Tag: licensing
HMOs – Do You Need Different Insurance?
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) carry different risks from standard single-lets. Multiple unrelated tenants, higher footfall,
The £1 Transaction That Protected a Landlord From Liability
Some headlines make you look twice. In this case, a landlord effectively transferred an entire risk away from themselves for less than...
Landlord Mistakes That Could Cost You £10,000 (or More)
Landlords can lose five figures in an instant, not from market crashes or bad tenants, but from avoidable errors. These mistakes are...
Council urges tenants to know their HMO rights
Belfast City Council is urging potential tenants to understand their rights and responsibilities when looking to rent a house of multiple...
Council consults over expansion of selective licensing sc...
Landlords and residents are being invited to participate in a public consultation on the potential introduction of a new selective...
Landlords urged to check council’s licensing requir...
Sandwell Council is urging private landlords to check if they need to apply for a housing license under a new scheme being introduced...
Council will spend £2.5m outsourcing its selective licens...
A council is to spend £2.5 million outsourcing its licensing of private rented homes within the city to deal with ‘challenges...
