Tag: Selective Licensing

Council to charge £1,000 selective licensing fee

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th February 2026, 7 months ago | 3

A council will go ahead with its selective licensing scheme set to come into force in April, requiring landlords to...

Landlords could be fined twice for same offence warns licensing expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2026, 7 months ago | 1

A landlord expert has accused councils of “double jeopardy enforcement against landlords” by fining them twice for the same offence....

Labour-run council hires extra staff for selective licensing crackdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2026, 8 months ago | 3

A council has doubled the size of its staff to deal with selective licensing. Westminster council claims it has recruited...

Landlord association challenges council’s selective licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2026, 8 months ago | 1

A landlord association is fighting back against a council’s proposed selective licensing scheme by threatening legal action. The Eastern Landlords...

Selective licensing fees could force Blackpool landlords to sell

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2026, 8 months ago | 3

A councillor has warned that landlords in Blackpool could sell up as they struggle to pay “massive selective licensing fees.”...

Renters’ Rights Act depends on council enforcement claims tenant group

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2026, 8 months ago | 1

A tenant group claims the “Renters’ Rights Act will only be as effective as how well it is enforced”, as...

Government to gather data on council PRS enforcement staffing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2026, 8 months ago | 4

The government has confirmed it will introduce a mandatory collection of private rented sector (PRS) enforcement data, including information on...

Council claims civil financial penalties harder to enforce on rogue landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2026, 9 months ago | 3

A council admits it has only issued three civil financial penalties of up to £30,000 for unlicensed properties and no...

Landlords’ association warns council’s selective licensing plan is ‘unlawful’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2026, 9 months ago | 5

A landlord association has urged a council to pause its upcoming selective licensing scheme, branding it “unlawful” and claiming evidence...

Selective licensing schemes set to expand in 2026

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2026, 9 months ago | 0

2026 could see hundreds more selective licensing schemes introduced as the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force, prop-tech firm Kamma...

Government insists selective licensing and PRS Database serve different purposes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2025, 9 months ago | 17

A peer has raised concerns over the potential overlap between selective licensing schemes and the upcoming Private Rented Sector (PRS)...

Landlords win concessions on licensing fees but costs will still hit renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th December 2025, 10 months ago | 1

A landlord organisation has welcomed a council’s decision to reduce a selective licensing fee and scale back inspections, but warns...

Tenants will pay the price for council’s entry threats warns landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th December 2025, 10 months ago | 32

A landlord is warning that councils gaining more powers for implementing forced intended entry to a rented property will ultimately...

Southwark councillor resigns in selective licensing scandal weeks after Rachel Reeves controversy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th November 2025, 11 months ago | 5

A Labour councillor in charge of housing at Southwark council has resigned over breaking selective licensing rules, the very rules...

Councils cash in on selective licensing schemes – special report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2025, 11 months ago | 14

Despite councils charging landlords hundreds of pounds for selective licensing schemes, the government claims councils should not profit from licensing....

Landlords could pay hundreds of pounds in registration fees under Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th November 2025, 11 months ago | 9

Landlords face a triple whammy of fees to register their properties under the Renters’ Rights Act. As reported by The...

Rachel Reeves’ selective licensing row exposes growing regulatory burden on landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2025, 11 months ago | 3

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s selective licensing scandal is a “perfect example of the challenges landlords face”, claims a landlord group chairman....

Landlords urged to check compliance after Rachel Reeves licensing scandal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 11 months ago | 6

As controversy continues to engulf the government over property law breaches, lettings expert Leaders is reminding landlords to stay on...

Rachel Reeves could be forced to repay tenants as Southwark Council leads in licensing fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st October 2025, 11 months ago | 15

Southwark Council tops the table for selective licensing fees, generating more than £23 million, as Rachel Reeves’ licensing error continues...

Landlord slams selective licensing as cause of Nottingham’s homelessness crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2025, 11 months ago | 10

One of Nottingham’s largest landlords has blamed selective licensing for the city’s homelessness crisis. Mick Roberts, who has housed benefit...

Four London councils plan or expand Selective Licensing schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2025, 11 months ago | 4

Four London councils, plus one in Hertfordshire, are to expand or consult residents on implementing selective licensing schemes. In Islington,...