selective licensing
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Regulation & Law
Council makes shock move to seize control of landlord’s rental properties
In an unprecedented move, Merton Council has forcibly taken over the long-term running of landlord’s rental properties after he repeatedly failed to license them
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Regulation & Law
Midlands council reveals £450,000 fines total for landlords
One of the country's most comprehensive licensing schemes nets Birmingham council nearly half a million pounds in fines.
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Regulation & Law
Letting agents takes on council over selective licensing proposal
MP is demanding Northern council introduces selective licensing scheme to bring ‘irresponsible landlords’ back into line, but the idea is proving controversial with locals.
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Regulation & Law
Selective licensing launches with 40% discount for ‘gold standard’ agents
Big London Council offers major fee reduction to managing agents and landlords who exceed the basic requirements.
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Regulation & Law
Landlord who ignored selective licensing warning fined £10,000
Unnamed landlord receives huge fine for failing to license property but also its poor state of repair and harassment of tenant.
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Regulation & Law
Landlords join with letting agency in fight against ‘extortionate’ licensing fees
Martin & Co has signed up 40 landlords in a campaign against an "astonishing" selective licensing charge in Leicester.
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Regulation & Law
Big seaside town to ramp up regulation of rented homes
Councillors are to vote next week on introducing an enlarge selective licensing scheme which will cover three key wards.
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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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