Commenting on Newham Council’s proposals to introduce borough wide landlord licensing, David Salusbury, Chairman of the National Landlords Association said:
“It is deeply disappointing that the London Borough of Newham has taken the decision to license all landlords in its area….
Newham is to become the first borough in the country to apply licensing to all of its privately rented properties. Newham councillors approved this pioneering scheme at a Cabinet meeting on June 21st covering an estimated 35,000 private tenancies (one in three of all the borough’s households).
When a landlord gives a tenant a tenancy agreement – that agreement does not necessarily tell you the whole picture. There may be whole areas of law which the tenancy agreement does not mention but will nevertheless apply.
Shelter is urging renters to make sure their deposits are protected, as calls to their helpline about deposit protection problems have increased by more than 80% in the last two years.
A report published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns of an escalating housing crisis which is set to lock over one million young people out of home ownership by 2020.
A landlord in Gipton has been fined over £3000 for accepting false references from his tenants. Mr Colin Harrison, of Harrison Crescent, Gipton, was fined at Leeds Magistrates Court on Thursday 31 May for committing six offences against the selective licensing rules which operate in the Cross Green and East End area of the city. He pleaded guilty to all the offences and was fined £1000 with costs of £2447, including a victim surcharge of £15.
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