Oct 26, 2021 | Licensing, Selective Licensing
26 Oct 2021 Here we go again as yet another local authority, this time Birmingham City Council (BCC), decides to get on the gravy train which is selective licensing, with what is being touted as the largest selective licensing scheme ever attempted. As always, this is...
Jul 21, 2021 | Civil Penalty Fines, Licensing
21 Jul 2021 How long does it take for your Council to work out you’re running an unlicensed HMO? Less than one day! This was confirmed for us this week when a worried landlord got in touch with our landlords defence consultancy team. Here’s the situation: Landlord...
Jun 11, 2021 | Court Fine, Licensing
11 Jun 2021 A London council has prosecuted a landlord for renting out an unauthorised and unsafe House in Multiple Occupation. Daniella Mbachu, who owns property in Mitcham, was found guilty of failing to apply for an HMO licence from Merton council, and failure to...
Jun 10, 2021 | Civil Penalty Fines, Licensing
10 Jun 2021 Instead of charging landlords around £1,000 like most UK councils – for the dubious honour of going into a database – which the council will then use so they can easily inspect properties and issue eye watering fines, Jersey (which is of course...
May 27, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Licensing
27 May 2021 For once, well organised LANDLORDS are threatening to take the council to the High Court over plans to expand a housing licensing scheme. York Residential Landlords Association claim City of York Council’s proposals are “unlawful and...
