The Government are now consulting on the offences that
should constitute ‘banning order offences’ for landlords as defined by section
14 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016. The online consultation period will
run until 10th February 2017. The government will be introducing these measures
on a phased basis, and CLG currently planning to bring in the civil penalties
and extended rent repayment orders on 6th April 2017. The criminal landlord
database, banning order provisions and management orders will be brought into
force on 1st October 2017. However, these dates are currently subject to
change. The consultation can be found on the CLG website.
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