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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”...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham, wants to introduce a £1.5m Good Landlord Charter This would work in partnership with the city’s...

A Midlands council has given notice of two landlord licensing schemes set to be introduced later this year. Charnwood council has been...

A council enquiry is proposing a flurry of new landlord licensing schemes in one county in England.  An inquiry into the private...

A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...

Havering council has agreed to the extension of its landlord licensing scheme.  It currently covers 12 wards and will be rolled out ...

A London local authority is to extend its current additional licensing scheme from 12 council wards to 18 - and is...

Camden Council has approved the renewal of landlord licensing in the borough, extending the licensing to most Houses in Multiple Occupation...

Scarborough Council has approved the introduction of a compulsory selective licensing scheme in parts of Scarborough’s Weaponness and Ramshill ward.  The decision...

Croydon Council has applied for government consent to renew the borough’s landlord licensing scheme that makes sure privately-let properties meet key...

Buy-to-let landlords with a rental property in Harrow have just a few weeks left to have their say in a consultation...

ARLA Propertymark has compiled some fresh advice and top tips for those starting to think about their living circumstances and renting...

Harrow Council is looking to renew its landlord licensing scheme in Edgware, enabling tougher enforcement action on rogue landlords. It is consulting...

A buy-to-let landlord in Liverpool has been ordered to pay almost £9.500 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions for his...

Renters have higher levels of harmful stress levels than homeowners, according to new research.  A survey of almost 4,000 renters by Shelter...

Letting agents who fail to obtain licences for rented properties that fall under selective licensing rules could be prosecuted either alongside...

Private landlords in Enfield may soon have to obtain new licences after the local council launched a consultation aimed at gaining...

Hounslow Council has u-turned on plans to introduce a licensing scheme for landlords.  Plans for an additional licensing scheme for landlords were...

A landlord has been penalised for operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupancy  (HMO) in south London. Fouad Ahmad, from Streatham, pleaded...

Portsmouth City Council is controversially planning to introduce a landlord licensing scheme in the city without potentially allowing around half of...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling on local authorities to take much firmer action against rogue letting agents that tarnish...

Members of the general public are being offered the opportunity to have their say on Brent’s landlord licensing scheme. Brent Council wants...

Today is the final day for the public to have their say on the possible introduction of the Weymouth landlord licensing...

Members of the general public are being offered the opportunity to have their say on the possible introduction of the Weymouth...

Landlord licensing schemes are being introduced across England, while they are mandatory in Scotland and Wales, as local authorities attempt to...

Buy-to-let investors should be ‘extremely wary’ of buying property in an area affected by selective licensing rules because many local authorities...

A rogue landlord who allowed a family to live in a house described as “unfit for human habitation” has been fined...

Havering Council continued to clampdown on rogue landlords in 2018, with new figures revealing that the local authority issued just over...

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

Brighton and Hove Council has given the go-ahead for new selective landlord licensing to be introduced across 12 wards in the...

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

Nottingham City Council became the latest local authority to introduce a landlord licensing scheme last week in an attempt to clampdown...

With the new year almost upon us, now is a good time to think about your property investment strategy and potentially...

Haringey Council has launched a public consultation on plans to introduce two new Selective Landlord Licensing schemes in the London borough. The...

Rogue landlords in Hackney face heavy fines after the local council gained new powers to issue penalties of up to £30,000.  Landlords...

The decision to launch a new inquiry into the private rented sector has been welcomed by letting agents. The Communities and Local...

Plans to introduce an additional licensing scheme across 12 wards in Havering, east London, have been approved. Local councillors met on Wednesday...

Weymouth and Portland Borough Council is planning to introduce a selective licensing scheme in an effort to clamp down on unscrupulous...

Plans to introduce an additional licensing scheme across 12 wards in Havering, east London, look set to be approved tomorrow. Local councillor will...

  Hackney Council is planning to introduce a selective licensing scheme in an effort to clamp down on unscrupulous landlords in the...

Barnsley Council is planning to introduce a selective licensing scheme in an effort to clamp down on rogue landlords in the...

After lobbying Tower Hamlets Council for three years, private renters in the east London district have finally been granted a new...

The London Borough of Redbridge has from today introduced new selective licensing schemes in the wards of Valentines and Clementswood. The...

There could soon be no fewer than eight separate selective licensing areas in Manchester and Salford if proposed schemes are approved,...

Landlords in parts of Scarborough may soon have to apply for a licence to let their properties after initial plans to...

After forcing Burnley Council to hold a referendum on a directly-elected mayor, a disgruntled buy-to-let landlord has now vowed to do...

A proposed selective landlord licensing scheme has been pulled after Conservative councillors could not agree on how it could move forward. Plans...

Nottingham City Council has launched a public consultation on plans to introduce a selective landlord licensing scheme in the city. The consultation,...

Landlords in Peterborough are being warned to sign up to a new licensing scheme or end up in court. Peterborough City Council...

A landlord has become the first to be prosecuted for not signing up to Liverpool council’s new landlord licensing scheme which...

Ashfield District Council has given the go-ahead for new selective landlord licensing to be introduced in two areas of the western...

A petition has been set up to overturn what has been described as a ‘shameful’ decision to abolish a selective licensing...

A local authority has opted not to introduce a new landlord licensing scheme, an investigation by London Property Licensing has revealed. Wandsworth...

Andy Burnham, former Labour leadership candidate and now the party's candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor, has put forward a number of...

More than 80 buy-to-let landlords in Weston-super-Mare have joined forces with a view to taking North Somerset Council to court in...

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

Private landlords in Ealing, one of London’s largest boroughs, will soon have to obtain a licence to operate a house in...

Councillors in Redbridge have agreed to move forward with proposals to introduce a selective registration scheme for landlords across 14 wards...

The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...

The London Borough of Lewisham has dramatically increased the fees for licencing HMOs above or below commercial premises in the borough. Following...

Proposals to make it easier for London boroughs to introduce landlord licensing schemes will do nothing to root out criminal landlords,...

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

Local councils are being urged to drop landlord licensing schemes following the publication of new laws showing that they are not...

Brent Council has received more than 5,000 online applications from landlords seeking to have their Brent rental properties licensed since it...

A rogue landlord who rented out a sub-standard property in Brent has become the first to be fined under Brent Council’s...