Housing Bill Should Also Include Rogue Tenants List

The Housing and Planning Bill, which includes measures to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents, should also address the issue of problem tenants. Included in the Bill are proposals to ban and fine criminal landlords and letting agents, introduce rent repayment orders and establish a database of 'blacklisted' landlords and agents. It has been proposed that the 'blacklist' will be maintained by local housing authorities, who will also have to apply for offenders to be included in the database. The AIIC, who are calling for these measures, says it welcomes aiming to stamp out the minority of criminal operators letting property to the nation's tenants. However, the association says more could be done to highlight the issue of problem tenants. Read more on 24dash.