Property News · September 29, 2011

Newham landlords face first mandatory licensing scheme


Landlords will be required to show they are ‘fit and proper’ and that anti-social behaviour will be effectively managedLandlords who rent out properties privately in a borough in east London could be the first in the country to face mandatory licensing under new proposals.Newham Council has started a 10-week consultation on proposals to introduce a licensing scheme for all private landlords that would see them and their properties subjected to legal checks. If the scheme is approved by councillors, it will be the first borough in England to license all private landlords. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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