Crime In The Private & Social Rented Sectors

Paul Shamplina from Landlord Action, Stephen Gabriel of Sandwell Borough Council & Katrina Robinson from the Tenancy Fraud Forum join Richard Blanco to explain the nature of crime in the private and social housings sectors, how it affects landlords and tenants and what can be done to prevent and report it. We delve into the phenomena of subletting, modern day slavery, fake landlord scams, drug factories, serial bad tenants and prostitution, offer tips to avoid being caught out by the criminals and hear about some of the enforcement action that aims to thwart their endeavours.

Inside Property is produced in collaboration with the National Landlords Association. Picture credit = The Daily Record