{"id":75397,"date":"2017-12-28T22:20:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T15:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/government-to-tell-rogue-landlords-shape-up-or-ship-out\/"},"modified":"2017-12-28T23:03:07","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T16:03:07","slug":"government-to-tell-rogue-landlords-shape-up-or-ship-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/government-to-tell-rogue-landlords-shape-up-or-ship-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to tell rogue landlords: 'shape up or ship out'"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCouncils to be given powers to clamp down on unscrupulous landlords, including tougher rules on bedroom sizes A package of measures to crack down on rogue landlords, including a tougher licensing regime for house shares and a minimum size for bedrooms, has been announced by the government.Alok Sharma, the housing minister, said \u201cfar too many\u201d tenants were being exploited by unscrupulous landlords, who would now have to \u201cshape up or ship out\u201d. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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