Crack Down On Criminals That Make Tenants’ Lives A Misery.

Councils across the country will receive a £4 million cash boost to tackle rogue landlords in their area. Twenty three councils will share the funding so they can take on the ‘unscrupulous Scrooges’: landlords that force their tenants to live in squalid and dangerous properties, making their lives a misery. The cash will enable councils to build on their work to root out ‘beds in sheds’. Since 2011 more than 500 of these illegally-rented outhouses have been discovered and action taken against the owners, while 9 councils have already received £2.6 million to tackle the problem. Nottingham will receive £124,000. Read more on the Govuk website.