LANDLORDS are staring down the barrel of monster fines of up to £40,000 as Labour’s new renter crackdown kicks in, and critics warn councils will be cashing in. A blitz of 15 fresh penalties arrives under Labour’s flagship Renters’ Rights Act, with councils handed beefed up enforcement powers and a legal duty to pounce on … Continue reading Labour’s Fine Frenzy: Landlords in the Firing Line