Tag: housing standards
NRLA pushes back on poor housing conditions in PRS and ca...
Generation Rent claims renters are forced to live in damp and mouldy homes, but a landlord organisation hit back at the claims, pointing...
Council approves major selective licensing scheme
A major new selective licensing scheme to cover a fifth of Leeds’ private rented sector has been approved by councillors, despite...
Councils tighten rules on HMO conversions
Two councils have taken steps to tighten control over Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in their areas.
They say they are aiming...
More than a million PRS homes could be illegal under the ...
More than one in five privately rented properties in England, which is around 1.027 million homes, could be classified as illegal under...
Renters face a ‘postcode lottery’ in housing ...
Renters across England are grappling with a postcode lottery when asking councils to deal with substandard housing, research reveals.
Council unveils new licensing scheme as another hails lic...
A city is claiming that its selective licensing scheme has led to ‘significant improvements’ in its private rented sector...
Brent Council’s hypocrisy: Are door-to-door council inspe...
News that Brent Council’s enforcement teams have carried out door-to-door inspections to find ‘criminal landlords’, should send...
