Protection for rental tenants 'paramount'
Rental tenants - including those looking for flats to rent in Hammersmith & Fulham and other London boroughs - should be offered more in terms of consumer protection, one sector commentator has claimed.
The National Landlords Association (NLA) recently recommended that a national landlords register be set up, which could be used as a useful guide for people looking for property to rent in Hammersmith & Fulham.
Responding to the suggestion, Ian Potter, operations manager of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, said that protection for consumers was "paramount".
"Exploitation of vulnerable tenants by a small minority of landlords undermines the professionalism of the broader sector and creates the negative consumer perceptions that have sometimes blighted the rental market," he added.
To aid tenants of flats to rent in Hammersmith & Fulham or property to rent in other parts of the country, the NLA has set up a database of all its members.
Written by Charles Mackay
Published 1st September, 2009
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Britons in rented homes should be offered more protection.