Local authority intervention in private renting: From compliance to hardline enforcement

Cowan, Dave ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9750-8262, Marsh, Alex and Harris, Jennifer 2024. Local authority intervention in private renting: From compliance to hardline enforcement. Journal of Law and Society 51 (3) , pp. 390-412. 10.1111/jols.12489

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Abstract

Drawing on data from two empirical projects concerned with local authority enforcement of standards in the private rented sector, this paper argues that there are signs of greater use of formal enforcement approaches. These enforcement approaches are more hardline than previous studies have found. This finding runs counter to the existing scholarship on regulatory enforcement, which emphasizes securing compliance over formal enforcement. Securing compliance is also integral to the regulatory guidance in this sphere of activity. Further, in an environment of cuts to local authority funding and greater local authority need for private renting stock to meet household needs, the shift to hardline approaches requires explanation. Drawing on Hawkins’ and Manning’s theory of legal decision making, which emphasizes consideration of the surround, field, and frame, the authors explain how changes to the field, in particular, have encouraged the shift to the hardline approach.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) K Law > K Law (General)
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0306-3704
Funders:	ESRC, AHRC
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	12 February 2024
Date of Acceptance:	17 January 2024
Last Modified:	29 Aug 2024 14:18
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/165566

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