Tag: Landlord Licensing

Council’s selective licensing team says landlords CAN break the rules

Author: Mick Roberts

10th September 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Yes, you read the headline right, they really did. Basically, if another department of Nottingham City Council is breaking the...

Council under fire over immediate HMO rule change

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2025, 1 year ago | 9

A legal expert has accused a council of “abuse of power” over its failure to give prior warning before introducing...

Fines against landlords soar as Salford Mayor praises crackdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2025, 1 year ago | 3

The Mayor of Salford has praised tough housing enforcement after rogue landlords were handed £2.2 million in fines. According to...

Local Authority landlord licensing forcing homelessness?

Author: Readers Question

18th June 2025, 1 year ago | 9

We have a conversion property with full planning permission for three two-bedroomed flats. Now, because of being forced to obtain...

Renters’ Rights Bill hands more power and money to councils through tougher enforcement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The only people to benefit from the Renters’ Rights Bill will be councils, claims a legal expert. In an exclusive...

Council claims selective licensing scheme will support landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th May 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Westminster council claims a new selective licensing scheme will help “support responsible landlords”. The council has confirmed the selective licensing...

Landlord thwarts £17,000 tenant rent repayment claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A £17,000 rent repayment claim against a private landlord has been overturned, thanks to the intervention of Landlord Licensing &...

Council unveils new selective licensing scheme consultation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th May 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A council has unveiled a consultation to introduce a selective licensing scheme to improve housing conditions in the PRS and...

Selective licensing needed to protect tenants, claims council

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A London council admits that “the majority of landlords do a good job” but still wants to introduce selective licensing...

Another council targets landlords for fly-tipping tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2025, 1 year ago | 13

A London council has introduced a five-year initiative aimed at curbing illegal waste dumping throughout its borough with plans for...

Landlord’s tribunal victory saves £29,000 in rent repayment case

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2025, 2 years ago | 3

A landlord has won a rare tribunal hearing and escaped being hit with a £29,000 rent repayment order (RRO). It...

Council expands selective licensing scheme under new Labour rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2025, 2 years ago | 3

A new selective licensing scheme for ALL landlords with private rented sector properties in one London borough has been unveiled....

Licensing expert slams government’s selective licensing rules as cash grab

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd December 2024, 2 years ago | 2

A licensing expert has slammed the government’s new selective licensing rules as “not improving standards but lining councils’ coffers.” Phil...

Blackpool approves selective licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Blackpool Council has approved a new selective licensing scheme which will come into effect on 1 April 2025. It says...

Housing enforcement experts slam ‘misleading’ prosecutions report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2024, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 2 years 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, 3 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, 3 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...