UK Landlord & Tenants Unite To Overturn Selective Licensing Decision
Following just one month of campaigning, the first Somerset Property Network meeting was held on Thursday 28th July for local landlords affected by the Weston-super-Mare selective licensing scheme; concluding that the next step must now be to go to a Judicial Review...
Weston-super-Mare Selective Licensing From 1 November 2016
North Somerset District Council has designated an area of Weston-super-Mare for selective licensing. This means landlords with any rented property (not just HMO’s) in the area will need to obtain a licence for each of their properties within the area shown in...
Selective Licensing Scheme Proposed In Weston-super-mare
North Somerset Council has begun a consultation for a proposed new selective licensing scheme which will place strict new conditions on private landlords. The changes would required any landlords renting properties on Weston-super-Mare seafront and in the town centre,...
Council Selective Licensing Powers Reined In
Government plans to curb the powers of local councils to designate selective licensing for private rented homes. In two key policy documents laid before Parliament, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has thrown down the gauntlet to local authorities attempting to apply...Failure to Have HMO Licence and Proceeds of Crime
If a house in multiple occupation (“HMO”) requires a licence whether that’s because it has 3 storeys and 5 or more occupiers or because it’s located in an additional licensing area, it’s a criminal offence to operate the HMO without a...
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