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Lewisham launches 'rogue landlords taskforce' .. but a third of private rented homes still unlicenced

Published 4 September 2026, 6:14pm

The council announced the rogue landlords taskforce with a fanfare, but over 5,700 private rented properties are queuing to get on the landlords register and an estimated 3,000 have never applied.

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