Government Plans For Rogue Landlords

Government Plans For Rogue Landlords

Posted on 14th September 2022

In its long-awaited response to a formal consultation started in 2018, the government acknowledges that the data has not been as widely used as it could have been by tenants and local authorities.

The government now says it will introduce a new Property Portal to make sure that tenants, landlords, and local councils have the information they need. 

The portal will provide a single front door for landlords to understand their responsibilities. Tenants will be able to access information about their landlord’s compliance, in addition, local councils will have access to better data to crack down on criminal landlords. 

They also intend to incorporate some of the functionality of the Database of Rogue Landlords, mandating the entry of all eligible unspent landlord offences and making them publicly visible.

The portal idea was raised in the Fairer Private Rental Sector White Paper released on June 22, in addition, it is widely thought this portal will also serve as a national register of all private landlords although this has not been confirmed by the government.

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