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Oxford City Council to extend HMO licensing scheme

October 18, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

Landlords in Oxford who let to three or more unrelated tenants who share amenities (i.e. bathroom, toilet, kitchen and living space) beware! Your city council is seeking to extending the current … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: HMOs, local authority powers

Buy to let blight

June 16, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

There is an interesting article in the Guardian pointing out that buy to let landlords are buying up properties suitable for families in Nottingham and letting them out to students, and that this is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: buy to let, HMOs, local authority powers

The tenant's dilemma

June 13, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

The tenant’s dilemma, a new report from the Citizens Advice Bureau, states that tenants are put off complaining about their landlords failure to keep their property in proper repair because their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: law reform, local authority powers, possession claims, tenants dilemma

Dealing with the empties

April 6, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

It looks as if some Councils at least are using the new Empty Dwelling Management Orders which came into force last year. I am delighted to see that my own local authority of Norwich seem to be in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: local authority powers, social housing

Two more bad landlord stories

January 8, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

Landlords may moan about the new HMO licensing rules, but two stories which have come my way recently show that there are still bad landlords out there. Firstly, this report on Youillscar Mohammed a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: HMOs, local authority powers, rogue landlords

Councils in crisis with HMO backlogs

November 10, 2006 by Tessa J Shepperson

An interesting article in Inside Housing gives the not entirely unexpected news that Local Authorities are finding it difficult to cope with all the licensing applications they have received. Indeed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: HMOs, local authority powers

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