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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...

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...