New funding will help councils take on the rogue landlords
who make tenants’ lives a misery, Housing Minister Mark Prisk has announced. Councils
will be able to bid for share of up to £3 million to tackle irresponsible
landlords in their area, who allow their tenants to live in unsafe and squalid
conditions, putting lives at risk and disrupting local communities. These
unscrupulous landlords exploit vulnerable people, with reports suggesting that
some work with gangmasters to house illegal migrants in poor quality,
overcrowded and often dangerous accommodation.
Read more on the Gov.uk website.
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