Tag: council

Council seeks public input on landlord licensing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Carmarthenshire County Council is inviting feedback on proposed regulations for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) within the Tyisha and Glanymor...

How to avoid a landlord fine when a boiler breaks down

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1st November 2024, 1 year ago | 7

As winter approaches, landlords in the UK face the daunting task of ensuring their rental properties remain warm and comfortable....

Council will spend £2.5m outsourcing its selective licensing operation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th September 2024, 2 years ago | 23

A council is to spend £2.5 million outsourcing its licensing of private rented homes within the city to deal with...

Council ‘mothballs’ its housing company despite £600,000 investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Another council has ‘mothballed’ its housing company, despite investing £600,000 of public money, according to Private Eye. Central Bedfordshire council...

Council offers help to tenants and landlords struggling with damp and mould

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Tenants and landlords are being encouraged to seek help from their local council to address persistent damp and mould problems...

Homes for Reading closure forces tenants to find new homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 33

Reading Borough Council has announced the closure of its wholly owned housing company, Homes for Reading, and tenants must leave...

Expert hits out after councils escape safety fines that would ruin private landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th August 2024, 2 years ago | 10

A landlord law expert has blasted four council housing providers for avoiding hefty penalties despite severe safety breaches which would...

ANOTHER council seeks landlords to help house families

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2024, 2 years ago | 16

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is calling on landlords to join its Private Sector Leasing Scheme, offering a secure and...

Council buys and renovates homes for homeless families

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Homeless families in one Welsh area will benefit from a new housing scheme launched by the local council, which has...

Council slammed by Housing Ombudsman for poor repairs and complaints handling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2024, 2 years ago | 6

A special investigation by the Housing Ombudsman has exposed how Hammersmith and Fulham Council failed to provide adequate repairs and...

Council urges landlords to join its Safer Renting scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2024, 2 years ago | 11

A scheme that aims to improve the quality and safety of rented properties in Weymouth and Portland has been launched...

Can a council charge the new licence fee on an old application?

Author: Readers Question

13th February 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Hello, I applied for a selective property licence on behalf of a landlord on 27/9/2023. At that time, the licence...

Landlords could face tenant troubles due to councils’ licensing backlog

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2024, 2 years ago | 5

A landlord has expressed his worries about the possible problems that tenants could cause for him and other landlords with...

Council tells landlords not to evict anti-social tenants or those with arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2024, 2 years ago | 23

A council has launched a campaign to prevent homelessness in its area – and it says tenants with arrears or...

Another council imposes higher Improvement Notice fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The council of Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) has announced that landlords who do not maintain their rented properties...

Temporary accommodation residents demand better housing in open letter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A council has been urged to improve its temporary housing for residents living in poor conditions in an open letter...

City’s rents soar as council licensing schemes backfire, landlord claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2024, 2 years ago | 14

A landlord who provides homes to hundreds of homeless benefit tenants says council licensing schemes are making rents rocket and...

Council launches lettings agency to help homeless families

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2023, 2 years ago | 13

A new lettings agency has been launched by a council to work with private landlords and help homeless families find...

Council unveils plan to crack down on criminal landlords with new civil penalties policy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th October 2023, 3 years ago | 3

A council wants to hear from tenants and private rented sector (PRS) landlords as it prepares to adopt a new...

Council tie-up will help tenants claim back rent from criminal landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

A council has revealed that it will team up with a non-profit organisation to help tenants in the private rented...