The idea of mandatory landlord registration should be 'rejected by local authorities in England', the Country Land and Business Association has said.
CLA President Henry Robinson said: “We agree with the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) consultation document, Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector, which says a national register of landlords in England would be a financial burden and cost more than £40million a year.
“Mandatory Landlord Registration would be unworkable. The costs would be passed on to tenants and it is unclear what a register would achieve.”
Mr Robinson added: “Local authorities should use selective licensing or existing laws to combat the small number of criminal landlords.”
The CLA has made its view clear to the Government in its written response to the consultation document.
