NLA condemns landlords with overcrowded properties
News Category: Industry News
Published: 21-Feb-2008
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Landlords who overcrowd their properties have been condemned by the NLA.
According to the NLA, there are still a small number of landlords who are housing too many tenants, particularly migrant workers, in a single property.
The organisation maintained that overcrowding properties can be very dangerous, as it can make it very difficult to escape in the event of a fire.
David Salusbury, chairman of the NLA, commented: "Licensing for Homes in Multiple Occupation was introduced precisely to target cases where severe overcrowding is occurring in badly managed properties.
"These unscrupulous landlords are operating entirely outside of a system developed to protect the welfare of tenants.
"The NLA has no hesitation in supporting local authorities as they seek to root out such practices among rogue operators."
The NLA is currently working on two publications to provide fire safety guidance for landlords, which will be released in June 2008.
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