[WillowTheWhisp]

I haven't seen the Telegraph but that sounds hopeful or optimistic at least.

It's all very well having the legislation but how on earth do they enforce it? I'm sure there aught to be a way but a lot of landlords rent out their property on a sort of private arrangement basis so who polices them? The house next door to me is an example. Someone bought it when it was repossessed by the building society and then just rents it to other people to live in.

I think if anyone wants to rent they should do so from an accountable organisation or via an agency but maybe they fear paying more that way.

I've never actually been a tennant myself so I can't speak from personal experience, only second hand.