Selective Licensing scheme
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Regulation & Law
Big London council approves massive expansion of selective licensing
Westminster confirms selective licensing for the majority of privately rented homes in the borough following a consultation.
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Regulation & Law
Landlords ‘facing crippling fines for simple licensing oversights’
Accidental breaches of selective licensing rules are being unfairly punished by over-officious local authorities, according to Phil Turtle of Landlord Licensing and Defence.
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Landlord group launches petition against ‘insidious’ selective licensing
Portsmouth landlords, spearheaded by Simon Fletcher, are challenging selective licensing rules which they say are being misused by councils to raise revenue and impose 'social engineering'.
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Town residents launch unusual protest against Selective Licensing plans
‘Irate’ locals say not all streets in northern town are anti-social hotspots and don’t need regulating.
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Big London council introduces more HMO licensing
Enfield Council says it is needed to protect tenants of HMOs who are ‘at higher risk’ than others.
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Selective licensing proposed for ‘one of most deprived UK areas’
North East Lincolnshire Council claims it will raise standards, reduce crime and help tackle anti-social behaviour in Grimsby.
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Regulation & Law
Northern council rolls out selective licensing scheme across more areas
Burnley Council approves five new schemes which will cover around 3,700 private rented properties.
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Lambeth selective licensing scheme goes borough-wide
Council has given the ‘green light’ to extend its selective licensing scheme to 23 of the borough’s 25 wards from four.
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Huge London council consults on selective licensing proposals
Westminster Council is beginning a consultation process on a new selective licensing scheme for private rented homes occupied by a family or up to two sharers.
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Latest property news
Property lawyer blasts selective licensing as ‘money-making’
Des Taylor of Landlord Licensing & Defence says such licensing schemes 'achieve nothing', and that increasingly landlords risk prosecution.
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