MPs call for regulation of letting agents and landlords
News Category: Industry News
Published: 23-Jun-2010
More than 25 MPs have so far signed an Early Day Motion calling for the private rented sector to be fully regulated.
They include Andrew George (Lib Dem), and Labour MPs Glenda Jackson and Dennis Skinner.
The motion was proposed by Andrew Love (Labour) and reads: “That this House notes with concern the Government’s decision to abandon plans for a national register of landlords and further regulation of the private rented sector; recognises that the private rented sector plays a significant role in supporting the housing market in the UK; believes that rogue landlords and letting agents continue to pose a threat to consumers in the private rented sector; further notes the statistic from the Office of Fair Trading that the number of complaints against rogue landlords and letting agents is on the rise; and calls on the Government to bring forward proposals immediately to create a national register of landlords and to propose further regulation of landlords and letting agents in the private rented sector.”
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