15
Aug
Rental sector report welcomed
An organisation representing thousands of buy-to-let investors and
other landlords has said it largely welcomes a law commission
report calling for improved regulation of the private rented
sector.
In Housing: Encouraging Responsible Letting, the commission has
argued that new regulatory measures need to be in place to raise
the standard in the industry.
Proposals include the establishment of a housing standards monitor,
a stakeholder board on which all interested parties are
represented, a pilot scheme for home condition reports and the
setting up of a landlord accreditation scheme in every local
authority area.
Responding to this, the National Landlord's Association (NLA) said
many of the ideas were good ones, particularly the involvement of
local authorities in regulation.
NLA chairman David Salusbury said: "In fact, further enhancing good
practice to build on voluntary self-regulation can only be a good
thing for both landlords and tenants."
