People with jobs in environmental health play a big role in trying to cut down on the problem of rogue landlords, according to experts.
The National Landlords Association has said that local authority officers are able to act when they think a landlord has breached health and safety regulations, which could affect the welfare of the tenant.
Vicenzo Rampulla, a spokesman for the organisation, said: "If a rogue landlord has allowed their property to reach this state through ignorance or negligence, an environmental health officer may be called in to inspect the premises."
According to homeless charity Shelter, this is likely to be the duty for a number of environmental health officers, as almost 100 per cent of those asked said they had encountered bad landlords in their jobs.
Mr Rampulla added that there is a "small but dangerous group" of rogue landlords who neglect their responsibilities towards their residents.
Posted by Oliver Mycock
