GOVERNMENT funding to crack down on rogue landlords will be used to set up a rogue landlord hub.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has received £128,000 to crack down on rogue landlords in the region.
The money comes from at £19.5 million pot from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government being shared to projects around the country.
The new hub will target landlords and letting agents who flout the law through bad management or shoddy, neglected and unsafe homes.
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Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, said: “The majority of landlords in Greater Manchester provide decent homes and abide by the law, but with this funding the GMCA will be able to more easily bring negligent landlords to task.
“The establishment of this hub is just the starting point for a wave of activity we’re planning to improve Greater Manchester’s private renting offer – for both tenants and landlords.
"We’re also exploring options for an ethical lettings agency and working up a scheme designed to showcase the region’s good landlords and call out the bad."
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