To think the rental industry puts too little responsibility on landlords?

So somehow Landlords are supposed to know something needs repairing without actually being allowed access to the property without permission?

Good grief . You know little about the legalities of being a landlord do you OP. Why should a landlord be responsible for tenant wellbeing . As long as they keep the property up to scratch . There’s virtually no profit in being a landlord these days and it’s becoming a tiresome burden with more and more costs and increasing red tape . Here’s a novel idea . If you don’t like landlords do better and buy your own place . You’ll miss them when they leave the market .

It’s got to the point now where after 8 years in the same rented property my landlord makes me feel like it’s no longer my home . Our block of flats are just a ball and chain round his ankle . The threat of constant rent increases just makes you worry when the next one is going to mean you can’t afford to live there anymore . He used to be one of the good landlords . The repairs were done same day before , but now he does the bare minimum to keep legal . Fire checks etc . I had an injury recently which made being at home difficult coz I couldn’t climb the stairs , he rang me and told me it’s best if I look for somewhere else to live ,

It’s so unfair that we are expected to pay more money than ever to rent our properties and yet for me , it feels less like home than ever .

Very soon most renters will be freed from the burden of such issues

There will be very few rental properties left

I think there is too much put on to landlords. I have to get a code for any tenant without a UK passport to check if they are in the UK legally or not. Landlords have to print off How to Rent booklets from government website to give to tenants. I do resent having to do those 2 things. I don't mind the gas and electric certificates, carbon monoxide monitors, smoke alarms and I always provide a fire blanket and a first aid kit.

I think you'll find that the reason so many landlords have sold up is that there is so much risk. Gas safety annually, electrical inspection every time a tenant changes, removal of section 21, removal of section 24 interest relief...

You may have a bad landlord, but a lot can't even break even now. A home owner doesn't do the same level of checks and inspections on their own home, it's pushing up rent.

Oh and they've announced increased income tax rates for landlords too. The only ones left will be big corporates...

Well all of this will come into force with the Renters Rights Act won't it - the areas you talk about in particular are the decent homes standard and Awaab's Law.