Industry calls on Councils to stop new cynical life-threatening licensing money-grab during Covid Crisis
22 Jan 2021 Momentum is building against councils pushing ahead with licensing schemes despite the pandemic and despite instructions from the government not to. One wonders why so many councils are going against the Governments wishes and public health concern to...False sense of security for Southwark Landlords as licensing expires for 15,000 rental properties
05 Jan 2020 It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative likely to come into force until the middle of 2021 at least. London Property Licensing reports that additional and selective...Agent speaks out against ‘money making’ council licensing scheme
29 Dec 2020 A lettings agent has spoken out at a local council landlord licensing scheme, suggesting it might just be nothing more than a revenue-raising exercise. A selective licensing scheme run by Southend council, and now out for formal consultation, asks...Liverpool tries again to implement selective licensing tax
15 Dec 2020 In a cynical attempt to hide their revenue creation motive by stating: “The council makes no profit from the scheme. Every single pound we get from landlords would be ring-fenced, paying for our team [of enforcement officers] to be out on the streets...Shameless money-grab as Enfield council hikes HMO license fees by an eye-watering 58%
07 Sep 2020 A new private rental licensing regime in a London borough is being described as “a major step forward in improving living standards” – but comes with a 58 per cent rise in some fees for buy to let investors and professional landlords and shows...Scarborough council approves scheme to get its trotters in the Landlord-rinsing trough
01 Sep 2020 The authority’s full council yesterday gave its unanimous support to the introduction of the ‘Scarborough South’ scheme following a public consultation. The council brought in the compulsory selective licensing scheme which requires landlords of properties...NRLA to back landlords over ‘unnecessary and unjustifiably expensive’ licensing schemes
18 May 2020 Recently-arrived Chief Executive says one of the organisations first jobs will be to look at whether selective and additional property licensing schemes truly deliver the benefits claimed for them, based on the facts. The National Residential Landlords...Government refuses to let Brent extend its licensing cash machine
02 Mar 2020 The government has rejected a council’s bid to extend its licensing scheme for privately rented housing. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has refused Brent council’s bid for a blanket extension of its existing scheme. This...Issuing 2,500 Civil and legal Landlord Penalty Notices puts £7/month on every Liverpool Rent
Overall, 70 per cent of inspected properties in Liverpool have been found to be in breach of their licence condition claims Liverpool City Council since their now defunct selective licensing scheme was launched in 2015, uncovering, say the council, serious hazards...Download free booklet Landlords: Get £15,000 for doing nothing
