Landlords in Rugby will need permission to convert any home into an HMO next year after the council voted to introduce an Article 4 direction.
A council in Surrey is getting reading to restrict landlords seeking to convert houses into small HMOs next year.
Brighton & Hove Council is to ask the government if it can start licensing short-term lets in a bid to combat their impact on local communities.
A landlord has been handed a £8,471 bill for allowing his tenants to live in a property with serious structural issues, dangerous wiring and a lack of fire safety measures.
