Tenants will be able to post feedback on their landlord on the internet as part of a series of measures announced to improve the private rented sector.
telegraph.co.uk – 4 Feb 2010
The Government is planning to set up a new website, similar to travel website TripAdvisor, on which tenants can post their views on their landlord and their accommodation.
It also intends to set up a new housing hotline offering advice to tenants who are having problems with their landlord, which it hopes to have running this summer.
In a further move, plans were laid before Parliament today making it a legal requirement for all tenancies to have written agreements, to ensure that tenants are clear about their rights from the outset.
A new National Landlord Register is also being launched enabling tenants to see how well prospective landlords maintain their properties and how quickly they fix any faults with them. There will also be a tougher regulatory regime to drive out rogue letting agents.
