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<p>Government believes that the cost of enforcement should be borne by rogue landlords
themselves and has introduced penalties of up to £30,000 for landlords who break the
rules, and measures that force them to repay rent when they break the law. Local authorities
are entitled to keep this money which is ring-fenced to fund their enforcement work.
<br> <br> Between 2011 and 2016 the government provided £12 million of enforcement
funding to local authorities to tackle rogue landlords. In addition, we have recently
made available £2 million in funding to local authorities to support their efforts
to innovate, improve and share best practice in enforcement work against the minority
of rogue landlords who make tenants’ lives a misery.</p>
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