Selective Licensing
Local authorities are using selective licensing as a R...
Lots of councils see selective licensing schemes as a way of improving housing stock in the private rented sector (PRS) and work hard...
Councils have more powers than the police when it comes t...
All tenants have a right to quiet enjoyment, but can councils still inspect a property if a tenant and landlord refuse?
The answer...
Selective licensing schemes are an unnecessary expense an...
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...
The government are on cloud nine when it comes to selecti...
I recently wrote a letter to the Housing Minister regarding the selective licensing scheme in Nottingham. I received a reply from the...
Birmingham landlords urged to get licensed or face penalties
Birmingham city council says that 80% of landlords in its private rented sector (PRS) covered by the new selective and additional licensing...
Landlords hit with £207,500 in fines for unlicensed HMOs
A council crackdown on unlicensed HMO landlords has seen fines worth £207,500 being imposed, though just last month it faced stinging...
Landlords urged to ignore social media ‘expertsR...
Landlords who are in Birmingham’s new selective licensing scheme are being urged to ignore social media ‘experts’...
