Landlords

• Councils failing to protect tenants from ‘rogue landlords’

  Tenants and good landlords are being failed by a system unable to root out criminal landlords, the results of a freedom of information request show.

  

• Brokenshire proposes specialist housing court

  The communities secretary has announced he is considering establishing a specialist housing court to deal with disputes between landlords and tenants.

  

• Whitehall launches selective licensing review

  The Government has announced it is launching a review into selective licensing to find out how well it is working.

  

• Councils failing to stop ‘revenge evictions’

  Local authorities are failing to protect private renters from ‘revenge evictions’ despite new legislation designed to protect tenants.

  

• Redbridge cracks down on ‘rogue landlords’ with licensing scheme

  The Government has given the go-ahead for the expansion of a new licensing scheme across Redbridge to help the council improve conditions for private renters.

  

• London’s boroughs throw weight behind ‘rogue landlord’ database

  All 33 of London’s boroughs have now signed up to the capital’s ‘rogue landlord checker’ database, mayor says.

  

• Burnham proposes ‘rogue landlord’ amnesty

  Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has proposed an amnesty for ‘rogue landlords’ in an attempt to drive them out of the private rented sector.

  

• Council chiefs call for ‘minimum’ £30,000 fine for rogue landlords

  Rogue landlords who commit serious housing offences should be fined a minimum of £30,000, council chiefs say.

  

• Database leaves dodgy landlords with ‘nowhere to hide.’

  The mayor of London today launched a new public online database which will enable people to check ‘dodgy’ landlords and letting agents.

  

• Private landlords call for help reclaiming UC rent arrears

  Landlords are calling for a mechanism for them to reclaim any rent arrears built up by Universal Credit (UC) claimants who move out of their property.