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Big expansion of HMO planning rules go live in North
Family homes are now prevented from being converted into Houses in Multiple Occupation without planning permission.
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BLOG: ‘This week’s elections will influence the future of the private rented sector’
Leaders Romans Group lettings boss Allison Thompson shares her top tips for landlords when it comes to quizzing council candidates ahead of this week's local elections.
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Agents and landlords face big HMO approval changes in London
The new rules are designed to improve living conditions for tenants in homes which they share with people who are not related to them.
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Estate agent to pay £25,000 after HMO safety offence conviction
Council inspectors found an electric meter had been tampered with and fire safety issues at a property in Northampton.
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Former ‘agent’ jailed for three years over £1m building cons
Richard Nicholls, who said he was an estate agent previously, left a trail of unfinished home improvements.
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‘Government’s renting reform plans will damage the HMO sector’
Emma Cullen, MD of Platinum Property Partners , says 'no fault' evictions ban, pet rights and periodic tenancies are all 'bad ideas'.
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Size matters in letting agency
Business analyst Adam Walker asks if the odds are too stacked against smaller letting agents, when it comes to compliance and avoidance of crippling fines.
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Leicester council consults on huge new HMO control scheme
City is seeking property industry views on vast increase of its powers to control HMO developments within the East Midlands city.
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London borough proposes huge HMO licensing push
Agents and landlords in the area face significant additional and admin costs if the proposed borough-wide additional licensing scheme gets the green light.
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Interview: The ex-Foxtons agent transforming rent-to-rent into ‘shared living’
London Shared founder Jake Willis tells The Neg why his model of rent-to-rent is already changing the sector.
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