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Regulation & Law
Council’s HMO crackdown goes ahead after consultation
Medway Council fast-tracks rule changes despite locals showing no appetite for the introduction of Article 4 Direction.
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Regulation & Law
Big university town to crack down on shared housing
New planning restrictions have been proposed in a city where shared housing supply is already “extremely constrained”, and rental costs are rocketing.
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Regulation & Law
Northern council ‘declares war’ on slum landlords
Manchester's Tameside Council strips landlords of conversion rights as local opposition to Houses in Multiple Occupation grows.
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Regulation & Law
City says it’s ‘best in UK’ at HMO management but landlords disagree
Row breaks out with council as landlords challenge positive findings of HMO review, claiming it has 'wiped out’ supply of smaller properties.'
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Regulation & Law
Harsher second homes and holiday let rules prompt backlash
Angry responses flood newspaper as new planning restrictions come into force in Eryri - formerly Snowdonia - National Park.
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Regulation & Law
Another big council changes planning rules to limit HMOs
Chair of Sutton's housing committee is putting an Article 4 Direction in place so that planning permission will be required to convert a property into a smaller HMO.
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Latest property news
Council ‘war’ on HMOs continues with two more extended schemes
Councillors in Brighton and Wigan have voted through 'article four direction' restrictions for smaller HMOs housing three or fewer unrelated people.
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