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By:
\nMadalena Penny<\/p>\n

Since the 1950s & 60s, landlords have tried to shake off the bad image created by notorious slum landlord Peter Rackman.\u00a0 Building a property empire of 100 mansion blocks and 3 nightclubs in West London, the property tycoon who was known to be associated with the Kray twins became infamous for driving out existing tenants with protected tenancies and statutory protection from rent increases.<\/p>\n

Using intimidation and violence to remove the sitting tenants, he replaced them with Affro-Carribean immigrants and charged them extortionate rents enforced by bullyboy tactics, knowing that they would not be offered housing elsewhere due to there ethnicity. Conditions of these properties were said to be terrible and were subdivided to make more rooms.\u00a0 When the scandal hit the headlines in the 1960s, the 1965 Rent Act was established to protect tenants in the private rented housing sector.<\/p>\n

50 years later, it appears that some of Rackman\u2019s loathsome reputation still lives on in the private rented sector.\u00a0 Fortunately, rogue landlords are the exception to the rule in today\u2019s society.\u00a0 However a new campaign by housing charity \u2018Shelter\u2019 highlights the problems caused by dishonest landlords.<\/p>\n

In response to the new campaign, Steve Moss, Operations Director of \u2018Legal 4 Landlords<\/a> said,<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, there is always a minority of landlords who operate outside the law and who flaunt the implied trust that a tenancy represents.\u00a0 Because of rogue landlords, a bad light is cast over the industry, tainting the majority of good landlords.\u00a0 There are many invaluable courses available, which are run by the RLA for landlords unfamiliar with the lettings industry. There is no excuse for blatant dishonest behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an undercover investigation last week by the Sunday Times, one letting agency was found to racially profile tenants, mainly immigrants who are unaware of housing legislation and na\u00efve of rent values.\u00a0 In true Rackman-esque style, they were charging the highest rents possible for dirty properties in disrepair.<\/p>\n

In their campaign, \u2018Shelter\u2019 have issued a tip list of the most common rent scams to avoid including a con artist scam involving an empty property, a bogus landlord and trusting tenants who hand over large amounts of cash in advance rent and deposits only to realise at a later date that they were duped.<\/p>\n

For more information visit the Shelter Website at http:\/\/england.shelter.org.uk\/news\/september_2011\/rogue_landlords_exposed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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