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A council has now approved plans for two of the country’s largest licensing schemes - one is so large it needs...
15 March 2021
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A Labour-controlled council says it’s confident a huge new licensing scheme for one of Britain’s most high-profile cities will be voted...
10 March 2021
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A landlord who failed to licence his properties has been ordered to pay back over £8,000 in rent. Dexter Blackstock, a former...
19 February 2021
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Landlords in the the Charnwood area of the Midlands are invited to give their views on the proposed conditions for two...
04 February 2021
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The government has revealed that it has no plans to introduce a national licensing scheme for landlords. Housing minister Chris Pincher MP...
02 February 2021
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There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...
27 January 2021
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Landlords concerned at licensing proposals put forward by Newcastle council have only until Sunday to respond with their views. The authority is re-designating...
26 January 2021
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A council that put a selective licensing scheme consultation on pause because of the pandemic has resumed the exercise. Oldham council says...
20 January 2021
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It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...
05 January 2021
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A landlord leader has hit out at a council’s selective licensing scheme, suggesting it is “bureaucracy for bureaucracy’s sake” and nothing...
04 January 2021
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Landlords with properties in the Havering area have until January 24 to submit a selective licence application, giving them a 50...
23 December 2020
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Havering council has agreed to the extension of its landlord licensing scheme. It currently covers 12 wards and will be rolled out ...
08 December 2020
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A landlord has been fined £2,500 for failing to licence a property that she had been renting out for several years...
27 November 2020
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South Tyneside council is considering a selective licensing in two areas of South Shields - and looks likely to ignore its...
29 October 2020
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A London local authority is to extend its current additional licensing scheme from 12 council wards to 18 - and is...
26 October 2020
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A selective licensing regime is being considered by a westcountry council following an enquiry into private rental sector conditions. Cornwall Council says 50...
08 October 2020
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A local authority is inviting landlords to a virtual forum to be held today to canvas views on two proposed licensing...
05 October 2020
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Scarborough Council has approved the introduction of a compulsory selective licensing scheme in parts of Scarborough’s Weaponness and Ramshill ward. The decision...
04 August 2020
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The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appointed a new legal counsel. Housing lawyer and former Residential Landlords Association (RLA) policy director...
28 July 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords with a rental property in Harrow have just a few weeks left to have their say in a consultation...
22 July 2020
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Harrow Council is looking to renew its landlord licensing scheme in Edgware, enabling tougher enforcement action on rogue landlords. It is consulting...
10 June 2020
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Brent Council’s application to extend its selective licensing scheme in the north west London ward has been rejected by central government. Brent...
28 February 2020
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A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay just over £90,000 for repeatedly ignoring selective licensing laws in north London. Stephen Ige...
04 February 2020
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A selective licensing scheme covering two areas in the suburbs of Leeds has been introduced by Leeds City Council. Under the new...
07 January 2020
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A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £1,384 after pleading guilty to failing to selectively license a rental property he owns in...
24 December 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord who owns two properties in Scarborough has been fined £35,000 for breaches of his Selective Licence following a...
02 December 2019
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Nottingham City Council has been criticised for targeting responsible landlords whilst doing little to clampdown on rogue operators in the local...
20 November 2019
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Proposals for a national register of landlords have been rejected by the government. A report on the joint research project between the...
08 November 2019
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London Borough of Brent has approved the renewal and extension of borough-wide additional licensing for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for...
30 October 2019
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Letting agents who fail to obtain licences for rented properties that fall under selective licensing rules could be prosecuted either alongside...
22 October 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord in Nottingham has been fined £24,000 and told to pay £1,100 costs as well as a victim surcharge...
18 October 2019
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There are more than 130,000 unlicensed properties in London that should be licensed under either selective, additional or mandatory HMO licensing...
14 October 2019
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Private landlords in Enfield may soon have to obtain new licences after the local council launched a consultation aimed at gaining...
10 September 2019
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Following the introduction of new HMO licences in Hackney, east London, the local council has taken legal action against four landlords...
06 September 2019
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A tenant posing as a landlord converted two bedrooms in a flat into four bedsits, putting residents at risk. The fake landlord...
21 August 2019
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The National Landlords Association (NLA) has slammed the government’s Selective Licensing Review for failing to listen to landlords. The report, which was...
26 June 2019
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The recommendation for a national register of landlords in the government’s review of selective licensing published today would prove ‘unnecessary’ and...
25 June 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord in South Yorkshire has been fined £4,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,121 as well as a...
17 June 2019
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Members of the general public are being offered the opportunity to have their say on Brent’s landlord licensing scheme. Brent Council wants...
12 June 2019
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The next few months are likely to be challenging for letting agents as they adjust to an outright ban on letting...
29 May 2019
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In an attempt to help crackdown on poor quality housing, BBC News is exploring the challenges and the opportunities for communities...
08 May 2019
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30 April 2019
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From Monday, landlords will be able to apply for an early bird discount for Scarborough Borough Council’s new selective licensing scheme,...
29 March 2019
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Buy-to-let landlords will soon be able to apply for an early bird discount for Scarborough Borough Council’s new selective licensing scheme,...
21 March 2019
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Landlord licensing schemes are being introduced across England, while they are mandatory in Scotland and Wales, as local authorities attempt to...
20 March 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord appears to have been let off paying fees of around £16,700 to license 37 rental properties in Stoke-on-Trent,...
07 March 2019
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Walsall Council is considering introducing new selective landlord licensing in Walsall town centre and Willenhall with a view to raising standards in...
28 February 2019
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Buy-to-let investors should be ‘extremely wary’ of buying property in an area affected by selective licensing rules because many local authorities...
15 February 2019
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Councillors in Burnley are expected to extend the existing selective licensing schemes in Trinity, Gannow and Queensgate, as well as introduce...
07 February 2019
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Barnet Council is planning to introduce a stricter licensing scheme designed to clampdown on rogue landlords across the borough in north...
18 January 2019
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A growing number of local authorities are using selective licensing to introduce penalties for buy-to-let landlords that go well beyond the...
16 January 2019
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People in Weymouth are being invited to have their say on Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s plans to introduce selective licensing...
20 December 2018
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The private rented sector is a challenging landscape to negotiate, with tax changes and ever-changing regulation meaning that landlords now, more...
29 November 2018
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More than three months on from the introduction of a selective licensing scheme in Nottingham, thousands of landlords remain unlicensed because...
16 November 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has threatened Great Yarmouth Borough Council with a judicial review over ‘unlawful’ licensing plan because it...
05 November 2018
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BTL landlords in parts of Sheffield must now apply to the council for a licence to let their properties after selective licensing...
01 November 2018
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Landlord licensing schemes are popping up all over the UK as local authorities step up their efforts to clampdown on rogue...
30 October 2018
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A landlord in County Durham has been ordered to pay just over £450 for breaching his licence. Matthew Snowdon, of Cows Hill...
22 October 2018
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Great Yarmouth Borough Council has vowed to clampdown on rogue landlords who allow tenants to live in poor housing standards in...
18 September 2018
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People in Stoke-on-Trent are being invited to have their say on city council plans to designate 14 areas under ‘selective licensing...
31 August 2018
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The deadline for the new selective licensing scheme which comes into effect at the start of November is looming, and time...
15 August 2018
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Nottingham City Council became the latest local authority to introduce a landlord licensing scheme last week in an attempt to clampdown...
08 August 2018
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People are being invited to share their views on the possible introduction of licensing for private sector rented housing in some...
07 August 2018
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The government’s decision to review how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector presents an ideal opportunity to look...
03 August 2018
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The new licensing scheme for rented homes in Nottingham is set to come into force on Wednesday, August 1, and yet...
31 July 2018
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A tenant who illegally sublet an unlicensed and poorly-maintained bungalow in north London, which was described by Brent Council as a...
23 July 2018
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BTL landlords in Nottingham will soon face tougher rules with new rental licensing conditions set to be introduced in the city. The...
05 July 2018
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Brent Council insists that it wants to build better relationships with private landlords after successfully winning close to 150 prosecution cases...
25 June 2018
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The government yesterday announced a review to look at how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector in order...
21 June 2018
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The government’s decision to review how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector in order to find out how well...
21 June 2018
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One of the most active councils in London when it comes to prosecuting rogue landlords and letting agents has now extended...
11 June 2018
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BTL landlords in Redbridge will have to abide by tougher rules after new rental licensing conditions proposed by Redbridge Council were...
05 June 2018
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Buy-to-let landlords who own properties in Blackpool are being urged to lobby against plans to introduce a selective licensing scheme in...
28 March 2018
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Gedling Borough Council yesterday voted to approve plans to impose selective licensing charges on private landlords in the Nottinghamshire district. Following a consultation...
09 March 2018
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Rotherham Council wants to do more to protect private tenants by using tougher new laws to clamp down on rogue landlords. Local...
05 March 2018
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Councils cannot use selective licensing conditions to impose new standards on private rented homes, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The case...
22 February 2018
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In 2006, selective licensing was introduced, giving councils the power to force landlords to clean up their acts. These licenses allow...
21 February 2018
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Plans to introduce new licensing schemes for privately rented homes across parts of North West London have been given the go-ahead by...
20 February 2018
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Two buy-to-let landlords in Burnley have been fined a total of £27,500 as part of Burnley Council’s campaign to clamp down...
19 February 2018
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A proposal to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Nottingham has been given the green light by...
14 February 2018
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A plan to introduce a new selective licensing scheme in Telford has been scrapped by Telford & Wrekin Council after more...
13 February 2018
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The deadline for landlords in parts of Scarborough’s Castle and North Bay wards to apply for a license under the local...
02 January 2018
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Buy-to-let landlords with rental properties in Peterborough will now have to pay £600 for a five-year licence to rent out a...
19 December 2017
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Haringey Council has launched a public consultation on plans to introduce two new Selective Landlord Licensing schemes in the London borough. The...
15 December 2017
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As the letting fees ban looms ahead, it is clear that however it plays out we are seeing more and more...
06 November 2017
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Four landlords in Gainsborough have been heavily penalised after failing to comply with West Lindsey District Council’s selective licensing scheme. The quartet...
03 November 2017
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There has been a sharp rise in the number of landlords in Manchester offloading buy-to-let properties at auction due to tougher...
01 November 2017
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Gedling Borough Council has proposed a five year licensing scheme for private landlords in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, in an effort to improve...
26 October 2017
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Four landlords in Lincolnshire have been ordered to pay a collective fine of £232,155.68 for failing to comply with licensing regulations. The...
19 October 2017
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Local authorities now have greater powers to control properties rented out in their areas, thanks to changes in the mandatory HMO...
12 October 2017
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Weymouth and Portland Borough Council is planning to introduce a selective licensing scheme in an effort to clamp down on unscrupulous...
12 October 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £1,000 for renting out a property in Peterborough without a licence which he was legally...
29 September 2017
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Hackney Council is planning to introduce a selective licensing scheme in an effort to clamp down on unscrupulous landlords in the...
21 September 2017
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A private landlord has been fined £2,000 for renting out two properties in Peterborough without a licence which he was legally...
18 September 2017
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Landlords across the East Midlands are being invited to attend a free event offering mortgage, tax and new legislation advice. The event,...
15 September 2017
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Private landlords and letting agents in Wisbech, a market town in Fenland, Cambridgeshire, are being invited to offer their views this...
11 September 2017
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Barnsley Council is planning to introduce a selective licensing scheme in an effort to clamp down on rogue landlords in the...
24 August 2017
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A private landlord has been prosecuted by Hastings Borough Council for failing to license his rented property in Surrey. Philip Dempsey of Malden...
23 August 2017
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City councillors in Nottingham have approved a new licensing scheme aimed at improving housing standards in the city’s private rented sector. Following...
21 August 2017
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Four landlords in Peterborough have become the first to have been fined for not holding a licence under a new city...
18 August 2017
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Borough wide selective licensing could soon be coming to Brent if the the local council gets its way. Brent Council wants the...
16 August 2017
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A new property licensing scheme has been introduced by Redbridge Council in order to crack down on rogue landlords – and...
09 August 2017
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There is a direct correlation between licensed rental properties and a reduction in anti-social behaviour, according to a north London based...
25 July 2017
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Private landlords in Nottingham may soon have to obtain a licence after plans to introduce a selective licensing scheme were given...
20 July 2017
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The London Borough of Redbridge has from today introduced new selective licensing schemes in the wards of Valentines and Clementswood. The...
13 July 2017
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Luton Council is considering introducing a ‘selective licensing’ within the town, and has this week launched a consultation regarding proposals to...
12 July 2017
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A number of landlords are unwittingly issuing incorrect Section 21 notices, resulting in thousands of pounds being wasted on aborted possession...
30 June 2017
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A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £4,700 by Blackburn magistrates after failing to make improvements to his property. Despite...
19 May 2017
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There could soon be no fewer than eight separate selective licensing areas in Manchester and Salford if proposed schemes are approved,...
11 May 2017
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A major consultation on a proposed new landlord license scheme has been delayed until after the general election. The idea of introducing...
02 May 2017
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A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £800 for various breaches of his selective license. Stephen Halliday, 50, of Bingley,...
03 April 2017
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Private landlords in Telford have reacted furiously to plans by Telford & Wrekin Council to introduce a Selective Licensing in parts...
30 March 2017
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A landlord from Solihull in the West Midlands has been ordered to pay £1,500 for failing to comply with licensing regulations...
16 March 2017
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Telford & Wrekin Council has launched a consultation on its plans to introduce a Selective Licensing in parts of Telford in...
16 March 2017
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Landlords in parts of Scarborough may soon have to apply for a licence to let their properties after initial plans to...
21 February 2017
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A local council is planning to crackdown on rogue landlords by potentially introducing a selective licensing scheme, it has been revealed. Barrow-in-Furness...
15 February 2017
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After forcing Burnley Council to hold a referendum on a directly-elected mayor, a disgruntled buy-to-let landlord has now vowed to do...
14 February 2017
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The government is being urged to reconsider punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let income which is set to be introduced in...
08 February 2017
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A proposed selective landlord licensing scheme has been pulled after Conservative councillors could not agree on how it could move forward. Plans...
24 January 2017
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Nottingham City Council has launched a public consultation on plans to introduce a selective landlord licensing scheme in the city. The consultation,...
19 January 2017
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Landlords in Peterborough are being warned to sign up to a new licensing scheme or end up in court. Peterborough City Council...
18 January 2017
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Don Valley MP Caroline Flint is calling for selective licensing to be extended across the borough, after visiting Newham in London,...
30 November 2016
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An unlicensed landlord who rented out a property in Margate has been fined £3,000. The property on Northdown Road, CT9, is located...
29 November 2016
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Understanding property licensing is not an easy task and that is why two drop-in sessions will be held by Peterborough City...
22 November 2016
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A landlord has been issued with a conditional discharge by Sheffield Magistrates Court after failing to license two rental properties that...
26 October 2016
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Landlords in Bristol are planning to file a complaint against Bristol City Council regarding the authority's intention to extend the city's...
10 October 2016
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Ashfield District Council has given the go-ahead for new selective landlord licensing to be introduced in two areas of the western...
28 September 2016
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Two landlords have been fined for failing to sign up to Oldham Council’s Selective Licensing scheme, designed to improve the management...
22 September 2016
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A petition has been set up to overturn what has been described as a ‘shameful’ decision to abolish a selective licensing...
14 September 2016
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A local authority has opted not to introduce a new landlord licensing scheme, an investigation by London Property Licensing has revealed. Wandsworth...
08 September 2016
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No fewer than seven landlords have been fined thousands of pounds for renting out unlicensed properties in Blackburn as part of...
05 September 2016
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A landlord group has successfully halted the planned introduction of a selective licensing scheme proposed by its local council. More than 80...
22 August 2016
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A Bristol councillor has called for additional selective landlord licensing in the city. Clifton Down councillor, Carla Denyer, says that even in...
19 August 2016
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A landlord has been handed a major fine by Sunderland Magistrates' Court after repeatedly refusing to carry out improvements on his...
27 July 2016
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Private landlords in Ealing, one of London’s largest boroughs, will soon have to obtain a licence to operate a house in...
26 July 2016
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Landlords in Oldham must not shirk their responsibilities and legal obligations, which includes signing up to the Selective Licensing scheme or...
26 July 2016
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Landlords in parts of Manchester may soon have to apply for a licence to let their properties as part of a...
21 June 2016
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Private landlord Pierce Mullally has been ordered to repay more than £3,000 for operating in Burnley without a proper licence. He admitted...
27 May 2016
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A compulsory licence for landlords aimed at improving Liverpool's private rented housing has been panned by a local landlord in the...
26 May 2016
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Liverpool City Council (LCC) has issued just 2% of licensing applications since launching its citywide landlord licensing scheme in April last...
08 February 2016
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Three landlords have been fined in Hyndburn, Lancashire – the first to be prosecuted under the local council's selective licensing scheme. Suzanne...
07 October 2015
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Landlords in Lewisham are invited to a public meeting on Tuesday (15 September) to discuss proposals for selective licencing in the...
11 September 2015
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A legal bid to stop Croydon Council’s plans to license private landlords has been unsuccessful in the High Court. At the Royal...
14 August 2015
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A Welsh landlord has become the first to be prosecuted by Carmarthenshire County Council under its selective licensing scheme. The council introduced...
14 July 2015
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Croydon landlords have launched a legal challenge against selective licensing in the borough. A group of landlords operating as the Croydon Property...
02 July 2015
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Landlords may look at launching a judicial review of a new licensing scheme in Redbridge, it has been suggested. The Ilford Recorder,...