The council in Manchester has received funding to help fight landlords who take advantage of vulnerable tenants.
Manchester has been given £280,000 from the the Department of Communities and Local Government’s controlling migration fund, which will be used to target landlords that take advantage of immigrants or people who have no status to remain in the UK.
It follows a pilot project last year, which focused on sub-standard accommodation above shops as a key area of problem housing, largely in areas of deprivation.
Through this programme, it became clear that rogue landlord activity together with information from officers working directly in the neighbourhoods, has the potential to uncover migrant issues.
Manchester has more than 9,000 flats above commercial premises and, although many will be in good condition, previous schemes have identified problems in some areas exacerbated by subletting and substandard accommodation provided as part of employment.
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