Government proposals aimed at offering more protection for tenants in rented accommodation have been slammed by the National Landlords Association.
Natalie Holt – MortgageStrategy- 3 Feb 2010
The government’s package of measures to reform the private rented sector outlined today include a ’Trip Adviser’ style website that would allow tenants to give feedback on both their landlord and their accommodation.
The government is also pressing ahead with its plans to introduce a National Landlords Register that would show tenants how good landlords are at maintaining and repairing their properties.
John Healey, housing minister, says: “Over three million families live in private rented housing and while the majority of tenants say they’re happy with their homes and landlords many do face problems with their landlord and should have better help and protection on hand.”
But the NLA says these proposals only serve to penalise the majority of professional landlords.
It says a ’Trip Adviser’ style feedback website would require “such intensive management and scrutiny so as to make it unworkable and ineffective.”
What about a website so us as landlords can leave feedback on tenants that are a nuisance and don’t pay their rent on time, etc?
Comment by lisa — 5/2/2010 #
This would have to be professionally monitored and all complainants would have to accept that false or malicious claims would be immediately subject to prosecution.
A better site would be for errant tenants – those who provide false references, purposely default on their rent, steal from the property or destroy it.
Comment by Beverley Casey — 9/2/2010 #
This is a Great idea if the Local Housing Associations and Council housing are included???
Comment by Nicola — 12/2/2010 #