207.Section 85 specifies material to which the local authority shall have regard (in addition to other things it may consider) when deciding whether an applicant or an applicant’s agent is a fit and proper person for the purposes of section 84. The material specified is: whether the person has committed certain types of offence, practised unlawful discrimination or contravened housing law or landlord and tenant law; actions or failures to act in relation to antisocial behaviour affecting a house let by the applicant or for which the applicant was an agent; and other material considered by the local authority to be relevant.
Commentary on Sections Part 8 - Housing: Registration of Certain Landlords Section 85 – Section 84: considerations