Firefighters in north-east Scotland have announced a clampdown on landlords who let out dangerous properties.
Officials in Aberdeenshire have expressed concerns that some buy-to-let property owners are violating safety regulations in an attempt to get as many tenants as possible.
Therefore, fire crews will be checking for possible clues that a house is overcrowded, such as the amount of rubbish left outside small properties.
Gordon Gray of Grampian Fire Rescue commented: "So far the scheme has been a partial success.
"We've been encouraged by a slight rise in the amount of people applying for a multiple occupancy homes licence."
Speaking to the Press and Journal, he added that while most landlords are operating within the law, there are "plenty out there" who do not.
This follows a warning from Liverpool city council that it will take action against any landlord who is found to not be complying with every legal requirement. 
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