Calls for tougher penalties for rogue landlords

Rogue landlords should be "frightened" by the penalties they could face for committing housing offences, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

Gerald Vernon-Jackson, vice chairman of the LGA, said the threat of jail and bigger fines were needed to protect renters, especially vulnerable tenants.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast he added: "It's like fining a premiership footballer £1000 when he's earning £200,000 a week - he is not going to notice."

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