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.
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