Tag: tenant safety
Council expands selective licensing scheme under new Labo...
A new selective licensing scheme for ALL landlords with private rented sector properties in one London borough has been unveiled.
Barking...
How should a landlord handle a troubling student tenant?
Hi, we have a 3 bedroom student HMO where one of the students has been continually aggressive towards her fellow tenants.
She has cut...
Council slammed over tenant safety risks
A council has been slammed by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) for “serious failings”.
Castle Point Borough Council in Essex...
Council launches selective licensing consultation
A council has launched a selective licensing consultation to clamp down on poor landlords and tackle damp and mould.
North East Lincolnshire...
Housing Ombudsman urges action after failures in rat infe...
The Housing Ombudsman is urging the social housing sector to prepare for Awaab’s law after one housing association left a house unhabitable...
NRLA warns landlord database will fail tenants
The NRLA has criticised the government’s plan for a landlord database as “bureaucratic”.
Under the Renters’ Rights Bill, a...
Council inspects 500 PRS homes – and finds 2,000 is...
A council that launched its selective licensing scheme for private rented sector homes in March claims to have inspected 500 properties...
