Sentence examples for a non decent from inspiring English sources

People renting from private landlords not only pay almost double the rent of those in social housing on average, but are twice as likely to live in what the Government classes as a "non decent" home – one in disrepair and not meeting health and safety standards.

Merton in south London has an estimated 24,100 non-decent private rented and owner-occupied homes and 143 unlicensed large bedsits.

Private renters, particularly those in poverty, are more likely to live in a home that is non-decent or has damp problems.

Campaigners and experts point to government figures that show 44% of all privately rented homes are classified as "non-decent" – a far higher level than for owner-occupied houses (32%) and social rented homes (26).

In the private rented sector, a third of homes are classed as non-decent (PDF).

The social rented sector has the lowest level of non-decent homes (13%).

Enfield in north London has 19,669 non-decent private-sector homes and 853 unlicensed large bedsits.

The housing campaign group Advice4Renters estimates that only 0.1% of landlords letting non-decent homes are prosecuted each year.

Indeed, nearly everyone in "Nemesis" is decent, which is unfortunate, because decent characters tend to be interesting only in the company of non-decent ones.

The Mitcham and Morden MP Siobhain McDonagh, whose constituency includes parts of the borough of Merton, accused the council of ignoring non-decent housing.

More than one in seven councils in England and Wales have failed to prosecute a single bad landlord over the past three years, despite some having very high numbers of homes classed as "non-decent", the Guardian has found.