{"id":6681,"date":"2020-01-24T10:34:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T10:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/?p=6681"},"modified":"2020-01-24T13:49:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T13:49:25","slug":"sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"Sim Sekhon: Funding to tackle rogue landlords is a drop in the ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\nI\u2019ve said it before, and I will say it again: our industry needs to drive out criminal landlords. Despite them being a minority, their effect on the way we are perceived by the public is massive and their impact on the lives of tenants can be devastating. That\u2019s why although I support new funding made available to councils to tackle the issue, I must question its scale.<\/p>\n

On the face of it, \u00a34m is no mean sum. But \u00a34m spread over 100 local authorities averages at \u00a340,000 per council, barely the cost of one annual salary, and that\u2019s not a generous sum when so much needs to be done to protect tenants in an expanding private rental sector.<\/p>\n

Often claims are made that more regulation is needed. I disagree. Councils already have the power they need to take enforcement action. They don\u2019t because they lack resources or because they don\u2019t make it a priority. Data provided by Manchester City Council, for example, shows the council has prosecuted only 12 landlords since 2015.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a quick look at resources. We know that funding is tight and that\u2019s not going to change anytime soon. But we\u2019ve all heard cases of local authorities levying hefty parking fines which are often a major source of revenue. Even if we don\u2019t like it, we can understand the financial imperative. Meanwhile enforcing the existing legislation on housing standards is seen as a drain on a council\u2019s funding and becomes constrained by a budgeting process with multiple competing priorities.<\/p>\n

The question then, given this injection of new funding, is how local authorities will choose to invest it. There are plans for specialist training in some areas, and Northampton has plans for a Special Operations Unit to tackle the worst offenders. All good stuff, but is it likely to have a long-term impact? One council \u2013 Greenwich \u2013 is apparently earmarking its share of the cash to trial damp detection technology. Others want to offer more advice to tenants about their rights.<\/p>\n

There is little coordination here, and again a lack of long-term thinking. Like sticking a band-aid on a major wound it looks like action is being taken, but much more needs to be done. And sadly, \u00a34m just isn\u2019t enough. That\u2019s why I believe that councils should be allowed to utilise the revenue from property-related fines to fund an effective enforcement service.<\/p>\n

Although some may see councils as interfering busybodies, we\u2019d be far better off working with them and having our voice heard than fighting them. Furthermore, I believe councils should liaise with our industry bodies on developing effective strategies to stamp out the criminal element. The responsible landlord has nothing to fear from an increase in council enforcement. The legislation is in already in place which should ensure that decent standards of housing are delivered by the private sector. Indeed, if we, as landlords and agents, don\u2019t uphold those standards and do what we can to outlaw rogue practice, our industry will never be respected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve said it before, and I will say it again: our industry needs to drive out criminal landlords. Despite them being a minority, their effect on the way we are perceived by the public is massive and their impact on the lives of tenants can be devastating. That\u2019s why although I support new funding made […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[63,2081,2183,21],"yoast_head":"\nSim Sekhon: Funding to tackle rogue landlords is a drop in the ocean - Legal For Landlords<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sim Sekhon: Funding to tackle rogue landlords is a drop in the ocean - Legal For Landlords\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I\u2019ve said it before, and I will say it again: our industry needs to drive out criminal landlords. Despite them being a minority, their effect on the way we are perceived by the public is massive and their impact on the lives of tenants can be devastating. That\u2019s why although I support new funding made […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Legal For Landlords\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-01-24T10:34:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-24T13:49:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/action-required.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"732\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"486\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Joanna Plane\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Joanna Plane\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/\",\"name\":\"Sim Sekhon: Funding to tackle rogue landlords is a drop in the ocean - Legal For Landlords\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-24T10:34:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-24T13:49:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/#\/schema\/person\/946561f510196f73204ff7c85e521669\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sim Sekhon: Funding to tackle rogue landlords is a drop in the ocean\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/\",\"name\":\"Legal For Landlords\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/#\/schema\/person\/946561f510196f73204ff7c85e521669\",\"name\":\"Joanna Plane\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/06c5b9674c084673a3fdc88deb9d7ad9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/06c5b9674c084673a3fdc88deb9d7ad9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Joanna Plane\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/legal4landlords.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/author\/joanna_plane\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sim Sekhon: Funding to tackle rogue landlords is a drop in the ocean - Legal For Landlords","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sim Sekhon: Funding to tackle rogue landlords is a drop in the ocean - Legal For Landlords","og_description":"I\u2019ve said it before, and I will say it again: our industry needs to drive out criminal landlords. Despite them being a minority, their effect on the way we are perceived by the public is massive and their impact on the lives of tenants can be devastating. That\u2019s why although I support new funding made […]","og_url":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/","og_site_name":"Legal For Landlords","article_published_time":"2020-01-24T10:34:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T13:49:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":732,"height":486,"url":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/action-required.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Joanna Plane","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Joanna Plane","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/","url":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/","name":"Sim Sekhon: Funding to tackle rogue landlords is a drop in the ocean - Legal For Landlords","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-01-24T10:34:09+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T13:49:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/#\/schema\/person\/946561f510196f73204ff7c85e521669"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/sim-sekhon-funding-to-tackle-rogue-landlords-is-a-drop-in-the-ocean\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sim Sekhon: Funding to tackle rogue landlords is a drop in the ocean"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/","name":"Legal For Landlords","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/#\/schema\/person\/946561f510196f73204ff7c85e521669","name":"Joanna Plane","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/06c5b9674c084673a3fdc88deb9d7ad9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/06c5b9674c084673a3fdc88deb9d7ad9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Joanna Plane"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/legal4landlords.com"],"url":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/author\/joanna_plane\/"}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6681"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6681"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6685,"href":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6681\/revisions\/6685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}