List of rogue landlords could help tenants vet their next home
Tenants could have access to a database of rogue landlords and letting agents, under a bill debated in the House of Lords on Friday. The Renters Rights Bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat Baroness Grender, proposes to ban letting agents fees and publish a public list of criminal landlords.
It also proposes to ban rogue landlords from being able to own a house in multiple occupation (HMO), which is a property where more than two separate households share living space and facilities. Campaign group Generation Rent gathered in support of the Renters Rights Bill, which had its second House of Lords reading on Friday.
Baroness Grender told The Debrief, an online magazine that has also been campaigning for renters’ rights, that the bill was intended to improve the quality of a...