Poor standards in rented homes - Regulation remains a sorry joke

So many of the weaknesses that undermine our way of doing things come together around housing, especially rented housing, that no matter how you try to infuse your Monday with a determination to walk on the sunny side of the street the scale of the challenge is so daunting that it cannot be ignored. 

That challenge is so pressing that it reaches even into the lives of those happily housed in mortgage-free homes.

Regulations decree that a significant deposit is required before a mortgage can be secured.