Regulation of Letting Agents

Scottish Landlords Registration Scheme Fails and Implications for the Rest of the UK

January 30, 2013 David Lawrenson

David Lawrenson of PRS consultancy www.LettingFocus.com shows how government seems to be failing to learn from past experiments to control the private rented sector – and calls for more robust analysis. Landlords have paid £11.2m in fees since the introduction of the Landlord Registration Scheme in Scotland. But the scheme has resulted in only 11 people being reported to the […]

Government Private Rented Policy Not Joined Up
Housing Strategy
Housing Strategy and the PRS
landlord licensing
Landlord Register and Licensing
Landlord Regulation
Landlords Register
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Newham
Newham Licensing Landlords
Private Rented Sector Regulation
Register of Landlords
Regulation of Letting Agents
Scotland Landlords Registration
Selective Licensing

Private Rented Sector Schemes, Local Letting Agencies and Private Landlords

September 14, 2010 David Lawrenson One comment

In the housing strategy papers of many a local authority the private rented sector can still be something of an afterthought – often tucked away on page 94 along with Dave Spart and ColemanBalls. (Private Eye Joke) This is quite curious and may reflect either the previous small size of the private rented sector or a genuine lack of understanding […]

Housing Benefit
Letting Agency Regulation
Local Housing Allowance
Private Rented Sector Access Schemes
Regulation of Letting Agents
Social Letting Agency