Landlord Licensing in Newham
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- Latest post made by John McNeill at 2009 Dec 07 15:17 UTC
From LettingZone.com, by Claire Doyle: Newham Council is leading the way in regard to private landlord licensing in London. The Evening Standard reports that those who wish to rent out property in this part of east London must purchase a licence prior to establishing tenancy agreements with their customers. Private landlords who are found to be renting out homes without the relevant documentation will face fines up to 20,000. This arrangement also means that the local authority has greater power over who becomes a landlord in the borough. Commenting on the new system, Newham mayor Sir Robin Wales - who has just been named in the Standard's most influential Londoners 2009 list - told the publication: "Greedy landlords profiting from renting out sub-standard homes are not welcome here." Newham Council's website states that the local authority aims to provide the community with better standards in the private rented sector. The direct link: http://www.lettingzone.com/landlord-letting-news/1232/newham-leads-the-way-in-landlord-licensing- Please, please don't tell me this additional 'procedure' resulting in more documentation will result in increased rents for people who are struggling to survive in the first place.
Banti
One should also bear in mind that several councillors have substantial property portfolios or are recorded to be directors of property companies. I wonder if their licences will be available under Freedom of Information?
This is extremely useful information, as several of my friends who live in private rented accommodation live in properties that are not up to the same standard as my council flat - examples are mould growing in bathrooms, leaking windows etc, one friend was burgled once and it took over 24 hours for the landlord arrange for the front door to be repaired. These landlords are able to get away with murder because people need places to live and they charge ridicules prices for the lack of service they provide, I am hopeful that initiatives like this will help to improve the living conditions of my friends.
Jean -----Original Message----- From: <email obscured> <email obscured>] On Behalf Of Khyberman Sent: 30 November 2009 18:52 To: Newham Issues Forum Subject: [Newham] Landlord Licensing in Newham From LettingZone.com, by Claire Doyle: Newham Council is leading the way in regard to private landlord licensing in London. The Evening Standard reports that those who wish to rent out property in this part of east London must purchase a licence prior to establishing tenancy agreements with their customers. Private landlords who are found to be renting out homes without the relevant documentation will face fines up to 20,000. This arrangement also means that the local authority has greater power over who becomes a landlord in the borough. Commenting on the new system, Newham mayor Sir Robin Wales - who has just been named in the Standard's most influential Londoners 2009 list - told the publication: "Greedy landlords profiting from renting out sub-standard homes are not welcome here." Newham Council's website states that the local authority aims to provide the community with better standards in the private rented sector. The direct link: http://www.lettingzone.com/landlord-letting-news/1232/newham-leads-the-way-in-landlord-licensing- Please, please don't tell me this additional 'procedure' resulting in more documentation will result in increased rents for people who are struggling to survive in the first place. Banti Banti Singh East Ham, Newham Info about Banti Singh: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/bantisingh View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/6AFD0y6OwUa6qtQLhQVimW ----------------------------------------- To post, e-mail: <email obscured> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" in subject, then send to: <email obscured> More information about Newham Issues Forum: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/newham-issues E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules ----------------------------------------- Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net
Great news! At least vulnerable people will be protected from landlords ready to make quick money. Daniel http://www.NewhamLocal.com Free Community Classified for the Olympic Borough
I would welcome this bit of news if I thought that Newham were going to provide the resources to police the standard of properties let under license to them, or to chase up landlords who will continue to let properties without license. I rather suspect that Newham will charge enough for the licenses to make up some of the sizable deficits on their budget without using the proceeds to implement an effective system.
it would be interesting to see... 1. how many councillors apply for the landlords licence 2. how many councillors forget to apply for the landlords licence 3. how many councillors are left off the 20 grand fine for not having one 4. how many councillors have sub standard homes that they let for rent
________________________________ From: Khyberman <email obscured>> To: Newham Issues Forum <email obscured>> Sent: Mon, 30 November, 2009 18:51:31 Subject: [Newham] Landlord Licensing in Newham From LettingZone.com, by Claire Doyle: Newham Council is leading the way in regard to private landlord licensing in London. The Evening Standard reports that those who wish to rent out property in this part of east London must purchase a licence prior to establishing tenancy agreements with their customers. Private landlords who are found to be renting out homes without the relevant documentation will face fines up to 20,000. This arrangement also means that the local authority has greater power over who becomes a landlord in the borough. Commenting on the new system, Newham mayor Sir Robin Wales - who has just been named in the Standard's most influential Londoners 2009 list - told the publication: "Greedy landlords profiting from renting out sub-standard homes are not welcome here." Newham Council's website states that the local authority aims to provide the community with better standards in the private rented sector. The direct link: http://www.lettingzone.com/landlord-letting-news/1232/newham-leads-the-way-in-landlord-licensing- Please, please don't tell me this additional 'procedure' resulting in more documentation will result in increased rents for people who are struggling to survive in the first place. Banti Banti Singh East Ham, Newham Info about Banti Singh: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/bantisingh View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/6AFD0y6OwUa6qtQLhQVimW ----------------------------------------- To post, e-mail: <email obscured> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" in subject, then send to: <email obscured> More information about Newham Issues Forum: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/newham-issues E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules ----------------------------------------- Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net
One should also bear in mind that Newham has 28,649 households awaiting accommodation and it will take over 24 years to clear based on current rates for new lettings (Council and Housing Associations); this is the 4th longest clearance period of all London boroughs only beaten by Redbridge, Brent and Haringey - figures taken from Shelter [http://england.shelter.org.uk/]
Dear All, "Greedy landlords profiting from renting out sub-standard homes are not welcome here." One assumes that greedy landlords are welcome so long as they do not rent out sub-standard accommodation. This must be the case because Newham Council is behind the biggest expansion of private landlordism in Newham since before world war 1. The issue of private landlords is being brought up partly as a result of a Shelter campaign which LBN backs. Shelter has found that Newham has over 6000 children in temporary accommodation with private landlords. It has been convenient for Shelter to focus on private landlords. What shelter does not ask is why is Newham's number of children in temporary accommodation is over twice the London average and why those people are put with private landlords by the authority. Why is Newham's number so high? One factor is the demolition of hundreds of Council homes and their replacement with predominantly unaffordable housing. Every time a tenant is moved he takes a choice from the top of the available accommodation list (instead of persons in housing need) and furthermore a needy family can not move into the vacated dwelling because it is rendered uninhabitable to be ready for demolition. The lettings system is being used as a tool for clearing development plots but the cost is not attributed to the redevelopments. Making way for development can explain up to half of Newham's massive number of children in temporary accommodation. I am no fan of renters of dingy accommodation but one must explain why the Council feels the need to use them in ever greater numbers. John McNeill
-----Original Message----- From: <email obscured> <email obscured>] On Behalf Of Khyberman Sent: 30 November 2009 18:52 To: Newham Issues Forum Subject: [Newham] Landlord Licensing in Newham From LettingZone.com, by Claire Doyle: Newham Council is leading the way in regard to private landlord licensing in London. The Evening Standard reports that those who wish to rent out property in this part of east London must purchase a licence prior to establishing tenancy agreements with their customers. Private landlords who are found to be renting out homes without the relevant documentation will face fines up to 20,000. This arrangement also means that the local authority has greater power over who becomes a landlord in the borough. Commenting on the new system, Newham mayor Sir Robin Wales - who has just been named in the Standard's most influential Londoners 2009 list - told the publication: "Greedy landlords profiting from renting out sub-standard homes are not welcome here." Newham Council's website states that the local authority aims to provide the community with better standards in the private rented sector. The direct link: http://www.lettingzone.com/landlord-letting-news/1232/newham-leads-the-way-i n-landlord-licensing- Please, please don't tell me this additional 'procedure' resulting in more documentation will result in increased rents for people who are struggling to survive in the first place. Banti Banti Singh East Ham, Newham Info about Banti Singh: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/bantisingh View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/6AFD0y6OwUa6qtQLhQVimW ----------------------------------------- To post, e-mail: <email obscured> Use "Reply-to-All" via e-mail to post publicly. To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on" in subject, then send to: <email obscured> More information about Newham Issues Forum: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/newham-issues E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules ----------------------------------------- Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net
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