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<p> </p><p>The overwhelming majority of private sector landlords are reputable and
provide decent well maintained homes. This is demonstrated by high levels of satisfaction
with over 83% of tenants happy with their accommodation. However, a small proportion
of landlords neglect their properties and exploit their tenants forcing them to live
in unsafe and overcrowded accommodation. We are cracking down on these rogue landlords
and have provided £6.7 million to support local authorities with acute and complex
problems, of which Peterborough received £70,000 to help them tackle problems associated
with sheds and outhouses being used illegally as accommodation. The work on driving
rogue landlords out of the sector is ongoing and will be supported, by the publication
of updated guidance on the prosecution of rogue landlords later this year.</p><p>
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