Tag: Selective Licensing

Contract where Renters’ Rights Bill will not apply?

Author: Readers Question

17th June 2025, 1 year ago | 15

The Renters’ Rights Bill (RRB) only applies to assured and assured shorthold ASTs. If the contract type is not one...

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...

Brent Council’s hypocrisy: Are door-to-door council inspections a step too far?

Author: Landlord Crusader

30th May 2025, 1 year ago | 7

News that Brent Council’s enforcement teams have carried out door-to-door inspections to find ‘criminal landlords’, should send shockwaves through the...

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...

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...

Landlords risk financial ruin over licensing lapses

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th May 2025, 1 year ago | 15

Landlords who make a minor selective licensing mistake, such as missing a renewal notice, can be plunged into severe financial...

How can we get Selective Licensing Council to show where the money is going?

Author: Readers Question

12th May 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Local Councils use Selective Licensing to make money, and Landlords are forced to pay when Councils find a reason to...

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...

Petition against ‘heavy-handed’ selective licensing schemes launched

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th May 2025, 1 year ago | 12

A Parliamentary petition to challenge selective licensing rules, claiming they are being exploited by councils for generating cash has been...

Why are landlords expected to parent their tenants?

Author: Landlord Crusader

25th April 2025, 1 year ago | 24

Sefton Council’s recent warning to private landlords has sparked outrage, and for good reason. The council insists that landlords –...

Council slammed for holding landlords responsible for tenants’ fly-tipping

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2025, 1 year ago | 19

A council has been slammed for threatening landlords with an unlimited fine for failing to tackle fly-tipping. Sefton council has...

Why endless landlord bashing has created the UK’s housing crisis

Author: Landlord Crusader

14th March 2025, 1 year ago | 8

We all know that the private rented sector across England, Wales and Scotland is under siege. Landlords, the backbone of...

London council looks to reintroduce selective licensing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2025, 2 years ago | 2

A London council has revealed that it is looking to reintroduce a selective licensing scheme for rented homes in its...

Nottingham City Council wants to strip landlords of licences, yet their own houses are shocking

Author: Mick Roberts

29th January 2025, 2 years ago | 38

The story about Nottingham’s council social houses being a ‘house of horrors’, shows yet again Nottingham City Council’s failure with...

Surely I cannot be classed as a Landlord?

Author: Readers Question

17th January 2025, 2 years ago | 56

Hi, My Tenants moved out a few months ago so I have a house standing empty I’m paying Council Tax...

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....

Landlord faces double licensing payment due to council website error

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2025, 2 years ago | 1

A frustrated landlord who has attempted to license his property says a council’s website error could result in him having...

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...

Labour cracks down on landlords forcing them to rent out empty properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2024, 2 years ago | 28

Landlords could be forced to rent out empty properties under new powers announced by the Labour government. The English Devolution...

Easier landlord licensing schemes ‘Makes no sense’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Local authorities in England and Northern Ireland are to get powers to implement selective licensing schemes without seeking approval from...

Council launches selective licensing consultation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th December 2024, 2 years ago | 4

A council has launched a selective licensing consultation to clamp down on poor landlords and tackle damp and mould. North...