The Housing Act 2004 also allows local authorities to introduce so-called “selective licensing” for privately rented properties in a given area, requiring owners in certain areas to obtain HMO licenses. The local authority may introduce selective licences (unless there are other effective remedies) in a given area if: it is concerned that demand for housing is low; there are significant problems with antisocial behaviour; improve socio-economic conditions in the region; Private sector owners are not addressing their concerns; they believe it will reduce or eliminate concerns. At the time of writing, this council has created selective licensing zones. To determine if your property is in these areas, please visit the Council`s website. You will need a selective license if your property (house or apartment) is rented to a single person, couple or household in Whitechaple, Weavers, Spitalfields and Banglatown, based on the municipal boundaries that existed before May 22, 2014 – west of the district. From 1 October 2021, the Council intended to exclude all properties whose rental or licence of the house was granted by a student accommodation provider accredited by Accreditation Network UK (ANUK). After recognizing that there was no power to make this exception, the Commission changed the new designation of the regime to exclude properties in postal codes E1 1ES, E1 1FA, E1 7HS, E1 8EU, E1 1LP and E1 1DQ. It is still unclear whether the legislation allows for changes to a licensing system in this way. Private License Agreement (PLA), in which Tower Hamlets Council signs a “Master License Agreement” with private owners or management agents to use residential properties on an ongoing basis.

These properties are then rented by the board to homeless families who need temporary accommodation. The Tower Hamlets Private Tenant Charter sets the standards that the law requires of all private landlords and agents in accessible language. The council and organization that adhered to the charter aim to support traditional landlords and agents, as well as tenants, by ensuring that every room, apartment or house rented in Tower Hamlets meets these standards – and by chasing out criminals who do not comply with the law. On October 7, 2021, the DLUHC released new guidelines for homeowners, tenants and local authorities on electrical safety standards in the private rental sector. The three different guidelines for tenants, landlords and municipalities can be found here: Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rental Sector: Guide for Landlords, Tenants and Municipalities DASH Accreditation; The property and licensee must be registered with DASH accreditation. An incentive for several offers is proposed, for the latest incentive offers, contact: taprocurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk. Rule 3 prohibits unfair commercial practices, including misleading acts or omissions and aggressive practices. A trader shall also commit a criminal offence if he engages in a practice which significantly distorts or is likely to distort the economic behaviour of the average consumer in relation to the product. When a landlord enters into an agreement with a tenant stating that the person is licensed, it is an attempt to eliminate the tenant`s legal rights to termination and related due process, since licensees do not have the same right to be notified in writing for a prescribed period of time. While a landlord still needs to get a court order to evict a licensee, this is usually a much smoother process, and while boards can sue a person who illegally evicts a tenant, there are no similar enforcement actions against a person who illegally evicts a licensee.

For more information on license changes, please click on the link below where you can find more information before applying. As of December 1, 2019, applicants can now apply for a licence in bulk. Tenants in Nottingham only need to rent from a landlord who has a licence for the property or has applied for it. If you become aware of an unauthorized property that is rented, you can report it. For the latest pricing details, please contact taprocurment@towerhamlets.gov.uk you can get all the details in the Owner`s Guide: Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rental Sector. Paper application fee (additional fee to the above licensing fee for individual properties) Both cases focused on property managers who falsely told their tenants that they were “permit holders” as opposed to tenants. The court concluded that the users were in fact tenants and that insured short-term rentals (the relevant legal tenancy for new private tenants in England) should have been granted. The court concluded that failure to reach the right agreement was an unfair practice as it led the occupants to believe that they had limited rights to the property. While tenants enjoy the protection afforded by laws such as the Rent Ordinance (NI) 1978 and the Private Tenancies Ordinance (NI) 2006, these protections are not extended to licensees whose rights are instead set out in a contract.

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