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A new borough-wide landlord licensing scheme is set to launch in the London borough of Brent on April 1, the council...

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

A Labour-run London council is consulting on a new licensing scheme for private rented property.  If it goes ahead it will be...

Scores of councils that enforce licensing regimes on the private rental sector claim they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Almost one...

Franchise giant Belvoir is the latest agency group to sign a deal with geospatial technology firm Kamma. The partnership will offer all...

Two massive new rental licensing schemes are set to be approved in Brighton - and part of the reason is “uninterested...

A scheme which some regard as the most controversial landlord licensing regime in the country is coming under scrutiny. Labour councillors on...

A new and huge private rental licensing scheme has launched in County Durham. A total of at least 29,000 properties, or 42...

A PropTech supplier which helps agents and landlords identify private rental sector licensing issues has announced a new partnership. Geospatial technology firm...

Two more London boroughs are consulting about licensing schemes which will require landlords or their agents to pay hundreds of pounds...

A London council has embarked on consultation over two new private rental licensing schemes - and says they are needed as...

Earlier this week ARLA branded local councils pursuing private rental licensing during the pandemic as “socially irresponsible” - but one of...

Liverpool's mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. Anderson has been an outspoken...

A private rental licensing consultancy has spotted that an additional licensing scheme run by a London borough council has now lapsed...

A new private rental licensing regime in a London borough is being described as “a major step forward in improving living...

The council in Liverpool is likely to propose a scaled-back private rental licensing scheme after its original suggestion was rejected by...

Several local authorities at different stages of implementing rental licensing schemes have put their proposals on ice until the Coronavirus crisis...

A landlord has ended up with fines totalling over £90,000 after repeatedly ignoring a council’s selective licensing regime. Stephen Ige pleaded guilty...

A controversial private rental licensing regime that has already made the headlines for the wrong reasons has now been branded a...

A senior Labour politician in Sheffield and the campaign group Acorn have both expressed support for a selective licensing scheme to...

A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...

The most controversial local council rental licensing scheme in the country has been deemed a success - at least by the...

A group of activists has expressed outrage over a council’s private rental licensing scheme, claiming it is too small to catch...

The government has agreed that a council in London where all 51 councillors are Labour should go ahead with a five...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says lettings agents should be more vocal in providing the government with feedback on council rental licensing...

HM Revenue & Customs has launched a consultation on adding tax checks to private rental sector licensing schemes - in other...

A local authority currently consulting on private rental licensing is using improved energy efficiency as one of the criteria for landlords...

A new licensing scheme in Nottingham has moved a step closer with the proposal being sent to the government for approval.    The council’s...

Consultation has begun on a new licensing scheme for landlords being proposed by Nottingham council.    It runs until March 31 and gives...

The National Landlords Association has rejected a central plank of London mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan for housing - the introduction of yet more...

Two private landlords have been found guilty of failing to obtain the appropriate licenses for their properties.   Jagtar and Jagdish Kandola, who...

The Residential Landlords’ Association says Gavin Barwell, the new housing minister appointed by Theresa May this week, is a known critic...

A local council has halted proposals to introduce a licensing regime for a town’s privately let properties after what a newspaper called...

A new scheme governing the letting out of residential property above retail premises is to be launched in September in the London borough of...

Yet another local authority looks likely to adopt a licensing scheme for private rental sector properties, described as a bid “to...

A row has broken out between landlords and the council in Oxford, where the local authority is considering a private rental...

Before new London mayor Sadiq Khan has had his first working day in office, his proposals for a private rental sector...

A campaign group which last year held protests outside letting agents’ offices in Bristol is claiming victory in persuading the city’s...

We’ve seen large numbers of local councils set up private rental accreditation systems, and a string of politicians from all major...

Lewisham council in south London is the latest local authority proposing to introduce a licensing scheme - starting, unusually, with residential...

Barnet is the latest council appearing to edge towards increased private rental sector licensing as it enters the final two weeks...

Yet another council is proposing a licence on properties let out in the private rental sector - this time suggesting one...