{"id":470,"date":"2011-01-10T08:40:07","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T08:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.legal4landlords.com\/?p=470"},"modified":"2011-01-10T08:40:07","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T08:40:07","slug":"landlords-fall-victim-to-cannabis-factories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/landlords-fall-victim-to-cannabis-factories\/","title":{"rendered":"Landlords Fall Victim to Cannabis Factories"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> Latest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny<\/p>\n

Despite warnings, landlords are still leaving themselves vulnerable to criminal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 activities undertaken in their properties.<\/p>\n

Last summer, we publicized a warning to landlords and letting agents concerning the rise in cannabis cultivation in rented properties adopted by drugs gangs, after Legal 4 Landlords<\/a> met with Merseyside\u2019s Matrix Unit.<\/p>\n

The spiralling increase in factories has risen from 800 factories uncovered in 2006, to over 6,800 in 2009\/2010 in the UK \u2013 many of these found in rented properties.\u00a0 Any landlord can fall victim to these activities.\u00a0 Last month, Deputy Assistant Commissioner at Scotland Yard, Rod Jarman discovered his \u00a3400,000 Essex home, which he rented out through a letting agent had been used for growing cannabis.\u00a0 Mr. Jarmen was further left with \u00a348,000 worth of damage caused by the tenants and an electricity bill of \u00a320,000.<\/p>\n

Many landlords have been left with thousands of pounds worth of damage and loss of rental income, then find their insurance<\/a> doesn\u2019t cover it.<\/p>\n

In November last year, Nicholas Pritchard, a letting agent in North Wales was sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment for conspiracy to produce cannabis.\u00a0 Pritchard used his job at the letting agents to find residential and commercial properties for cannabis cultivation.\u00a0 Two other people involved were also jailed.<\/p>\n

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, section 4 states that, \u2018a landlord or property manager can receive a maximum of 14 years in prison and a fine if they allow the production of controlled drugs to take place in rented accommodation.\u2019<\/p>\n

Leading spokesman for the PRS, Sim Sekhon of \u2018Legal 4 Landlords\u2019, said: \u201cLandlords need to be aware of a growing criminal culture.\u00a0 I cannot stress enough the importance of thorough and properly implemented tenant referencing<\/a>.\u00a0 It is of relevant significance that landlords ask letting agents which type of reference system they adopt.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are a number of tenant reference systems available on the market that letting agents employ.\u00a0 These vary vastly in methods, from the very basic reference system to ones that incorporate more thorough referencing principles.<\/p>\n

Mr. Sekhon further added: \u201cIn the last few years, thousands more of these factories have been established due to the progress by cultivators, which have rivalled the Dutch with stronger UK varieties of cannabis.\u00a0 This has lead to increasing demand of the UK\u2019s produce.<\/p>\n

\u2018The potential for export has resulted in drugs operations targeting residential and commercial properties.\u00a0 Landlords need to be extra vigilant.\u201d<\/p>\n

In England and Wales alone, 20 cannabis factories are found each day by police.\u00a0 For more information on how to protect your property and free advice about tenant referencing, contact Legal 4 Landlords on 0800 840 7133.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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