Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today announced plans to speed up the process for evicting persistent ‘neighbours from hell’ from their homes when all other efforts to curb their anti-social behaviour have failed.
An overwhelming majority of landlords say they have a good relationship with their tenants, according to a survey* by the National Landlords Association (NLA).
Cornwall Council’s Private Sector Housing have team successfully prosecuted a Newquay landlord for failing to comply with the Management Regulations.
Newham Council is considering buying up large swathes of private rental accommodation in a bid to crack down on unscrupulous landlords and offer longer, more secure tenancies.
The case of a letting agency wound up for failing to protect rents and deposits shows how important it is for landlords to follow the rules.
A new report by Dr Stephen Battersby (current President of the CIEH) questions whether Local Housing Authorities are adequately protecting private sector tenants.
The report entitled ‘Are Private Sector Tenants Being Protected Adequately?’ (The Battersby Report), was prepared by Dr Stephen Battersby for Alison Seabeck MP, Shadow Housing Minister and Karen Buck MP, Shadow Work and Pensions Minister.
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