Ann Murphy: Sex-for-rent legislation must be enacted without delay 

There are no current legal deterrents to offering sex for rent

The legislation will cover rental arrangements between landlords and tenants, as well as 'rent-a-room' situations. 

The ink was barely dry on the Cabinet stamp of approval on legislation to outlaw sex for rent when my phone pinged.

Flashing up on my screen was a message about a young au pair from South America who was trapped in a sex-for-rent situation which is unlikely to be improved even if the legislation had immediately come into effect.