{"id":100793,"date":"2018-11-02T03:19:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T20:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mps-ask-for-clarity-on-plans-to-crack-down-on-rogue-landlords\/"},"modified":"2018-11-02T04:03:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T21:03:09","slug":"mps-ask-for-clarity-on-plans-to-crack-down-on-rogue-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mps-ask-for-clarity-on-plans-to-crack-down-on-rogue-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs ask for clarity on plans to crack down on rogue landlords"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nConcerns raised after Guardian and ITV exposed unfit landlords still collecting rentThe chair of the Commons housing select committee has urged the government to give details of how it will crack down on rogue landlords, in the wake of an investigation by the Guardian and ITV.Clive Betts, the Labour MP who leads the housing, communities and local government committee, wrote that the investigation \u201chighlighted significant issues around the effectiveness of current government policies\u201d for the private rental sector, in a letter sent to housing minister James Brokenshire on Wednesday. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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