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Regulation & Law
Midlands council crackdown on HMOs sparks migrant row
Planning consultation process opens up rift between those for and against limiting shared home numbers.
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Regulation & Law
Letting agency to repay £31,000 in rent over non-compliant HMO
Tribunal finds firm was liable for Rent Repayment Order for unlicensed HMO despite claims it was acting on owner’s behalf.
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Rental market
HMO licence applications jump 40% as landlords switch strategies
An increasing number of landlords are moving away from traditional lets in favour of HMOs, according to Just Landlords boss Clark Ross.
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Regulation & Law
London council launches major crackdown on unlicensed HMOs
Campaign aims to reduce anti-social behaviour and environmental offences, says Greenwich Council’s Rachel Taggart-Ryan.
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Regulation & Law
Rogue London landlord hit with £90,000 fine for overcrowded HMO
Brent councillor Fleur Donnelly-Jackson says tenants endured "appalling living conditions" after at least 18 people were crammed into Wembley HMO.
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Rental market
Negative perceptions about HMOs can be changed, developers insist
Community opposition to shared housing can be reversed with good management, say developers Ray Guy and Geoff Knight.
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Regulation & Law
NRLA member ordered to repay £30K over unlicensed HMO
Judge says South London landlord made little to no effort to keep up with legal requirements, despite being a member of a landlord association.
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Regulation & Law
Over 50% of converted flats and HMOs fail fire safety audits
Direct365’s Karl Bantleman says Home Office data reveals it would take 48 years for fire services to inspect every building, calling it a “fire safety lottery”.
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Rental market
HMO yield gap grows as standard rentals struggle
Shared housing delivers stronger returns while standard portfolios have less flexibility as they face increasing “cost and complexity challenges.”
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Regulation & Law
Senior Reform councillor has his unlicensed HMOs shut down
A second Reform councillor, Chair of Warwickshire County Council, Edward Harris has been caught running unlicensed HMOs in just a few months.
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