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Broken landlord licensing sign beside a national property database, illustrating proposed licensing reform

Call to scrap landlord licensing after database rollout

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 7

Discretionary landlord licensing schemes should be scrapped once England’s national landlord database is fully operational, ministers have been urged. In...

Broken chain beside a £1,500 HMO licensing fee sign symbolising the withdrawal of Telford’s licensing scheme.

Town’s landlords escape £1,500 HMO licensing fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2026, 1 month ago | 2

Landlords with smaller HMOs in one council authority’s area have avoided proposed licensing fees of more than £1,500 per property...

Broken chain between a licensing challenge and a house representing new HMO planning controls

Council’s HMO controls coming despite licensing challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 1 month ago | 0

A council says it is pressing ahead with new planning controls for HMOs even though its bid to bring in...

Gavel smashing legal challenge beside landlord licensing sign in Luton housing regulation dispute

Council’s landlord licensing schemes begin after landlords lose legal fight

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2026, 5 months ago | 0

Landlords in one town face new landlord licensing rules from this week after a court battle that went all the...

Council considers extending HMO licensing scheme to improve housing standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th December 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Worcester City Council says, despite the “majority of HMO landlords”, following the rules an additional licensing scheme could be introduced....

Landlords and agents in London see a big rise in licensing fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2023, 4 years ago | 8

London’s councils look set to double the amount in fines they collected from landlords and agents last year under selective...

Housing law expert Phil Turtle discussing landlord enforcement and civil penalties

Landlord Licensing & Defence – How landlords and agents can avoid council fines and penalties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2023, 4 years ago | 9

Landlords face an increasingly difficult situation as councils look to set up or expand their mandatory licensing schemes – leaving...

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Call to scrap landlord licensing after database rollout

Town’s landlords escape £1,500 HMO licensing fees

Council’s HMO controls coming despite licensing challenge

Council’s landlord licensing schemes begin after landlords lose legal fight

Council considers extending HMO licensing scheme to improve housing standards

Landlords and agents in London see a big rise in licensing fines

Landlord Licensing & Defence – How landlords and agents can avoid council fines and penalties