City of York Council has vowed to crack down on rogue landlords looking to exploit the housing market, as part of a campaign to improve living standards in the private renting sector, which includes tackling unlicensed houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).
Council officers have visited more than 100 HMOs and discovered a wide range of problems, including people living in homes without proper windows, with missing ceilings and lacking fire safety measures.
At a student house in the city centre the council discovered a bedroom that had no outside window, but an internal window into the kitchen, which meant the occupier had no privacy, natural light or fresh air.
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"Report anything to the council". Surely it should be report anything you feel is illegal, unsafe etc.? York Council is going to be very busy after giving such advice to Generation Rent and their barrack room lawyers, Feckless, Reckless and Hopeless!
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