Greater Manchester is getting serious about rogue landlords

Greater Manchester’s mayor Andy Burnham has listed housing and getting serious about rogue landlords as top of his agenda for 2024. As a result, the Good Landlord Charter is currently in its consultation phase and has been designed to help tenants distinguish between accredited and rogue landlords in both private and social housing.

Bringing together a range of services from the police and fire service, the scheme will help tackle rogue landlords. The Good Landlord Charter is intended to be the first of its kind: an ambitious voluntary standard for landlord excellence, no matter what kind of housing they let.

Your views matter

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) shows the scale of the challenges renters in Greater Manchester are currently facing. Although many landlords in Greater Manchester pride themselves on providing good housing, more can be done. The charter will help with this. If you would like to contribute and give you opinion on what renting in Greater Manchester is like, take the online survey by clicking this link.

If you need to respond in a different way, or require the consultation materials in a different format, you can contact goodlandlordcharter@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk. Support for non-English speakers is also available on 0161 244 1000.