Apr 26, 2022 | Licensing, Rent Repayment Order
26 Apr 2022 As a landlord before you have any disagreement difference of opinion or need to settle differences with a tenant it is important to make sure your house is in order. There is a pattern emerging of landlords and tenants having disagreements and and while...
Mar 24, 2022 | Legislation & Regulations, Licensing
24 Mar 2022 A council says it’s considering introducing criminal record checks on individuals who apply to run HMOs as part of a wide-ranging crackdown. Cornwall Council is asking for views on how it uses enforcement powers to regulate the condition of privately...
Mar 21, 2022 | Licensing, Rent Repayment Order, Unlicensed HMO
21 Mar 2022 A London landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO. The fine was issued after the landlord ignored repeated warnings from Hackney council to obtain a license to continue letting the property. The landlord appealed the fine to the...
Mar 10, 2022 | Civil Penalty Fines, Legislation & Regulations, Licensing, Rogue Landlords
10 Mar 2022 Guest post by Des Taylor Casework Director at Landlord Licensing & Defence It has come across my desk from more than one local authority and in multiple cases that the Council is checking information with Consumer Credit Reference Companies as part of...
Mar 10, 2022 | Licensing, Regulation
1 Mar 2022 Guest Post by Des Taylor Casework Director at Landlord Licensing & Defence *For landlords every where, SHARE far and wide* Have you ever wondered why a council has an Additional HMO Licensing or Selective Licensing Scheme that expires and there is a gap...
Mar 4, 2022 | Civil Penalty Fines, Court Fine, Licensing
04 Mar 2022 Poor housing quality is a serious issue affecting the public health and mental health of the UK population, yet 18% of homes in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) fail the government’s decent homes standard. Enforcement is a key part of...
