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A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...

Haringey Borough Council has given the go-ahead for borough-wide additional licensing to be introduced from 27 May 2019 for Houses in...

A landlord in Edinburgh who evicted a young family and dumped their belongings in the garden after they fell into rent...

Landlord licensing schemes are popping up all over the UK as local authorities step up their efforts to clampdown on rogue...

Changes to mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing come into force in England today, requiring properties with five or more...

Changes to mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing coming into force in England on 1 October 2018 will collectively cost...

Buy-to-let landlords must prepare for new licensing laws for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) to ensure that they do not fall...

Licensing schemes can serve purposes which are indisputably genuine and valid. They can, however, also be used as money-making schemes, particularly...

The deadline for the new selective licensing scheme which comes into effect at the start of November is looming, and time...

Landlord licensing, a database of rogue landlords and improved rent controls are among some of the primary measures proposed by renters...

A major consultation on a proposed new landlord license scheme has been delayed until after the general election. The idea of introducing...

A new selective landlord licensing scheme will be introduced by Peterborough City Council in parts of the city where there are...

Liverpool City Council (LCC) has issued just 2% of licensing applications since launching its citywide landlord licensing scheme in April last...

Three landlords have been fined in Hyndburn, Lancashire – the first to be prosecuted under the local council's selective licensing scheme. Suzanne...