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Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

Another council is consulting about a controversial selective licensing scheme.  North Lincolnshire council says the proposed scheme is “designed to improve housing...

A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...

A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...

Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...

Newham council in London has won what it calls a landmark case against a convicted rogue landlord. The court has dismissed the...

Four landlords are contemplating seeking a judicial review of a council’s proposed licensing scheme extension. Middlesbrough council is consulting on extending its...

Middlesbrough is the latest council wanting to expand its landlord licensing regime. It’s consulting on extending its existing scheme to another ward. The...

The controversial activist group Acorn has made a formal public apology to the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association. On...

It’s emerged that Housing Secretary approved yet another vast landlord licensing system just days before Christmas. On December Gove gave approval to...

By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is launching a consultation to renew yet another selective licensing scheme. The scheme was launched in 2018 and...

Almost all landlords letting out properties in a London borough will soon be legally required to have a selective license. It’s one...

Some £2m of government money has been channeled into a brand new country cil Taskforce aimed at identifying and clamping down...

A controversial licensing scheme is due to come into force tomorrow - just as the council administering it has declared itself...

An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...

The breakthrough on council tax and HMOs, announced just before the weekend, may not be all that it seems. That’s the view...

The Renters Reform Bill could end up with landlords going bankrupt, a housing law specialist is warning. Des Taylor, director of compliance...

Next weekend sees a crash course event for landlords to bring them up to date with the 160 pieces of legislation...

A London council is looking to introduce new licensing for landlords. Currently Wandsworth council operates mandatory licensing for HMOs with five or...

Landlords are being advised to be on their guard and not be duped by social media messages urging them to flout...

Landlords are unwittingly exposing their tenants to the serious danger of fire because they opt for the cheaper option when hiring...

A council is to consult on a new licensing scheme that aims to tackle rogue landlords in parts of Scunthorpe that...

A controversial licensing scheme will come into force this winter with the blessing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove. Nottingham council’s selective licensing...

Landlords providing accommodation on the Wirral are likely to get further licensing as a new consultation goes ahead.  The proposals suggest continuing...

A council in the south east of England says it is “exploring the possibility” of introducing a huge landlord licensing scheme. Councillors...

Southwark’s Labour council has won the backing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove for one of the largest private landlord licensing schemes...

Licensing schemes continue to spread - even to the Channel Islands. The Jersey Evening Post reports that the island’s Chief Minister has...

A landlord who failed to get his properties licensed has been fined. Under the Selective Landlord Licensing scheme in part of Middlesbrough...

One of London’s most aggressive landlord licensing regimes says it has an early-bird offer running until July 14. Landlords applying for Newham...

TV property guru Phil Spencer has offered a series of tips to letting agents on how to retain landlord clients, especially...

The Labour Mayor of Newham in London has called for a vast extension of landlord licensing. Rokhsana Fiaz says she welcomes a...

Landlords are urged to be cautious and do extensive research before signing up to a letting agent in the face of...

TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...

One of the country’s largest landlord licensing regimes has expanded even more this week. Some 700 more private sector homes in Manchester...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 for operating an unsafe HMO  following enforcement action by Havering council. John Abraka...

Landlords converting a property of any size to rent out on multiple tenancies in seven areas of a London borough could...

A consultation on a new licensing scheme for landlords letting out HMOs in Nottingham is running until May 24. The Labour council...

Labour controlled Nottingham council is introducing a new licensing scheme - and tells landlords not to raise rents to pay the...

The local media in Yorkshire says Labour’s Rachel Reeves - the Shadow Chancellor - is campaigning for the introduction of a...

A council is reminding landlords that they have only until the end of the month to comment on a proposed scheme...

A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has set out a radical programme of devolution to local authorities at city and county level...

A London council says it’s been given the go ahead by Housing Secretary Michael Gove for an “unprecedented” third five-year term. The...

It’s claimed that Liverpool’s Labour council would take almost 150 years to process applications for its landlord licensing scheme. The council has...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to make it easier for councils...

A consultation on a new licensing regime looks set to start in Warwick in the new year. The council will next week...

Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...

Views are being sought on the designation of a scheme to improve standards in part of Middlesbrough.  A selective landlord licensing scheme...

A Labour council introducing a vast new licensing regime claims its typical cost to a landlord would be just 0.5 per...

Proposals have been brought forward by Wandsworth council in London to set up a review into the feasibility of introducing discretionary...

A borough-wide consultation on landlord licensing for privately rented properties in Brent is taking place for the next 12 weeks.  The online...

A scheme which some regard as the most controversial landlord licensing regime in the country is coming under scrutiny. Labour councillors on...

Landlords and agents are being asked their views on proposals to expand Selective Licensing to eight new areas of Manchester. There are...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has approved a London council’s plan to introduce a new private rented property...

An organisation that describes itself as ‘politically independent and a charity’ is launching a probe into how further regulation could help...

From November Gedling council in Nottinghamshire wants its Selective Licensing extended to four additional wards.  This follows a pilot where over 78...

Labour wants councils to have the power to implement landlord licensing across their full boundaries, without requiring government consent. Currently councils wanting...

A controversial Labour council aims to make life more expensive for landlords who let out whole properties via Airbnb or other...

Landlords are being encouraged to work with a local council “to give families a stable home, improve the quality of properties...

Media reports from Cambridge say that rent protesters in the city are to demand the council employs staff dedicated to chasing...

Activists in the Acorn group is hoping to attract Labour councillors who run Leeds to a meeting next week, which will...

A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme. York council - run by a...

The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...

A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...

A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...

Another council is conducting a consultation process aimed at renewing its existing landlord licensing for a further five years. Sefton council has...

A Midlands council is the latest to introduce an additional licensing regime for HMOs - but it’s based on a consultation...

A consultation is underway into the extension of yet another private landlord licensing scheme for a further five years. Since March 2018...

A new version of PropTech platform Yuno claims to solve the problem of how a landlord should decide what is the...

The government has given the green light to two selective licensing schemes in areas of Burnley. The previous five-year schemes expired at...

A new and huge landlord licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42 per...

A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...

Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...

A local politician says the quality of the private rental sector appears to be more important in cities than in towns. Ian...

It’s been reported by local media that a controversial landlord licensing scheme introduced by a council may now be investigated by...

New selective licensing schemes are now live in areas of north and east Manchester covering more than 1,400 properties.  This means compulsory...

A housing chief in a controversial council has tweeted that “Private landlords must be held accountable!”. She also claims on social media...

The government has approved a vast landlord licensing scheme in Liverpool - but even including 45,000 homes it is still much...

Conservative opposition councillors have derailed a local authority’s plan to introduce a landlord licensing scheme this week. Southend council is run by...

Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...

Private landlords, tenants and letting agents are being asked to give their views on a Labour council’s tenancy strategy in London.  The...

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...

Landlords must pay well over £700 for entry into what is now the UK’s largest ever HMO licensing scheme, at Westminster...

A Labour council that lost government support for its landlord licensing regime says it’s reviewing its options and will produce new...

A private landlord operating an unlicensed and overcrowded property in London has been hit with a fine of more than £21,000. Brent...

A council in the unusual position of having its landlord licensing proposals rejected by the government says it’s pondering its next...

Redbridge council in east London has undertaken its toughest ever clampdown on buy to let, visiting 171 properties in a week. The...

A council in Leicestershire is poised to introduce two new licensing schemes for private landlords. Charnwood council has now approved the conditions...

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...

A licensing scheme proposed for one part of the UK has been branded as “intrusive” for tenants and expensive for the...

Residents and landlords are to be consulted by yet another council wanting to renew its selective licensing regime - saying it...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has said No to a plea by a south east council to renew...

The government has taken the unusual step of denying a local council its request for an extended term for a landlord...

It’s already a very un-typical part of the United Kingdom but now Jersey has set itself apart in a different way...