Rules for landlords not fit for purpose, says John McDonnell

Shadow chancellor speaks out after Guardian and ITV News investigation revealed exploitation of loopholes

Tenants will get access to rogue landlord database, says PM

Official U-turn after revelation that database is empty and would be secret anyway

Agents at Liverpool flats faced 13 prosecutions last year as housing benefit flowed abroad

Money from across the globe rolled into Mill View, and so did Housing Act prosecutions

More than a hundred landlords in England and Wales received multiple housing convictions

Large parts of England and Wales with many ‘non-decent’ homes have had no convictions

Housing market affected by affordability, Brexit and uncertainty over interest rates

Database billed as key to protecting renters is empty, and is closed to public

Measures to stop poor property management are patchy and confusing

One man let out a shed as a home, while another treated his tenants to pigeon droppings

Bernard McGowan’s business rolls on, despite six Housing Act convictions since 2014

Barred operators with housing convictions still renting out properties, Guardian and ITV News investigation finds

Average UK prices rise 3.2% but sluggish London property market sees fall of 0.2%

Uncertainty over Brexit puts off buyers in the capital and south-east during autumn

Firm sets aside £5.9m as UK faces £1bn bill to make other high-rises safe