The Government has vowed that “seismic reforms” in its new Planning and Infrastructure Bill will help get families out of temporary accommodation.
Preston Council has proposed new powers to reject HMO applications amid fears that the city is already being over-run by shared homes.
A landlord couple who ignored requests from the local authority and Planning Inspectorate to stop using their property as an HMO have been fined £18,000.
Landlords in Barnet who are refused permission for change of use to an HMO can challenge the decision through a new online portal.
A landlady in London faces prison unless she pays a Proceeds of Crime Act Confiscation Order totalling £51,983.
Opportunities for developers and investors in property will open up as new amendments are laid down.
Britain’s most unusual holiday rental investment has been uncovered following a planning appeal decision over two floating ‘pods’ at a Marina in Chichester Harbour.
Coventry has gone ahead with a huge new scheme to prevent properties being converted into HMOs without full planning permission.
Rogue landlords who assume they can convert outbuildings into ‘sheds with beds’ have been reminded of the likely fines they will face following a shocking case in Hertfordshire.
