Liverpool is set to start consulting on a comprehensive landlord licensing scheme which would cover around 80 per cent of privately rented properties in the city. In January, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick turned down an application to keep the citywide scheme going from April 2020, claiming the council did not provide ... Read More...
Landlord Licensing Scheme
Liverpool City Council is to apply for a Judicial Review of the government’s decision not to renew its "life-saving" Landlord Licensing scheme. The legal challenge has been filed with the High Court this morning (Friday, 3 April). Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson says the council had “a moral obligation” to tens of ... Read More...
Housing chiefs in Liverpool are pledging to continue taking action against poor standards in the private rented sector - despite the city’s "pioneering" Landlord Licensing scheme coming to an end. For the past five years, all property owners, landlords and managing agents have been legally required to licence any property unless ... Read More...
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson is writing to the government expressing "grave concerns" over its decision to reject an application to continue the council's Landlord Licensing scheme. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has turned down an application to keep the citywide scheme going for five years from April 2020 – despite it ... Read More...
Liverpool homes are set to benefit from a £250 million investment to bring 100Mbps internet access to the city. Openreach has confirmed Liverpool will be included in the first tranche of a new programme to overhaul the internet infrastructure in cities around the UK. According to the latest Ofcom study of fixed line ... Read More...