Okay. If we take this literally - assume he genuinely had not been aware of the issues uncovered - then that is in itself an argument against a) the private rental sector in general and b) this landlord specifically

The proposal for Houchen to face public questions will be discussed by the Scrutiny Committee tomorrow, the Audit & Governance Committee on the 17th and TVCA cabinet on the 27th. It needs approval from all three to be part of TVCA's official response to the Tees Valley Review.

I'll be very interested to see how these work in practice. I've hosted a couple in Greater Manchester with Andy Burnham and they've been lively affairs with no questions off limits...

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No, it could have been, that is the conclusion of the report.