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Property News 5 min read

Councils Lose Powers to Introduce “Blanket” Selective Licensing

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) issued Guidance to Councils this week which restricts their ability to use the powers given them in the Housing Act 2004 to […]

Mary Latham

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Property News 2 min read

Right to Rent Immigration Checks Reminder

Reading Time: 2 minutes A new scheme being trialled in the West Midlands requires landlords to check the immigration status of prospective tenants before allowing them to sign a tenancy agreement. The scheme is […]

Jonathan Daines

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Property News 6 min read

Universal Credit And How It Will Affect Landlords

Reading Time: 6 minutes All the local authorities who I work with are well aware that landlords are afraid of rent arrears and of Universal Credit. The feed back from the pilot areas has […]

Mary Latham

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