Regulation Of The Private Rented Sector

EDM number 233 in 2010-12, proposed by Andrew Love on 15/06/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Private rented housing.

That this House notes with concern the Government's decision to abandon plans for a national register of landlords and further regulation of the private rented sector; recognises that the private rented sector plays a significant role in supporting the housing market in the UK; believes that rogue landlords and letting agents continue to pose a threat to consumers in the private rented sector; further notes the statistic from the Office of Fair Trading that the number of complaints against rogue landlords and letting agents is on the rise; and calls on the Government to bring forward proposals immediately to create a national register of landlords and to propose further regulation of landlords and letting agents in the private rented sector.

This motion has been signed by a total of 68 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.