Criminal landlords could lose all earnings after court ruling

London council given right to use Proceeds of Crime Act against landlords who rented single house to 40 peopleCriminal landlords who rent out illegally dangerous homes will be forced to give up all their earnings, following a court ruling that could strengthen powers to tackle Britain’s worst housing.Lawyers for Brent council in north-west London have been granted the right to use the Proceeds of Crime Act against a family of landlords who earned hundreds of thousands of pounds by cramming