Ann McKechin MP welcomes GCC targeting rogue landlords as new housing service unveiled  

Ann McKechin MP today welcomed the news that Glasgow City Council has launched a crackdown on Glasgow’s rogue landlords, who are being warned they now risk a £50,000 fine if they continue to avoid registering with the city council.  Around 6000 private landlords in Glasgow are estimated to have so far failed to record their details with the council despite having a clear legal responsibility to do. A landlord applying to register gives the council the opportunity to determine whether the individual is a ‘fit and proper’ person to rent out property.  The landlord register is regarded as a key element in the bid to drive up standards and ensure decent housing for tenants. Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council, believes that those landlords who have dodged their obligation to register will have now have no grounds to complain if the toughest possible action is taken...