Camden has been revealed as the local authority to be prosecuting the most letting agents and landlords in London.

According to the Mayor of London’s rogue landlord and agent checker, launched last December, Camden has prosecuted on 59 occasions and put 35 names on the blacklist.

Southwark Council has brought 51 prosecutions and placed 14 names on the blacklist. In third place is Newham with 44 prosecutions, and 27 names on the blacklist.

Camden Council’s prosecutions include one of a property management firm which was accommodating 26 people in over-crowded conditions above a former pub. The case resulted in a £40,000 fine.

Camden said that as a result of its prosecutions, more agents are coming forward to get HMO licences and to seek advice.

Tenants are also receiving compensation after seeking rent repayment orders for living in unlicensed HMOs, with £9,000 reclaimed in the last six months.

Unlike the national ‘blacklist’ of agents and landlords, the Mayor of London’s database is fully accessible by the public. The national blacklist, launched in April, can only be seen by local and central government.