In an attempt to improve standards in the private rented sector, a London-based letting agent is calling on buy-to-let landlords to adopt a more professional approach when it comes to managing their private rented accommodation.
The annual English Housing Survey shows that 1.4 million rented properties across Britain today pose a health and safety risk to their occupants. This, the research suggests, is owed in part to the fact that while there are strict legal obligations for those providing public housing, while there are fewer such rules for private landlords, although it is worth noting that this is changing as new legislation aimed at the private rental sector is introduced, particularly at local council level.
In an interview for The London Economic, Ashley Clements of Horton and Garton, based in west London, said the new rules being brought in were proving problematic for many landlords, leaving them in need of professional guidance.
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