Enfield Council launch public consultation on new additional landlord licensing scheme

If you are a landlord in Enfield you may want to make a submission with your views.

One of the options discussed in Council meetings in Durham where the takeup of selective licenses has been low.

From the briefing notes it looks broadly similar to the Renters Reform bill that got lost at the end of the last Parliament.  But we need to see the draft bill before we can really comment.

An inspection found the property, which was originally a family home, was occupied by seven different households, accommodating nine tenants across three storeys.

Proposing a consolidation and modernisation of the contempt law. It refers to anti-social behaviour injunctions and concerns about enforcement against vulnerable people. It also proposes giving the First-Tier Tribunal a contempt jurisdiction.

This has now been launched and aims to set out clear standards to give confidence to tenants and support landlords to raise the quality of homes.

Olufemi Forseythe was fined £1,800, ordered to pay Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s costs of £750, and a victim surcharge of £72.

A case about the Court’s power to extend time limits.  A social tenant applied to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal against her possession order. The application was out of time and she applied for an extension.  This was refused as the delay was significant and her case was considered weak.

Starting from 1 July 2024.  It is a selective licensing scheme meaning ALL landlords in the relevant wards must comply.  Landlords applying before 20 August will get a 20% early bird discount.

Phil Turtle of Landlord Licensing and Defence has warned that these can act as a trap for landlords who may inadvertently provide information that can be used against them in the future.

Rushanara Ali, re-elected in Bethnal Green and Stepney, owns two residential properties in the capital so she should have first hand knowledge of the problems facing landlords.

It is expected that he will be in charge of new private-sector housing legislation.

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