Ed Miliband pledges to end scourge of cold and draughty rented homes

Labour will bring in regulations that apply to social as well as private housing, says energy secretary

Landlords who rent out substandard draughty homes face a crackdown under plans set out by the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, at the Labour party conference.

Miliband said the measures would lift a million renters out of fuel poverty. Previous plans, outlined in the Labour manifesto, applied only to private landlords, but the new stipulations will also cover tenants in social homes.