The South Coast seaside resort ofEastbourne is to crack down on the town’s growing number of HMOs andcouncillors are soon to make a decision on what to do.
Landlords in the London borough face paying an extra £174 for an additional HMO licence if plans get the green light.
Three London landlords are to pay over £45,000 in rent back to their tenants following separate Tribunal decisions, highlighting the increasing risks of Rent Repayment Orders as renters become more aware of the huge sums that are often involved.
Haringey Council is launching a new additional HMO licensing scheme despite limited backing from landlords and tenants.
Brighton & Hove City Council has given the go-ahead for a selective licensing scheme that will eventually cover 17 of its 23 wards.
Hackney Council has promised landlords financial support to stay in the PRS while beefing up licensing and getting tough on short-term lets.
This year is on track to break 2023’s record for the most additional and selective licensing schemes launched across the UK.
Haringey Council has urged landlords to share their views on plans for a new additional licensing scheme in the borough.
Landlords in Luton claim to have once again persuaded the town’s council to delay its highly controversial additional and selective licencing schemes, the fourth time this has happened in as many years.
