The private rented sector in the London borough of Wandsworth is now estimated to constitute up to a third of all housing stock in the area with the council saying that the "standards of delivery within the private rented sector vary widely" and that whilst most landlords are responsible "there exists a rogue landlord element that deliver substandard ... and sometimes dangerous dwellings".

The council is reported, in LandlordToday, as saying that the benefits of additional and selective licensing include improvement in the quality of housing, the prevention of absentee landlords, better management by landlords of anti-social behaviour carried out by their tenants and improved support for tenants. The feasibility of both types of licensing proposal will be carried out pending approval by the council's executive committee.

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