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Selective Licensing of Private Landlords

May 14, 2012 David Lawrenson

Will borough-wide selective licensing of all landlords succeed in dealing with antisocial tenants? And will it be cost effective? David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com looks at the issues. Back in 2004, selective and additional licensing of landlords was designed as tools to help deal with “low housing demand” and pockets of antisocial behaviour by tenants in the private rented sector. The […]

Housing Strategy
Housing Strategy and the PRS
landlord licensing
Landlord Register and Licensing
Landlord Regulation
Landlords Register
Newham
Newham Social Cleansing
Selective Licensing

Strategy for Housing and the Private Rented Sector Govt Paper is a Bit of a Let Down

November 30, 2011 David Lawrenson

So how is the Private Rented Sector (PRS) affected by the Government’s recently published new Strategy for Housing? Well, first of all, there will be an independent review of barriers to investment in the PRS. Doubtless this will be looking closely at new build to let models, where homes are built specifically for the private rental market, with funding coming […]

Build to Let
Housing Strategy
Housing Strategy and the PRS
Institutional Investment in the Private Rented Sector
Private Rented Sector Initiative
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