It is not unusual to hearletting agents and their landlord clients complaining that operating within theprivate rented sector is has become increasingly tangled with red tape.
The Norfolk seaside town of Great Yarmouth has revealed plans to introduce a five-year selective licensing scheme for rented properties in three key wards.
Mansfield is the latest major district council to give the green light to selective licensing within its borders following a consultation last year.
Westminster City Council has given the go-ahead to a huge new selective licensing scheme covering 15 of the London borough’s 18 wards.
Landlords could face a £765 bill for delaying their selective licence application when Thurrock Council launches its proposed scheme.
A group of disgruntled landlords in Scunthorpe has succeeded in halting its new selective licensing scheme.
Manchester has extended selective licensing to another 1,863 rental properties across the city.
Gateshead is to push ahead with new property licensing schemes despite local landlords and letting agents opposing them including 93% saying the fees are ‘too high’.
