In an unusual move, a Midlands local authority has added the four men to the national rogue landlords database.
Shocking behaviour by a landlord has prompted withering comments from a judge and a huge fine.
Peterborough Council is considering banning a rogue landlord who was handed a fine for housing a family in an uninhabitable property for a second time.
A landlord whose tenants were forced to use a drafty bathroom in the garden has been told to pay out more than £14,000.
A landlord who built an illegal outbuilding to store his tenants’ belongings has been ordered to pay more than £23,000.
A rogue landlord who left a family of eight living in damp and dangerous conditions has been told to pay more than £3,000 by magistrates.
The government has vowed to take action on rogue landlords who exploit vulnerable residents in exempt accommodation.
