy and public interest, it was eclipsed in 2017 by the NZ Healthy Homes Guarantee Act (56), which established the Healthy Homes Standards (HHS) for rental housing; these came into effect in 2021.…”

Section: Whole-house Interventionsmentioning

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Review of the Impact of Housing Quality on Inequalities in Health and Well-Being

Howden‐Chapman

Bennett

Edwards

et al. 2023

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Housing quality is essential for population health and broader well-being. The World Health Organization housing and health guidelines highlight interventions that protect occupants from cold and hot temperatures, injuries, and other hazards. The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of ventilation standards. Housing standards are unevenly developed, implemented, and monitored globally, despite robust research demonstrating that retrofitting existing houses and constructing high-quality new ones can reduce respiratory, cardiovascular, and infectious diseases. Indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities, and people with low incomes face cumulative disadvantages that are exacerbated by poor-quality housing. These can be partially ameliorated by community-based programs to improve housing quality, particularly for children and older people, who are hospitalized more often for housing-related illnesses. There is renewed interest among policy makers and researchers in the health and well-being of people in public and subsidized housing, who are disproportionately disadvantaged by avoidable housing-related diseases and injuries. Improving the overall quality of new and existing housing and neighborhoods has multiple cobenefits, including reducing carbon emissions. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Public Health, Volume 44 is April 2023. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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Review of the Impact of Housing Quality on Inequalities in Health and Well-Being

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Edwards

et al. 2023

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“…Furthermore, it is recommended that minimum housing standards (such as minimum space area per person) be made by the local authority. A housing warrant of fitness can be considered to ensure that basic minimum standards are met (Telfar-Barnard, et al, 2019). We also recommend urban village landlords should organize social events for their tenants occasionally to improve their housing experience.…”

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Towards a Better-Functioning Private Rented Sector in Metropolitan China

2023

Architecture and the Built Environment

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In recent years, the Private Rented Sector (PRS) has witnessed rapid growth across numerous jurisdictions, with Chinese metropolises notably standing out. Throughout the history of housing policy development in China, the PRS has been largely disregarded. It was not until 2015 that the government proposed the idea of “accelerating the development of the rental housing market” to achieve a “balanced development between home renting and purchasing”. However, the PRS in China is still in its immature stage, as evidenced by unstable rents and tenure, insufficient tenant rights, low levels of tenant satisfaction, minimal institutional landlord participation, and a lack of motivation among local governments to develop the PRS. This dissertation aims to gain an indepth understanding of the PRS in metropolitan China and explore how to improve its functioning using Shenzhen as a case study. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected to examine the determinants of tenants’ intention to rent and residential satisfaction, the relationship between residential environment, social exclusion, and life satisfaction, the impact of landlords' management practices on tenants' housing experiences, and main challenges and solutions for a well-developed PRS. The results suggest that the PRS in Shenzhen is highly heterogeneous and comprised of several distinct sub-sectors. Housing policies should be tailored to each subsector's unique characteristics. The dissertation also reveals that the PRS is interconnected with other institutions such as the hukou system and education system. Therefore, a well-functioning PRS depends on the simultaneous reform of other sectors and institutions.

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Parka Wrap: Retrofitting Insulation onto the Existing Walls of Occupied Homes

Davies,

Patel

2024

Advances in Science, Technology &Amp; Innovation

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Evidence base for a housing warrant of fitness

Cited by 11 publications

References 43 publications

Review of the Impact of Housing Quality on Inequalities in Health and Well-Being

Review of the Impact of Housing Quality on Inequalities in Health and Well-Being

Towards a Better-Functioning Private Rented Sector in Metropolitan China

Parka Wrap: Retrofitting Insulation onto the Existing Walls of Occupied Homes

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