UK – Rogue landlords database to be made public to combat poor substandard rentals

A “rogue landlords” database will finally be opened up to the public to give people “the crucial information they need before signing on the dotted line”.

In the UK private renters will be able to check if a potential landlord has been blacklisted for poor treatment of their tenants, under government plans.

Ministers came under fire earlier this year when it was revealed that any listings on the database – first promised in 2015 and established in April 2018 – would be kept secret from prospective tenants.

Only local authorities are given the information, to enable them to target illegal landlords and “name and shame” those failing to provide safe and decent homes.

Via Independent