Agents told to read small print in local licensing schemes as more fall foul of new rules
Landlords and agents are being increasingly caught out by having to license small shared properties as Houses in Multiple Occupation – only for landlords to be told that they are in breach of their mortgage conditions and are not covered by insurance. Properties that now rank as HMOs requiring licences could be as small as […]
Buy To Let Investor Fined For Incorrect Licensing In Nottingham
A private buy to let investor has been told he must pay almost £6,500 for renting four properties in Nottingham without a license. Rogue landlord Dilip Gohil was prosecuted after his failure to acquire the correct licensing for his houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). This was in spite of the fact that each property boasted […]