The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has written to Housing Secretary Angela Rayner urging her to make it even easier...
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17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![What HMO Landlords should know about Licensing and Planning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/1%20RVG%20announces%20%C2%A32bn%20plan%20to%20build%205000%20new%20homes%20-%20PIT%20Construction-400x310.png)
Understanding Article 4 is crucial for HMO landlords and one legal expert says there is a big difference between HMO licensing...
13 July 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Landlord Alert: beware local council ‘Safer Renting’ schemes](/upload/images/shutterstock_1141644755(3).jpg)
A legal expert is warning landlords to be wary of joining local council 'Safer Renting' schemes These seemingly well-intentioned projects may have...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![A Warning to All Landlords Over Selective Licensing Schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The recent unveiling by several London councils of selective licensing schemes should raise concerns among private sector landlords - especially 'amateur'...
29 June 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![One rule for councils, another for private landlords - claim](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
A move by one London council to refer itself to the Regulator of Social Housing should be seen as a 'national...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning to Landlords after Suspended Jail Sentence](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
An advisory service is warning landlords to heed the lessons from a recent court case concerning legal obligation to ensure fire...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Licensing fees could be cut if government review recommends](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
It is possible that licensing regimes operated by local councils could cut the fees they impose on landlords. The House of Commons...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Last ditch bid by officers to save council landlord licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activists trying to push Labour into imposing rent controls](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council set to implement a landlord licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for “sentencing guidelines” to punish landlords over licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Licensing - drop-in events to be part of formal consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Another council is consulting about a controversial selective licensing scheme. North Lincolnshire council says the proposed scheme is “designed to improve housing...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Radical reforms to rejuvenate renting, by industry commentator](/upload/images/shutterstock_194216909(3).jpg)
A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Licensing scheme fees based on landlords’ past performance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords rebel against Labour council £1,800 licence fee](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Alert: licensing risks of double jeopardy and entrapment](/upload/images/shutterstock_2029285928(1).jpg)
A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Banning order victory for council after landlord appeal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_Banned-400x310.png)
Newham council in London has won what it calls a landmark case against a convicted rogue landlord. The court has dismissed the...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords taking legal action against ‘eye watering’ council licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Four landlords are contemplating seeking a judicial review of a council’s proposed licensing scheme extension. Middlesbrough council is consulting on extending its...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council leaps on landlord licensing gravy train](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Middlesbrough is the latest council wanting to expand its landlord licensing regime. It’s consulting on extending its existing scheme to another ward. The...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activist group makes formal public apology to landlords' chief](/upload/images/shutterstock_200250743.jpg)
The controversial activist group Acorn has made a formal public apology to the chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association. On...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gove’s Christmas Gift to Landlords - yet another licensing system](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
It’s emerged that Housing Secretary approved yet another vast landlord licensing system just days before Christmas. On December Gove gave approval to...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![How will the Build To Rent market look in 2024?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...
23 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
![Another day, another landlord licensing scheme proposed by council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is launching a consultation to renew yet another selective licensing scheme. The scheme was launched in 2018 and...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove gives go-ahead to one of UK’s largest licensing schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
Almost all landlords letting out properties in a London borough will soon be legally required to have a selective license. It’s one...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Taskforce launched to hit back at criminal landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
Some £2m of government money has been channeled into a brand new country cil Taskforce aimed at identifying and clamping down...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bankrupt! - Labour council which tomorrow launches huge licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A controversial licensing scheme is due to come into force tomorrow - just as the council administering it has declared itself...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb sub-letting call explodes into national media controversy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMO Council Tax breakthrough 'may not save landlords money'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
The breakthrough on council tax and HMOs, announced just before the weekend, may not be all that it seems. That’s the view...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Devastating impact of Renters Reform Bill revealed by legal expert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
The Renters Reform Bill could end up with landlords going bankrupt, a housing law specialist is warning. Des Taylor, director of compliance...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Compliance for Landlords - Crash Course to be held this week](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
Next weekend sees a crash course event for landlords to bring them up to date with the 160 pieces of legislation...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yet more London council landlord licensing on the cards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A London council is looking to introduce new licensing for landlords. Currently Wandsworth council operates mandatory licensing for HMOs with five or...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fake News - landlords warned against taking false social media advice](/upload/images/shutterstock_1710722323.jpg)
Landlords are being advised to be on their guard and not be duped by social media messages urging them to flout...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Don’t cut corners on mandatory EICR reports - warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_2156505737.jpg)
Landlords are unwittingly exposing their tenants to the serious danger of fire because they opt for the cheaper option when hiring...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yet another council ponders revenue-raising licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A council is to consult on a new licensing scheme that aims to tackle rogue landlords in parts of Scunthorpe that...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Michael Gove gives thumbs up to another Labour licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A controversial licensing scheme will come into force this winter with the blessing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove. Nottingham council’s selective licensing...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yet More Landlord Licensing: another council ponders controls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
Landlords providing accommodation on the Wirral are likely to get further licensing as a new consultation goes ahead. The proposals suggest continuing...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour council spending £50k ‘exploring idea of landlord licensing’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A council in the south east of England says it is “exploring the possibility” of introducing a huge landlord licensing scheme. Councillors...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove approves one of UK’s largest landlord licensing schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Southwark’s Labour council has won the backing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove for one of the largest private landlord licensing schemes...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Senior politician backs local landlord licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Licensing schemes continue to spread - even to the Channel Islands. The Jersey Evening Post reports that the island’s Chief Minister has...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord refuses to license two properties and is fined](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A landlord who failed to get his properties licensed has been fined. Under the Selective Landlord Licensing scheme in part of Middlesbrough...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Almost 50% off licensing cost in council’s early-bird offer](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Millennial-Agent-Training-400x310.jpg)
One of London’s most aggressive landlord licensing regimes says it has an early-bird offer running until July 14. Landlords applying for Newham...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer coaches letting agents on retaining landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
TV property guru Phil Spencer has offered a series of tips to letting agents on how to retain landlord clients, especially...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour Mayor backs call for vast increase in landlord licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The Labour Mayor of Newham in London has called for a vast extension of landlord licensing. Rokhsana Fiaz says she welcomes a...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Beware of incompetent letting agents - new warning to landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
Landlords are urged to be cautious and do extensive research before signing up to a letting agent in the face of...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental Reform - Phil Spencer demands radical simplification of regulations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![One of UK’s biggest landlord licensing regimes now bigger still](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
One of the country’s largest landlord licensing regimes has expanded even more this week. Some 700 more private sector homes in Manchester...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Enforcement action leaves rogue landlord with huge bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 for operating an unsafe HMO following enforcement action by Havering council. John Abraka...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council rubber-stamps HMO policy against landlords' wishes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Construction-400x310.png)
Landlords converting a property of any size to rent out on multiple tenancies in seven areas of a London borough could...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Controversial council wants city-wide small HMOs licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A consultation on a new licensing scheme for landlords letting out HMOs in Nottingham is running until May 24. The Labour council...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour tells landlords not to raise rents to pay for new licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent1-400x310.png)
Labour controlled Nottingham council is introducing a new licensing scheme - and tells landlords not to raise rents to pay the...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s Shadow Chancellor backs selective licensing for landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The local media in Yorkshire says Labour’s Rachel Reeves - the Shadow Chancellor - is campaigning for the introduction of a...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yet More Licensing - three weeks left for landlord comments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A council is reminding landlords that they have only until the end of the month to comment on a proposed scheme...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour council will back rent controls … but cannot implement them](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Could Starmer’s local devolution mean rent controls?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has set out a radical programme of devolution to local authorities at city and county level...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove backs Labour council's unprecedented licensing scheme](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
A London council says it’s been given the go ahead by Housing Secretary Michael Gove for an “unprecedented” third five-year term. The...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords mock “waste of time” Labour licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
It’s claimed that Liverpool’s Labour council would take almost 150 years to process applications for its landlord licensing scheme. The council has...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Make it easier for councils to introduce landlord licensing - call](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to make it easier for councils...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Yet another landlord licensing regime looks set for 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A consultation on a new licensing regime looks set to start in Warwick in the new year. The council will next week...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent Reform Activists turn on each other in factional feud](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlord licences depend on anti-social behaviour plans, council says](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
Views are being sought on the designation of a scheme to improve standards in part of Middlesbrough. A selective landlord licensing scheme...
24 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour council claims landlord licensing ‘just 0.5% average rent’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A Labour council introducing a vast new licensing regime claims its typical cost to a landlord would be just 0.5 per...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Licensing regime on the way - another London council to decide](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
Proposals have been brought forward by Wandsworth council in London to set up a review into the feasibility of introducing discretionary...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![London consultation on additional licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A borough-wide consultation on landlord licensing for privately rented properties in Brent is taking place for the next 12 weeks. The online...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Questions over value of controversial city licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
A scheme which some regard as the most controversial landlord licensing regime in the country is coming under scrutiny. Labour councillors on...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Big city landlord licensing regime set to expand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
Landlords and agents are being asked their views on proposals to expand Selective Licensing to eight new areas of Manchester. There are...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government backs huge new licensing scheme starting in New Year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/LondonPropertySector-400x310.png)
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has approved a London council’s plan to introduce a new private rented property...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Probe launched into national landlord register and council licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
An organisation that describes itself as ‘politically independent and a charity’ is launching a probe into how further regulation could help...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Another council to extend existing landlord licensing regime](/upload/images/library/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
From November Gedling council in Nottinghamshire wants its Selective Licensing extended to four additional wards. This follows a pilot where over 78...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour wants councils to have greater landlord licensing powers](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
Labour wants councils to have the power to implement landlord licensing across their full boundaries, without requiring government consent. Currently councils wanting...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Council hits Airbnb whole-house lets with huge waste charges](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
A controversial Labour council aims to make life more expensive for landlords who let out whole properties via Airbnb or other...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![New partnership scheme has discounts for landlord licensing](/upload/images/library/HMOlicensing.png)
Landlords are being encouraged to work with a local council “to give families a stable home, improve the quality of properties...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Activists want council to recruit staff to catch rogue landlords](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
Media reports from Cambridge say that rent protesters in the city are to demand the council employs staff dedicated to chasing...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Activists want Labour chiefs to hear case for selective licensing](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
Activists in the Acorn group is hoping to attract Labour councillors who run Leeds to a meeting next week, which will...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![See You In Court! Landlords threaten legal action over licensing](/upload/images/library/CourtCase-400x310.png)
A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme. York council - run by a...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![UK’s most controversial licensing scheme has to extend discount period](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords threatened with enforcement action by council](/upload/images/library/HMOlicensing.png)
A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pioneering door-to-door consultation over landlord licensing proposal](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
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...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Another consultation, another licensing scheme extension…](/upload/images/library/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
Another council is conducting a consultation process aimed at renewing its existing landlord licensing for a further five years. Sefton council has...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Licensing regime to start after consultation held two years ago](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
A Midlands council is the latest to introduce an additional licensing regime for HMOs - but it’s based on a consultation...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Licensing “allows council to work with private landlords” - claim](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicense-1-400x310.jpg)
A consultation is underway into the extension of yet another private landlord licensing scheme for a further five years. Since March 2018...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![New platform will help landlords optimise yields from property](/upload/images/library/PropTechImage-400x310.jpg)
A new version of PropTech platform Yuno claims to solve the problem of how a landlord should decide what is the...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government backs landlord licensing despite objectives being achieved](/upload/images/library/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
The government has given the green light to two selective licensing schemes in areas of Burnley. The previous five-year schemes expired at...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive 29,000-property licensing scheme launches](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
A new and huge landlord licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42 per...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Controversial Labour council extends landlord licensing regime](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive licensing scheme offers discount for good EPC rating](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Private rental quality more vital in cities than towns - councillor](/upload/images/Locations/Southend-400x310.jpg)
A local politician says the quality of the private rental sector appears to be more important in cities than in towns. Ian...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Auditors may probe council’s selective licensing scheme - report](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/landlord-licencing400x310.png)
It’s been reported by local media that a controversial landlord licensing scheme introduced by a council may now be investigated by...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Council boasts of licence success - and announces new clampdown](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
New selective licensing schemes are now live in areas of north and east Manchester covering more than 1,400 properties. This means compulsory...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Controversial council’s chief slams “dangerously unregulated” rental sector](/upload/images/library/UK-Housing-1-400x310.jpg)
A housing chief in a controversial council has tweeted that “Private landlords must be held accountable!”. She also claims on social media...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government backs controversial licensing scheme after two years](/upload/images/library/Liverpool-Aerial-400x310.jpg)
The government has approved a vast landlord licensing scheme in Liverpool - but even including 45,000 homes it is still much...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Last-minute U-turn on licensing forced on council](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
Conservative opposition councillors have derailed a local authority’s plan to introduce a landlord licensing scheme this week. Southend council is run by...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![It’s War! Activists and Green Party at loggerheads over landlords](/upload/images/library/GreenParty-logo400x310.png)
Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Council urging private landlords to offer longest-possible tenancies](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Labour-logo400x310.png)
Private landlords, tenants and letting agents are being asked to give their views on a Labour council’s tenancy strategy in London. The...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Think-tank backs Generation Rent call for greater controls on landlords](/upload/images/library/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![National Landlord Register could lead to tax clampdown, say activists](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Well over £700 fee for UK’s largest-ever HMO licensing scheme](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
Landlords must pay well over £700 for entry into what is now the UK’s largest ever HMO licensing scheme, at Westminster...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Labour council criticised by government sets licensing deadline](/upload/images/library/RobertJenrick-400x310.jpg)
A Labour council that lost government support for its landlord licensing regime says it’s reviewing its options and will produce new...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Huge fine for landlord with unlicensed and overcrowded property](/upload/images/library/CrowdedHouse-400x310.png)
A private landlord operating an unlicensed and overcrowded property in London has been hit with a fine of more than £21,000. Brent...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government rejects local licensing - Council pondering next steps](/upload/images/library/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
A council in the unusual position of having its landlord licensing proposals rejected by the government says it’s pondering its next...