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It is possible that licensing regimes operated by local councils could cut the fees they impose on landlords. The House of Commons...

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

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

An industry supplier is analysing licensing schemes and whether they achieve anything to improve rental housing standards. Yuno says questions need to be...

Supporters of council selective licensing start rearguard action  Some of those involved in local councils have started a campaign to save selective...

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

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

New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

Landlords providing much-needed private rented accommodation in part of Merseyside are to fall under an expanded  licensing regime.  Wirral councillors have voted...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has given a warm welcome to many of the provision in the Renters Reform Bill...

Councils in Greater Manchester admit to charging landlords over £14,000 for “officer time” involved in licensing schemes. There are currently eight selective...

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

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

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

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

Labour is considering raising the buy to let and holiday home stamp duty surcharge above the current three per cent if...

Landlords and letting agents are invited to join a virtual forum for details of a new licensing requirements and to find...

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

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

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

The majority of local authorities in England do not accurately record the number of private rented sector tenure complaints which they...

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

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

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

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...

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

Landlords in the the Charnwood area of the Midlands are invited to give their views on the proposed conditions for two...

The government has revealed that it has no plans to introduce a national licensing scheme for landlords. Housing minister Chris Pincher MP...

Landlords concerned at licensing proposals put forward by Newcastle council have only until Sunday to respond with their views. The authority is re-designating...

It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...

There are more than 130,000 unlicensed properties in London that should be licensed under either selective, additional or mandatory HMO licensing...

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

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has slammed the government’s Selective Licensing Review for failing to listen to landlords. The report, which was...

The next few months are likely to be challenging for letting agents as they adjust to an outright ban on letting...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  My name is Daniel and I’m a director at...

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

Councillors in Burnley are expected to extend the existing selective licensing schemes in Trinity, Gannow and Queensgate, as well as introduce...

Barnet Council is planning to introduce a stricter licensing scheme designed to clampdown on rogue landlords across the borough in north...

More than three months on from the introduction of a selective licensing scheme in Nottingham, thousands of landlords remain unlicensed because...

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

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

People are being invited to share their views on the possible introduction of licensing for private sector rented housing in some...

The government’s decision to review how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector presents an ideal opportunity to look...

In 2006, selective licensing was introduced, giving councils the power to force landlords to clean up their acts. These licenses allow...

Plans to introduce new licensing schemes for privately rented homes across parts of North West London have been given the go-ahead by...

A new property licensing scheme has been introduced by Redbridge Council in order to crack down on rogue landlords – and...

There is a direct correlation between licensed rental properties and a reduction in anti-social behaviour, according to a north London based...

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,...

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