Landlords

We have successfully defended a legal challenge to our selective and additional licensing schemes. Following this decision, we will now move forward with implementing the schemes.

Selective licensing will ensure that privately rented properties in your area are being managed efficiently and will enable us to take enforcement action against a wider range of properties where there may be problems.

Apply for an additional licence if you operate a house in multiple occupation that is shared by three or four people forming two or more households.

If you are a landlord or agent you need to tell us about a change of tenancy.

Find grant schemes for landlords, such as Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) or LA Flex schemes.

National and local organisations that can assist landlords and agents, using a Section 21 notice and how to contact the Housing Solutions team.

Rubbish dumped in gardens and other private areas is not only ugly, it can also be a breeding ground for disease. There are set procedures we follow depending on where and what the waste is.

We have now received a judgment from the Court of Appeal in connection with the claimant’s appeal of the judgment of the High Court that refused them permission to bring a claim for judicial review in respect of the selective and additional licensing schemes.