Tag: Selective Licensing

Legal Eagle required for council approved rent to rent contract?

Author: Readers Question

22nd May 2024, 2 years ago | 6

I am looking for a solicitor well versed in looking at commercial contracts with a property owner and a rent...

Lambeth, Islington and Lewisham unveil new selective licensing schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Despite the council’s cabinet member for housing recognising that most landlords offer good quality housing, a selective licensing scheme will...

Jacob Young MP addresses NRLA members on Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2024, 2 years ago | 24

The Housing Minister tells NRLA that ‘stay put’ instructions by local authorities until bailiffs arrive, is completely unacceptable. Jacob Young...

Doubt cast on selective licensing’s impact on housing standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 3

The effectiveness of selective licensing in improving housing standards is brought into question by a new report. The findings by...

A landlord’s stark warning to tenants on legislation impact

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2024, 2 years ago | 45

A landlord has warned that “tenants will suffer the most” if new legislation and regulations get the green light. Mick...

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...

City’s selective licensing scheme sees a surge in applications

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2024, 2 years ago | 2

A council’s mandatory licensing scheme for private landlords has received a higher-than-expected response in its first year. The scheme, launched...

Organisation voices its fears over Selective Licensing future

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2024, 2 years ago | 6

A professional organisation has voiced its fears over the fate of selective licensing in the UK after the government pledged...

Council threatens hefty fines as landlords struggle with faulty licensing system

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Nottingham City Council has produced a video to help landlords learn how to complete its selective licensing application process –...

Landlord fears ‘prison sentence’ over council’s selective licensing application process

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2024, 2 years ago | 25

One landlord says applying for a selective licence with his council’s online system is a ‘complete waste of money’ which...

Damning report exposes council’s mishandling of selective licensing fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2024, 2 years ago | 23

A controversial council has found itself in hot water following a damning report that exposes its failure to ringfence its...

Brighton and Hove council crackdown on landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Landlords in Brighton and Hove face a £500 fine if they fail to carry out work to improve their properties....

Selective licensing blamed as Nottingham faces alarming homelessness figures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2023, 3 years ago | 35

Shocking new figures reveal Nottingham has the highest rate of homelessness across the county. Data from Shelter reveals 2,700 people...

Gove issues ultimatum to councils: ‘No Excuse’ for delaying housing plans

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Michael Gove has announced a new national policy framework (NPFF) in his long-term plan for housing. The Housing Secretary laid...

Lambeth council proposes UK’s most expensive selective licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2023, 3 years ago | 16

A London borough unveils a controversial plan, in a bid for better standards. Lambeth Council are launching a consultation on...

Are selective licensing schemes to blame for soaring rents?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th December 2023, 3 years ago | 23

For anyone wondering what the impact of selective licensing schemes is on tenants and rent prices, then one landlord has...

Professional body backs property portal and wants continued use of selective licensing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2023, 3 years ago | 6

A professional membership body has expressed support for a property portal for landlords but believes it won’t remove the need...

Selective licensing scheme sparks frustrations in Nottingham

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2023, 3 years ago | 5

A frustrated landlord has criticised Nottingham’s selective licensing scheme and called it a “stealth tax on landlords”. Nottingham City Council...

Landlords slam ‘unfair’ selective licensing fee as council reviews policy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st October 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Landlords in Middlesbrough have criticised a selective licensing scheme that charges them £800 for a five-year licence – but it...

Bristol Council wants more PRS licensing?

Author: Readers Question

30th October 2023, 3 years ago | 7

On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 4:29 AM, Consultation Team wrote: Consultation on new schemes to improve the quality and management...