{"id":101045,"date":"2018-11-09T02:49:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T19:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ministers-pledge-2m-to-help-english-councils-tackle-rogue-landlords\/"},"modified":"2018-11-09T03:04:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T20:04:19","slug":"ministers-pledge-2m-to-help-english-councils-tackle-rogue-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ministers-pledge-2m-to-help-english-councils-tackle-rogue-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministers pledge \u00a32m to help English councils tackle rogue landlords"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFund works out at less than \u00a36,000 per councilThe government is to create a \u00a32m fund to help English councils tackle rogue landlords, after a Guardian and ITV News investigation revealed how convicted property owners are continuing to collect rents \u2013 often funded by the taxpayer \u2013 despite being ruled unfit to let out property.The response is the second move in a fortnight by ministers following the publication of the investigation in October, with Theresa May pledging last month to give tenants access to the government\u2019s new rogue landlord database. The Guardian and ITV News had revealed that not a single name had been entered into the new system in more than six months since its launch \u2013 and that even when landlords\u2019 names were listed, the public would not be allowed to see them. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Fund works out at less than \u00a36,000 per councilThe government is to create a \u00a32m...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-qhL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101790,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rogue-landlords-90-of-local-authorities-fail-to-issue-fines\/","url_meta":{"origin":101045,"position":0},"title":"Rogue landlords: 90% of local authorities fail to issue fines","date":"November 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r FoI responses from 293 English councils reveal string of weaknesses in private rented market lawAlmost 90% of local authorities failed to use new powers to fine rogue landlords last year, in the latest finding to suggest tenants are being failed by a lax enforcement regime.It follows a Guardian and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":100452,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/government-policing-of-rogue-landlords-labelled-pathetic\/","url_meta":{"origin":101045,"position":1},"title":"Government policing of rogue landlords labelled 'pathetic'","date":"October 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r MPs hit out as Guardian and ITV News investigation shows convicted landlords exploit loopholes in lawThe government\u2019s efforts to police rogue landlords have been branded \u201cweak\u201d and \u201cpathetic\u201d after a Guardian and ITV News investigation found convicted landlords are continuing to operate by exploiting loopholes in the law that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":113375,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/labour-derides-puny-4m-fund-to-tackle-rogue-landlords\/","url_meta":{"origin":101045,"position":2},"title":"Labour derides 'puny' \u00a34m fund to tackle rogue landlords","date":"January 3, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Council leaders welcome extra cash but both party and private landlords say it is insufficientA \u00a34m fund announced by ministers to pursue rogue landlords has been welcomed by councils but described as \u201cpuny\u201d by Labour.The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, said the funding would be used by local authorities to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":100396,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/governments-rogue-landlord-list-empty-after-six-months\/","url_meta":{"origin":101045,"position":3},"title":"Government's rogue landlord list empty after six months","date":"October 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Database billed as key to protecting renters is empty, and is closed to publicThe government\u2019s new rogue landlord database was billed as a key tool for local councils to target the country\u2019s worst landlords, but, more than six months after the system started, not a single name has been\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":100404,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/banned-but-still-in-business-law-fails-to-stop-rogue-landlords\/","url_meta":{"origin":101045,"position":4},"title":"Banned but still in business: law fails to stop rogue landlords","date":"October 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Barred operators with housing convictions still renting out properties, Guardian and ITV investigation findsConvicted landlords who have been ruled unfit to rent out their properties are continuing to operate by exploiting loopholes in the law that is supposed to protect the most vulnerable tenants.The rogue owners are collecting rents\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":100482,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-guardian-view-on-slumland-britain-a-housing-market-failure-editorial\/","url_meta":{"origin":101045,"position":5},"title":"The Guardian view on slumland Britain: a housing market failure | Editorial","date":"October 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Ministers need to come up with their own ideas to tackle the housing crisis rather than just pinching Labour ones they have previously mocked. 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