Freds new flat

[SUNRAY]

We also found ourselves tangled with a bad managing agent, absolutely fine for 9 months then they 'borrowed' money from the business and went bankrupt. This was before the days of ringfencing deposits.

 

[stem]

The local authority where my let property is situated (Nottingham) have certain areas that come under 'Selective Licensing' so suddenly in 2018 after being a landlord for a few years I was forced to send in lots of information including property layout drawings, have a criminal records check, and go on a landlord course. Oddly any rented properties on the other side of the road are not in the 'selected area' and are exempt.

Neither I nor my tenants have benefitted from this. In fact just the opposite, all in all, it took me over 40 hours, at a cost of nearly £1,000 and as a result, the rent will go up to cover some of the costs.

As well as filling in an horrendous application form online (paper applications cost extra) I had to provide:

• Photo ID for the proposed licence holder and manager
• Gas Safety Certificate
• Energy Performance Certificate
• Evidence of landlord insurance for the property
• Building regulations completion certificate and planning consents
• The proposed licence holders and proposed managers name, address and contact details
• The name, address and contact details for any other person with an interest in the property, such as other owners, leaseholders, freeholders and mortgage companies
• Confirmation and date of having served a notice of the application to the those with an interest in the property
• Details about the bedroom sizes, condition and safety of the property
• Details about how the property is managed
• Attend an approved Landlord training course within 12 months of being issued the licence, and provide evidence of it

 

[SimonH2]

Yes, there are lots of complaints that these SL schemes rarely result in any tangible improvement, and are often not even enforced properly. So the net result is an increase in costs which is passed onto the tenants (so bad for tenants, especially low income ones) but a cash cow for the council.
Several councils have had SL schemes challenged and found unlawful in court

 

[SUNRAY]

I've had to do some of those for a while but only for the information to be collated and available for inspection if required.