Telford and Wrekin Council reports 700 rental inspections, 240 improvement notices and £126,000 in fines and repayments, as it prepares an Article 4 Direction requiring permission for new HMOs.
Brent Council has fined a Wembley HMO manager £50,000 after more than 20 people were found in a property licensed for fewer than half that number.
St Helens Council has issued £35,000 in HMO civil penalties after finding a five-person shared home was unlicensed and poorly managed.
Telford and Wrekin Council has withdrawn its smaller-HMO licensing designation after an NRLA challenge, removing proposed fees of more than £1,500 per property.
Croydon Council has delayed the start of its new additional HMO and selective licensing schemes until 25 September, pushing back a 1 September launch and reopening the compliance timetable for affected landlords.
Bristol City Council has adopted a revised civil penalty policy that allows landlord fines up to £35,000, with the highest bands aimed at unlawful eviction, harassment and serious private housing breaches from 1 May 2026.
Norwich City Council’s latest private rented sector review says the evidence backs city-wide licensing for smaller HMOs and selective licensing in four wards, putting landlords on notice before any formal consultation opens.
Ealing Council has opened a consultation on a new borough-wide additional licensing scheme for smaller HMOs, with the proposed five-year designation due to start in April 2027 if approved.
Greenwich has opened a consultation on an 18-ward selective licensing scheme, while Ealing and Hertsmere move on smaller HMO controls and standards in a fresh summer push on landlord compliance.
Slough Borough Council has opened a 10-week consultation on licensing plans that could pull almost 17,000 private rented homes into new controls, with landlords facing fees of £750 for selective licences and £950 for additional HMO licences.
A Hyde Park Gate landlord and his property management company were left with a combined £62,176.68 bill after a retrial over an unsafe 22-room HMO, with fresh costs and penalties imposed after the latest ruling.
An Upper Tribunal ruling has blocked Portsmouth City Council from imposing blanket HMO licence conditions across licensed properties, limiting how the council can dictate tenancy wording and other discretionary terms.
Waltham Forest Council has lost an Upper Tribunal appeal after trying to uphold a £15,600 financial penalty against a landlord over an unlicensed HMO, in…
Westminster says landlords with smaller HMOs must hold or apply for a licence by 31 August after renewing its borough-wide additional licensing scheme.
Reading landlords with smaller HMOs have just over two weeks to apply for a new licence or risk a £250 surcharge, with the council also…
