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A new national taskforce will be set up to tackle the issue
of "beds in sheds" by taking action against criminal landlords and
removing illegal immigrants. Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Immigration Minister
Damian Green will hold the first in a series of cross-Whitehall summits with
representatives from the police, the UK Border Agency and local
government. The meetings will find ways
to close down thousands of sheds and outbuildings being rented out illegally to
migrants, including some with no right to be in the UK. These 'tenants' are being
exploited by ruthless landlords who charge them extortionate rents to live in
cramped conditions. These modern day
shanty towns, often visible on websites such as Google Earth, can be plagued
with rats and cockroaches - and are potential death traps with dodgy wiring and
poor sanitation. Some foreign 'tenants'
wish to return home but, after destroying their passports to avoid removal,
find it difficult to do so quickly. Read
more on the CLG website.
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