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1. • • Competition between local authorities to secure more private housing has encouraged a rapacious and often dubious landlord market keen to call the shots. In their desperation to discharge homelessness duties, some local authorities find themselves doing business with landlords who are unscrupulous or even criminal.
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   Are local authorities a rapacious landlord market?

   • Competition between local authorities to secure more private housing has encouraged a rapacious and often dubious landlord market keen to call the shots. In their desperation to discharge homelessness duties, some local authorities find themselves doing business with landlords who are unscrupulous or even criminal.

   How local authorities deal with rogue landlords - Shelter England

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   What is a rogue landlord?

   • Offences that fall into this category include failing to comply with a formal notice issued by the local authority requiring safety improvements or ending illegal evictions. If landlords or property agents receive a banning order, they will be added to the database of rogue landlords.

   Landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities in the private rented

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   Are You an excluded occupier in a rental agreement?

   • Your rental agreement with your landlord might be in a written document - or you might just have agreed it verbally. You’re an excluded occupier if for example: If you’re an excluded occupier, you have fewer rights than most tenants. You don’t have much protection against eviction - but your landlord has to give you enough notice to move out.

   Check your rights if you're an excluded occupier

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   Can rogue landlords get their money from the Council?

   • Rogue landlords can get their money from the council and if there are any problems, they are unlikely to find an enforcement officer on their doorstep. Safer Renting’s tips to help procurement officers identify rogue operators in the private rented sector: Find out if the person you are dealing with is actually the property owner.

   How local authorities deal with rogue landlords - Shelter England

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   Can a landlord commit a harassment if a tenant is evicted?

   • Harassment can include: Tenants are protected by the Protection from Eviction Act 1977. This Act provides tenants with additional rights and categorises the following actions as criminal offences: Again, it’s clear that most landlords would never even contemplate committing any of the above offences.

   Landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities in the private rented

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   What is the Rogue landlord database?

   • Rogue landlord database – what is the rogue landlord database, when a local authority must make an entry, and access to the database Safer Renting – specialist advice and support for vulnerable tenants of criminal landlords Ben Reeve-Lewis of Safer Renting explains how rogue landlords take advantage of the social housing shortage.

   How local authorities deal with rogue landlords - Shelter England

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3. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsLandlord and tenant rights and responsibilities in the ...

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   Apr 9, 2019 · This consolidated guidance is for landlords and tenants in the private rented sector (PRS). The government is committed to making sure everyone who rents can have a safe, secure, warm and dry...

4. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsMy landlord wants me out: protection against harassment and ...

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   Apr 21, 2009 · The Protection from Eviction Act 1977. The law makes it an offence to: do acts likely to interfere with the peace or comfort of a tenant or anyone living with him or her; or. persistently...

   • The law protects people living in residential property against harassment and illegal eviction. It does this in two ways: by making harassment and...
   • The law makes it an offence to: do acts likely to interfere with the peace or comfort of a tenant or anyone living with him or her; or persistently...
   • What is illegal eviction?A landlord’s right to get his or her property back from a residential tenant can normally only be enforced through the cou...
   • The other guides referred to in this guide are: Assured and assured shorthold tenancies: a guide for landlords Assured and assured shorthold tenanc...

5. england.shelter.org.uk › professional_resourcesHow local authorities deal with rogue landlords - Shelter England

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   Competition between local authorities to secure more private housing has encouraged a rapacious and often dubious landlord market keen to call the shots. In their desperation to discharge homelessness duties, some local authorities find themselves doing business with landlords who are unscrupulous or even criminal.

6. england.shelter.org.uk › housing_advice › evictionHow to deal with harassment from landlords - Shelter England

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   removing or interfering with your belongings. violent or intimidating language or behaviour. pressure to move out before your tenancy ends. cutting off gas, water or electricity more than once. demands for money that you do not owe or cannot pay.

7. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsRogue landlord enforcement: guidance for local authorities

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   Apr 9, 2019 · Details. This document forms part of a toolkit aimed at providing local authority enforcement officers with detailed information on the powers and options open to them to tackle rogue landlords...

8. www.citizensadvice.org.uk › housing › excludedCheck your rights if you're an excluded occupier - Citizens ...

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   If you’re not on a fixed-term agreement, your landlord can increase your rent whenever they want. If you don’t agree with the increase, talk to your landlord to try to reach an agreement. If you can’t reach an agreement, your landlord might evict you.

9. www.citizensadvice.org.uk › housing › tenancy-agreementsUnderstanding your tenancy agreement - Citizens Advice

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   Your landlord must not discriminate against you because of your disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. These are called ‘protected characteristics’.