Landlords Outraged At
Right To Rent Prison Threat
Private rental sector landlords and letting agents have expressed outrage over proposed amendments to the forthcoming Immigration Bill (2015) expected to be introduced in September, when MPs return from their summer break.
Section 20 – 37 of the Immigration Act 2014 contained the provision to make […]
Landlords Outraged At Right To Rent Prison Threat
Landlords Outraged At
Right To Rent Prison Threat
Private rental sector landlords and letting agents have expressed outrage over proposed amendments to the forthcoming Immigration Bill (2015) expected to be introduced in September, when MPs return from their summer break.
Section 20 – 37 of the Immigration Act 2014 contained the provision to make it compulsory for landlords to check the immigration status of all new adult tenants. Now officials want to enforce the measures, in order to strengthen their grip on the private rental sector (PRS).
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Government Want New Measures To Tackle Rogue Landlords
Government housing minister, Kris Hopkins, has stressed the need for a fairer, more flexible private rented sector, and wants to raise standards of all rental property conditions and he intends to root out rogue landlords.
The housing minister wants PRS landlords and their tenants to offer their […]
Housing Minister Wants Crackdown On Rogue Landlords
Government Want New Measures To Tackle Rogue Landlords
Government housing minister, Kris Hopkins, has stressed the need for a fairer, more flexible private rented sector, and wants to raise standards of all rental property conditions and he intends to root out rogue landlords.
The housing minister wants PRS landlords and their tenants to offer their views on what else the Government can do to tackle the problems in the UK’s private rented sector, and what action needs to be taken to further boost the growth of the sector.
In particular, Mr Hopkins wants tenant and landlord views on a variety of new initiatives and safety measures including:
- Tackling retaliatory evictions where a minority of PRS landlords evict tenants for requesting repairs to the property
- Requiring landlords to repay rent where they have rented out a property that proves to have serious defects or hazards to tenants health, or where landlords have evicted a tenant illegally
- Making landlords responsible for improving safety measures in rental properties, such as fitting hard wired smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and periodic electrical safety checks
The UK Government has already introduced an array of new guidelines, including providing local authorities with over £6.5 Million (GBP) to root out and prosecute rogue landlords in their areas.
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New Government Measures Intend
To Regulate Private Rented Sector
The Government has announced that there are to be new regulations introduced in 2014 to provide private rented sector landlords, tenants and leaseholders with additional protection when working with lettings agents or property managing agents.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) want the introduction of compulsory redress schemes for lettings and property managing agents will ensure that they can be fully investigated where information is not made clear on additional charges, administration fees or any other property or tenant related issue. The proposed measures are intended to provide a cheaper, easier way for landlords, tenants and leaseholders to pursue compensation from lettings and property managing agents if they have a complaint.
The conditions that have to be met by lettings and property managing agents to be a part of a redress scheme have now been published by the Government.
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