Hyndburn Council wants to deter landlords from making the most of its cheap properties and ‘multiple deprivation’ by clamping down on HMO conversions.
Landlords have been advised not to let their tenants deck the halls with flammable holly during the festive season.
Gloucester Council is to apply for an Article 4 Direction in a bid to curb the number of shared houses in the city.
Landlords in Barnet who are refused permission for change of use to an HMO can challenge the decision through a new online portal.
A property dealer who was involved in dealings with a controversial property investment company, Home Reit, has been ordered by a court to pay £700,000 to an intermediary.
A private landlord in Kent has submitted plans for what will be the UK’s largest HMO if the scheme gets the go-ahead.
Landlords in the London borough face paying an extra £174 for an additional HMO licence if plans get the green light.
An HMO sales firm has launched with the ambitious aim of becoming the sector’s go-to property platform.
A letting agent investigated by the BBC following complaints about the management of a student HMO in Salford has lost his appeal against expulsion from his industry’s trade association.
