For most of its history, the private equity industry was largely left alone by securities regulators. A basic assumption underlying this approach was that private equity fund investors are sophisticated and should therefore be able to engage in effective private ordering without outside assistance. But...
In 2016, the UK government provided £5 m to a range of local authorities to tackle rogue landlords. The funding was aimed at increasing property inspections and prosecuting landlords (CLG, 2016). In London there is the ‘Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker’ website that enables tenants to ...