A self-described ‘politically independent and a charity’ organisation is now researching a case for how even more regulations will help London’s private tenants.

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The Centre for London states that around  27 per cent of London households are privately renting their homes, whereas across the rest of England the average is 19 per cent.

The ever increasing demand in the PRS has according to the organisation “enabled rogue landlords and poor quality accommodation. But in most parts of London, there’s still no need for landlords to register their property or apply for the right to rent it out.”

The organisation fully backs the government’s intentions to set up a national landlord register and the plethora of licensing schemes across London’s councils are helping private renters.

It has now launched an investigation into how the two ‘helpful’ measures could be extended.

 

The Centre of London says: “To find out, we’ll be asking:

1. What do local authorities in London, with or without their own property licensing schemes, want from a national landlord register?

2. What data do local authorities need from a national landlord register to enforce standards in the private rented sector?

3. How could a national landlord register interact with local authorities’ property licensing schemes, and what features would enable them to complement one another?

4. What are the merits of devolving property licensing from national government to London’s city government? Should power in this area be devolved from national government to London?