The Residential Landlords Association Condemns Bad Landlords

The RLA replied to Shelter’s report on private rental sector condemning bad landlords as described in the report. However, the RLA made clear that those landlords who breach regulations controlling standards are not just ‘rogue’ but are also criminal. They give a bad name to the vast majority who do offer a decent standard of housing and management.

The RLA delivered its own plan in answer to Shelters five point plan calling for;

• A culture change in town-halls to work with the PRS as a responsible supplier of housing
• Wider use of landlord accreditation schemes to promote self-regulation allowing councils to focus on criminal landlords
• Greater education for tenants to enable them to properly hold their landlords to account
• Fair-play for landlords with faster dispute resolution over non-payment of rent and tenant choice for the receipt of housing benefits

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