The NRLA is asking landlords to share their experiences of dealing with enforcement activity around property standards by local authorities. This is part of our work assessing whether the law is applied consistently and fairly across the country.
Local authorities have a duty to address any hazardous properties. They can do this either informally, or through various forms of formal enforcement such as civil penalties, criminal prosecutions or prohibiting access to the property.
We would like to speak to landlords with experience in both informal and formal enforcement around property conditions. We would be particularly interested in finding out whether:
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