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…
Propertymark has backed plans for clearer sentencing guidelines for housing offences, but warned that landlords and agents should not be hit by overlapping punishments that…
Landlords are being exposed to civil penalties of more than £5,000 after councils reject HMO licence applications over form errors, according to a warning from…
HMO licence applications have risen 40 percent since 2018, according to new research from specialist insurer Just Landlords, with councils now receiving more than 57,000…
Greenwich Council has launched a coordinated enforcement operation in Plumstead, targeting more than 120 properties suspected of housing breaches and unlicensed HMOs. Officers from Environmental…
