Tenant Misery Grows

Shelter is urging councils to crack down on rogue landlords, as research reveals that they continue to cause misery for tenants across England. Shelter contacted every local authority in England to build a picture of both the scale of the problem with rogue landlords and what is being done to tackle it. The results revealed:.
*Local authorities admit there are 1,477 known landlords who are giving them continued cause for concern and repeatedly making tenants’ lives a misery.
*Complaints about serious and potentially life-threatening hazards, including dangerous gas and electrics, have risen by 25 per cent over the past two years.
*Overall complaints about landlords have increased, taking them to 86,628 in the last year.
*Despite the sharp increase in problems, just 270 successful prosecutions have been made by local authorities against landlords during the same period.
In response, Shelter has launched Rogue Landlord Watch, an interactive map showing some of England’s worst landlords. Access the link to the Rogue Landlord Watch map at the Shelter website.