Tag: Landlord Licensing

Housing enforcement experts slam ‘misleading’ prosecutions report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

A leading firm of landlord and housing law experts has slammed a recent report suggesting councils in England and Wales...

Council reintroduces its selective licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Gedling Borough Council is set to reintroduce a selective licensing scheme in Netherfield, Nottingham, aiming, it says, to enhance the...

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...

Call to replace selective license schemes with a Jersey-style model

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Landlord Licensing and Defence chief Phil Turtle is urging the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) to back his proposal for...

Binning selective licensing will leave tenants at the ‘mercy of unscrupulous landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2024, 2 years ago | 19

A charity is warning that a proposal under the Renters (Reform) Bill to introduce a property portal which could replace...

Council’s selective licensing scheme deadline is looming

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2024, 2 years ago | 6

One of the country’s largest selective licensing schemes will go live in two weeks’ time and landlords are being urged...

Lib Dems want to introduce landlord licensing and rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2023, 3 years ago | 38

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to give private rented sector (PRS) tenants and landlords a ‘fair deal’ in their newly...

Additional HMO licensing coming back in Greenwich?

Author: Readers Question

6th December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

Greenwich had an Additional HMO licensing scheme from 1st October 2017 to 30 Sept 2022. No review of the success...

Alternative to licensing/accreditation? Bad landlords, look away now!

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11th September 2013, 13 years ago | 65

Following on from the discussion entitled “Raising Standards or Raising Funds” it appears that the majority of readers agree that...

Alternatives to Landlord Licencing Schemes

Author: Mark Alexander

12th August 2013, 13 years ago | 42

The alternatives to Landlord Licensing Schemes require joined up thinking, changes to data sharing protocols within local authorities and revised...

Landlord Licensing Schemes – Raising Standards or Raising Funds?

Author: Mark Alexander

9th August 2013, 13 years ago | 118

WARNING – this article might make you want to cry, it might make you want to laugh and it will...

Private Rented Sector Review – Conclusions and recommendations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2013, 13 years ago | 7

The Private Rented Sector Review conclusions and recommendations published by the Communities and Local Government Committee: Simplifying regulation 1.  We recommend...

Private Rented Sector Review – Summary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2013, 13 years ago | 2

The Private Rented Sector Review summary published by the Communities and Local Government Committee: The private rented sector has seen...

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New NLA Chairman is Carolyn Uphill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2013, 13 years ago | 1

The National Landlords Association welcomes the new NLA Chairman, Carolyn Uphill, to the helm of the organisation. Carolyn, formerly the...

Newham Council new Landlord Licensing – advice needed

Author: Readers Question

25th June 2013, 13 years ago | 12

If anyone is a current landlord in the borough of Newham please can you share your experience of council expectations...

Is landlord licensing a pointless exercise?

Author: Mark Alexander

11th June 2013, 13 years ago | 9

It’s time for me to share some controversial views on why I believe landlord licensing to be a pointless exercise...

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HMO Licensing – what’s the point?

Author: Mark Alexander

16th October 2012, 14 years ago | 7

This article about HMO Licensing is very different to many of the other articles I’ve written as I’m looking for...

Landlord licencing scheme boundaries released by Newham Council

Author: Mark Alexander

10th July 2012, 14 years ago | 38

Details of the highly controversial Landlord Licencing Scheme boundaries have been released by Newham Council. As of January 2013 it...