Councils will be able to impose fines on dodgy landlords of up to £30,000
The new measures will also require households of five or more from separate families to obtain a licence to prove they’re not illegal migrants.
It will bring an extra 160,000 additional rental properties under mandatory licensing rules.
The new tougher rules will also set up a database of rogue landlords.
It will be used to automatically ban people who have been convicted of offences such as burglary, and stalking from becoming landlords.
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Councils will also be able to impose fines on dodgy landlords of up to £30,000.
Ministers say the new measures will protect tenants from revenge evictions.
The Government is also providing a new £12million fund for councils to take enforcement action in hotspot areas.
Sharma said: “Every tenant has a right to a safe, secure and decent home. But some are being exploited by unscrupulous landlords who profit from providing overcrowded, squalid and sometimes dangerous homes.
