Comments on: The problem of landlord regulation http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2008/05/04/the-problem-of-landlord-regulation/ From landlord and tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:01:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nearly Legal http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2008/05/04/the-problem-of-landlord-regulation/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Nearly Legal Sun, 04 May 2008 19:15:00 +0000 http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/?p=155#comment-108 Excellent post. I fully agree. Self regulation is a nonsense in these circumstances - no suitable body with compulsory membership or sanctions and no-one willing to take it on.<br/><br/>LAs broadly do seem to be slow or backwards in using their powers in relation to HMOs, licensed or unlicensed. I suspect money and a lack of trained staff. Both something the the DCLG should be looking at. Excellent post. I fully agree. Self regulation is a nonsense in these circumstances – no suitable body with compulsory membership or sanctions and no-one willing to take it on.

LAs broadly do seem to be slow or backwards in using their powers in relation to HMOs, licensed or unlicensed. I suspect money and a lack of trained staff. Both something the the DCLG should be looking at.

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