Landlord is refusing to install locks in a shared house is this illegal?

Posted by Optimal_Mango_7228@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 74 comments

I’m a student in Manchester, living in a shared house with 3 other people. The tenancy is an assured shorthold tenancy. The landlord is notoriously cheap, and my lock does not work- I can’t lock my bedroom door from the outside when I leave the house. He’s refusing to put a lock on my door, and when I questioned him about this he told me to insure all of my belongings. I said I was anxious and he then said to seek therapy? Is it a legal requirement for him to install locks on my door?