RTA changes reach next phase

The committee has removed the controversial clause requiring landlords to disclose to prospective tenants whether a property has been subject to cleansing orders, for example because previous tenants have used the place as a P Lab.

Cleansing orders are already required on a property's land information memorandum (LIM) - something tenants can pick up from their local council.

Also Tenancy Tribunal rulings make it clear landlords are breaching the law if they lease a contaminated property.

Issues of damage to property and anti-social tenants have been the most controversial parts of the wider RTA changes.