Before new London mayor Sadiq Khan has had his first working day in office, his proposals for a private rental sector licensing scheme has come under fire from a trade body.
The National Landlords Association says it welcomes the new mayor but says he should use a fraction of his £17 billion budget to help support London’s private rental sector.
“Instead of wasting millions of pounds on a bureaucratic London wide licensing scheme, which criminals will not sign up to, the mayor should use the budget at his disposal to fund enforcement across the capital. This would demonstrate that Mr Khan is genuinely committed to action and partnership rather [than] unwelcome and unhelpful adversarial politics” says NLA chief executive Richard Lambert.
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A valid point. The reason why Newham's scheme has been so successful is that Sir Robin understood the need for a proper enforcement team. There is no point in having licensing if there is no one to enforce it!
RLA are becoming quite vocal to good effect and I just keep wondering why ARLA aren't representing all of the paying members.
This was the NLA...
@Julian Bishop.
I was a member of ARLA and the NAEA for many years and ever since they became part of the NFoPP they have done very little for and on behalf of the practical problems faced by its paying members.
Paid for training, yes. After that nothing much, they have become part of the 'establishment'
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