Government ditches plans for landlord register

Labour had planned to enforce a number of measures to regulate the private rented sector, which will not now be implemented by the coalition Government. These include a national register, regulation of letting and managing agents, and compulsory written tenancy agreements. Shapps said the necessary legal framework was already in place to protect the rights of both tenants and landlords, and previously stated a national register would not encourage investment in the private rented sector. He said: "Today I make a promise to good landlords across the country: the Government has no pl...