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Police asks landlords to take precautions against illegal tenant activities
A police officer in Scotland is at the front of a nationwide campaign to cut down on the growing instances of cannabis grow operations that are springing up in privately-rented residential properties across the United Kingdom. According to BBC News, Alan Buchanan of Strathclyde, in Scotland, pointed out that an ever growing number of landlords simply do not know that they are renting their residential properties to tenants who then turn the real estate into cannabis plantations. In fact, the problem is so serious, that cannabis grow operations now turn a profit of over £100 million, which is much more than the revenue of Scotland’s entire farming industry. Scottish police uncover around £500,000 worth of cannabis every two months, and more than 1,900 plants are usually recovered during this period.

Buchanan believes that landlords should be provided with more information on their responsibilities when it comes to ensuring that their tenants do not use their rented property for illegal purposes. Since Buchanan discovered that a large number of tenants who take part in these illicit ventures are in fact illegal immigrants in the UK, one of the best ways for landlords to preempt any problems is to ask tenants for government-issued identification before a lease is agreed upon. Buchanan believes that landlords must play a key role in cutting down on these cannabis grow operations, as failure to do so not only leads to very serious damage to the property in question, but also results in violence and unsafe neighbourhoods. Buchanan’s recent appearance on a BBC documentary highlights the growing concern around the illicit activities of some tenants.

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