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19 April 2024
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A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...
05 April 2024
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A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management Regulations.Mohammed...
21 February 2024
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Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...
24 January 2024
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Landlords providing much-needed private rented accommodation in part of Merseyside are to fall under an expanded licensing regime. Wirral councillors have voted...
18 December 2023
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A controversial licensing scheme is due to come into force tomorrow - just as the council administering it has declared itself...
30 November 2023
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The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over all social housing - has revealed a huge surge in what it calls “severe...
18 October 2023
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Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...
15 August 2023
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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
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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
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A new law requiring landlords in three wards of the London borough of Brent to pay for a selective licence will...
14 July 2023
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A council has given an insight into its past five years of enforcement actions against private landlords. The Labour council in Newham,...
03 July 2023
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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
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A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...
07 June 2023
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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
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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
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A lettings agency has identified the three most complained-about issues by tenants last year. All the tenants were in Greater London and...
20 April 2023
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A new licensing scheme for landlords in one of the country’s most controversial cities is likely to be approved next week. Nottingham...
17 February 2023
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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
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The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to make it easier for councils...
30 November 2022
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New selective licensing measures are to be introduced across three parts of Leicester in a new clampdown on landlords. The combined areas...
13 July 2022
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East Lothian council has launched a survey about the operation of the private rented sector and its role in meeting housing...
28 June 2022
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A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...
26 May 2022
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A council has launched what it calls a Landlord and Tenant Support Package in place of a previous landlord accreditation system. Telford...
23 May 2022
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The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...
13 April 2022
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In a surprise move, a local authority has suspended a consultation process into a proposed selective licensing scheme following criticisms. The leader...
16 March 2022
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The National Residential Landlords Association says the government has chosen the wrong benchmark against which to judge property conditions. Responding to proposals...
03 February 2022
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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
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The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...
02 February 2022
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A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...
26 January 2022
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West Lindsey council in Lincolnshire is launching a consultation on proposals to change how some private rented homes are managed and...
25 January 2022
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A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...
10 December 2021
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Shelter says 20 per cent of private and social renters in England suffer poor health because of the condition of their...
14 October 2021
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A new study by a university suggests that some tenants are apparently afraid to speak out about the condition of the...
22 July 2021
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A council says it’s “on the side of tenants” against landlords. The London borough of Tower Hamlets has renewed its Selective Licensing...
04 June 2021
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The government has pledged to bring forward a White Paper in the Autumn, focussing on its commitments to reform the private...
25 May 2021
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A Conservative MP claims there is a major power imbalance between tenants and landlords and widespread reforms are required to stop...
11 May 2021
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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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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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Tenants look set to be given more powers to take action against rogue landlords renting out properties “unfit for human habitation”,...
29 October 2018
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As a landlord, it goes without saying that you must keep the property you provide your tenants with safe and free...
11 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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Two leading letting agents in Burnley have become the latest to be recognised for their professional approach to looking after their...
25 May 2018
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There was a sharp rise in the number of tenants that saw their rent costs increase north of the border last...