Landlord licensing hits North Somerset
North Somerset Council has started a consultation period for a proposed new licensing scheme. According to a local paper, people living in ‘damp, cold and poorly maintained’ property in North Somerset...
View ArticleTory Landlord prosecuted by his own council
Just a week after MP’s reject legislation to force landlords to ensure rented accommodation are ‘fit for human habitation’ a Tory Councillor has admitted to being a rouge landlord after his own...
View ArticleIslington council’s pigeon gate
A north London council has issued an official apology after warning tenants that they could face eviction if caught feeding pigeons. Last week Islington council sent a letter to its tenants on the...
View ArticleThe importance of referencing Universal Credit tenants
With Universal Credit in the news again this week, at Tenant Referencing UK we thought we’d draw attention to this: If a council or housing association tenant has one month’s rent arrears it will be...
View ArticleA Landlords Horror Story
Have a read of this latest forum post, that one of our newest members has shared with the Tenant Referencing UK forum: I just wanted to thank Paul Routledge for the valuable advice he gave me last...
View ArticleAnother Council realises the money they can make through landlord licensing
Landlords in Peterborough will soon have to obtain a licence to operate, under the guise of improving standards of accommodation and tackling rogue landlords in the private rented sector. All private...
View ArticleAnother Council abandons proposed landlord licensing scheme
This week another local authority has chosen not to introduce a new landlord licensing scheme, which would have accounted for around a third of the housing stock in the London borough of Wandsworth....
View ArticleLocal Authority threatens letting agencies with prosecution over To Let boards
Letting agents and landlords in Nottingham are being reminded to comply with an obligation to remove ‘to let’ signs in certain parts of the city, or face prosecution. New rules introduced in 2012 by...
View ArticleInnovative lettings ‘Passport’ enables councils to house more and save more
Local Authorities and Housing Associations across the UK can now access a brand new solution to help many more low income renters find new homes and save public funds, through The Ark Passport. Did you...
View ArticleResidential landlords have a major role to play in preventing homelessness
The appalling rise in the number of people sleeping rough in England illustrates the importance of private rented accommodation, according to The Deposit Protection Services (The DPS). More than 4,000...
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