Private Rented Sector Buy to Let Consultants
Was Newham Council’s all borough landlord licensing scheme justified and was there really clear statistical evidence of a higher level of antisocial behaviour in the private rented sector, asks David Lawrenson of LettingFocus.com I shared a platform with the London Borough of Newham at a Chartered Institute of Housing (London region) event yesterday – which over 100 delegates attended. The […]
Read moreIf you have read my recent posts and seen me quoted on the net, you will know that I recently published a blog highlighting that some lenders, (including a state owned bank), still have in place restrictions, within their buy to let mortgage terms and conditions, which prohibit private landlords letting to tenants who are on housing benefit (or “DWP” […]
Read moreWill 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 […]
Read moreNewham Council is looking into sending families to other parts of the country because they say they cannot house them in the borough. Private Rented Sector expert David Lawrenson says the issue would not arise if the government made Local Housing Allowance work better. But Newham may make matters worse locally because of its proposed local licensing scheme for all […]
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