Search Results for: hmo
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Regulation & Law
‘Black market’ HMO scandal exposed by BBC documentary
A BBC investigation, aired just weeks after a Panorama programme on conditional selling, highlights how thousands of HMOs in London are going unlicensed.
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Regulation & Law
HMO backlash reaches Westminster as MPs forced to get involved
Portsmouth Council's HMO policy and enforcement failures have led to resident opposition reaching unprecedented levels.
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Rental market
HOUSING CRISIS: Northern council to rent landlords’ HMOs to save cash
Liverpool City Councillor, Hetty Wood, announces council plans to procure privately owned HMOs in order to reduce the cost of housing people in hotels and B&Bs.
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Regulation & Law
Council’s poll reveals deep dislike of HMOs among voters
Disgruntled voters want a Kent council to halt the uncontrolled spread of Houses in Multiple Occupation in their area.
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Regulation & Law
NW of England council boasts of £500,000 fines for HMO landlords
Salford has issued a huge number of fines since it introduced its selective licensing scheme in 2021, it has revealed.
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Regulation & Law
Specialist HMO lettings agency fined £66,500 for ‘unsafe’ house
AM PM Estates claimed it was keeping tabs on the property and completing repairs, but visits by council officers found a very different picture.
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Housing Market
HMO properties worth 50% more – investment firm claim
New research reveals massive premiums commanded by houses in multiple occupancy in many of England's major cities.
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Regulation & Law
‘Let only’ agents NOT liable for unlicensed HMOs – landmark ruling
Upper Tribunal overturns letting agency’s fine and provides clear guidance on who is liable for unlicensed HMO fines.
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Regulation & Law
Big northern council takes ‘urgent action’ to prevent HMO oversupply
Bolton is the latest to introduce planning permission requirement for all shared house conversions - nearly two years after first mooting the policy.
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Letting agent leaps to defence of ‘essential’ HMO homes
Jason Kay, who owns H2MO in Hull, says council restrictions prevent new HMO properties being developed.
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