{"id":140272,"date":"2023-11-13T19:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/loophole-adds-to-shameful-rental-conditions-in-england-says-housing-chief\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T19:19:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T12:19:03","slug":"loophole-adds-to-shameful-rental-conditions-in-england-says-housing-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/loophole-adds-to-shameful-rental-conditions-in-england-says-housing-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Loophole adds to \u2018shameful\u2019 rental conditions in England, says housing chief"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nExclusive: Peter Wright calls for reform of private rented sector to address \u2018serious systemic failings\u2019A loophole allowing landlords to rent out squalid homes is contributing to \u201cshameful\u201d conditions of the type seen nearly a century ago, the head of England\u2019s environmental health chiefs has said.Peter Wright called for wholesale reform of how the private rented sector is regulated to address \u201cserious systemic failings\u201d that leave tenants at the mercy of rogue landlords. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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