Tag: HMO News

Where the best yielding HMO properties are

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Wales have emerged as the highest yielding properties in Britain, a survey reveals. According...

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2,000 student landlords warned over ‘poor’ standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2012, 14 years ago | 2

More than 2,000 Oxford landlords have had warning letters from the city council about repairs to carry out under the...

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HMO landlords wait for article 4 test case

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

As councils across the country ramp up their campaign against student landlords and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), the Residential...

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HMO licence fees up 650 percent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2012, 15 years ago | 6

In the last year it has become very clear that many Local Authorities are looking very carefully at Private Sector...

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Article 4 Directions – a Southampton Perspective

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12th January 2012, 15 years ago | 3

Article 4 Directions for managing HMOs will only work if they are accompanied by good planning policies – a Southampton...

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Appeal Court Rejects HMO Legal Challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Local councils have lost their fight in the courts to overturn the government’s house in multiple occupation planning laws. After...

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HMO Landlords Fined for Flouting Fire Safety Rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A rogue landlord was fined £8,000 for failing to maintain standards at a shared house that was taken over by...

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HMO Planning Rules Confuse Student Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Councils are imposing arcane planning rules in an attempt to stop student landlords opening new shared houses. Landlords in Portsmouth...

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Landlords upset over paying £315,000 HMO fees to council

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Disgruntled landlords have paid out £315,000 fees in a year to comply with a council’s new house in multiple occupation...

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Rising fees fail to dent student lettings, says Unite

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rising tuition fees are not affecting bookings for the next academic year for Britain’s largest student landlord, the Unite Group....

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Landlords can have say over housing benefit changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has launched a short consultation period asking for views on planned change from landlords, organisations...