What these notes do
These Explanatory Notes relate to the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 (c. 34) which received Royal Assent on 20 December 2018.
	These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government with the consent of The Honourable Karen Buck MP, the member in charge of the Act, in order to assist the reader in understanding the Act. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
	These Explanatory Notes explain what the Act will mean in practice; provide background information on the development of policy; and provide additional information on how the Act will affect existing legislation in this area.
	These Explanatory Notes might best be read alongside the Act. They are not, and are not intended to be, a comprehensive description of the Act.