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Tag Archives: Landlord licensing scheme
Ali’s latest gaffe attracts ridicule over landlord licensing
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council leader reacts with dismay at loss of £20m in licence fees, as Labour councillors question lack of support from their new chief executive. By STEVEN DOWNES Hamida Ali, the council leader, opened herself up again to … Continue reading
Jenrick rejects Croydon’s landlord licence scheme application
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The government has binned an application to extend the borough’s landlord licensing scheme, saying that the council failed to provide any housing strategy. EXCLUSIVE By STEVEN DOWNES Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, has rejected … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Alison Knight, Business, Chris Buss, Croydon Council, Landlord licensing, Paul Scott, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Landlord licensing scheme, London Borough of Croydon, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Paul Scott, Robert Jenrick, Tony Newman
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Landlord licensing scheme made one prosecution in a year
BARRATT HOLMES on some surprising statistics regarding the borough’s private landlords The Labour-run council’s controversial landlord licensing scheme, which has collected an estimated £6million from the borough’s private landlords, has made just a single prosecution in the past 12 months. … Continue reading
Council’s landlord licensing scheme can’t cope with workload
Six months since its introduction, and Croydon Council’s flagship landlord licensing scheme is still not functioning fully. The licensing scheme was part of Croydon Labour’s “ambitious” manifesto, seeking to protect tenants in private accommodation from rogue landlords or having to … Continue reading
Legal case against landlord scheme comes from Bury, Lancs
The leadership of Croydon Council will be up before a High Court judge next Tuesday, August 4, at the start of a Judicial Review of its landlords licensing scheme which is being brought by a company registered in … Bury, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Alison Butler, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, Julie Belvir, Planning, Property, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon Property Forum, Jo Negrini, Labour, Landlord licensing scheme, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory
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Landlords challenge licensing scheme with Judicial Review
Another of Labour’s flagship policies for Croydon, the landlord licensing scheme which was a key part of the manifesto when they won control of the council last year, could be facing a crisis as a group of local businesses are … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Property
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon, Housing, Jo Negrini, Labour, Landlord licensing scheme, London, Tory
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