selective licensing
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Regulation & Law
Crackdown planned on Grimsby’s ‘bad landlords’
North East Lincolnshire Council has voted in favour of a tough new selective licensing scheme for the fishing port town.
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Regulation & Law
Landlord law expert attacks new licensing rules
Landlords Defence’s Phil Turtle says the new selective licensing rules are nothing more than 'council money-raising schemes.'
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Rental market
Councils keen on licensing are ‘rogue landlords’ themselves!
Local authorities which have introduced selective licensing scheems for private landlords, have paid out huge compensation for their own poor management.
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Regulation & Law
High profile council to roll out property licensing for first time
Wandsworth, which until recently was the darling of Tory politicians for pioneering Right to Buy, has revealed plans to clamp down on bad landlords and agents.
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Regulation & Law
South Coast agents get ready for huge new licensing scheme
Brighton's new City-wide scheme is for larger HMOs and applications for managing agents and owners will open from 1 July.
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Latest property news
Big London council brings 20,000 more rented homes into licensing
With one in four households in Lewisham renting privately, the Council says the new scheme will help it ensure landlords are providing safe and decent quality homes and fair treatment for renters.
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Regulation & Law
Big London borough to roll out first phase of selective licensing
Lambeth agents and landlords in Knights Hill, Streatham Common & Vale, Streatham Hill East and Streatham St Leonards will need to pay £923 per property for a licence.
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Regulation & Law
Landlord fined £17,500 after letting agency ignores council warnings
Despite a number of attempts to secure an application from the landlord and his agency, including a final warning, no paperwork was ever completed.
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Latest property news
Another big council to introduce Selective Licensing to ‘boost standards’
Stockton on Tees Council has launched a consultation as part of its plans to drive up private rental property standards and management.
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Latest property news
Deadline nears for mandatory licence paperwork in big London borough
Newham landlords have until end of August to apply for Selective Licences or face a £30,000 penalty or unlimited fines from the court.
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