{"id":101790,"date":"2018-11-29T07:01:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rogue-landlords-90-of-local-authorities-fail-to-issue-fines\/"},"modified":"2018-11-29T07:03:30","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:03:30","slug":"rogue-landlords-90-of-local-authorities-fail-to-issue-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rogue-landlords-90-of-local-authorities-fail-to-issue-fines\/","title":{"rendered":"Rogue landlords: 90% of local authorities fail to issue fines"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFoI 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 ITV News investigation in October, which revealed a string of weaknesses in the legislation governing the private rented market and which also raised questions about the rigour with which certain councils pursued any offenders. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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