Michael Gove has announced a new national policy framework (NPFF) in his long-term plan for housing.
The Housing Secretary laid out his plans to build more homes across England and promised to act against councils that miss deadlines to submit their h…
A London borough unveils a controversial plan, in a bid for better standards.
Lambeth Council are launching a consultation on a proposed selective licensing scheme for the city.
Landlords in the area could have to pay a whopping £923 per property in 2…
Wirral council has announced plans to extend and introduce selective licensing schemes for private sector landlords in four areas of the borough, targeting parts of Birkenhead and Wallasey.
The schemes, which will run from 2024 to 2029, affect four are…
For anyone wondering what the impact of selective licensing schemes is on tenants and rent prices, then one landlord has news for you.
He claims that the selective licensing scheme introduced in Nottingham in 2018 is to blame for massive rent increases…
The government has approved a new selective licensing scheme for a London council – one of the largest schemes in the country.
Brent council has announced that it will launch its licensing scheme for homes in the private rented sector next Spring
A professional membership body has expressed support for a property portal for landlords but believes it won’t remove the need for selective licensing.
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) highlighted the lack of environmental health…
A frustrated landlord has criticised Nottingham’s selective licensing scheme and called it a “stealth tax on landlords”.
Nottingham City Council introduced the controversial scheme in 2018 to, it claimed, improve the quality of housing in the Pri…
Landlords in Middlesbrough have criticised a selective licensing scheme that charges them £800 for a five-year licence – but it only has months to run.
Teesside Live reports that the scheme, which covers part of the Newport ward
On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 4:29 AM, Consultation Team wrote: Consultation on new schemes to improve the quality and management of private rented properties across the city
Dear Resident
Bristol City Council is seeking your views on a proposal to i…
Hello, Does anyone know how to find out the detailed crime stats for an area (postcode or actual road)? I am trying to pull together info to prove that selective licencing (SL) has been granted by the Secretary of State
We all hear about the landlord exodus but just how bad is it?
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and estate agents Hamptons reveal that the trend of landlords selling up hasn’t been as big as many people believe.
Up and down the country landlords are caught in the trap of having to pay for a selective licence.
These licenses aren’t cheap and for the money landlords spend, councils don’t appear to be inspecting properties.
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