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New training for landlords is rolled out

01 December, 20160 Comments
Weston’s landlords have joined forces to undergo a vigorous training and accreditation scheme, which they claim will protect tenants and enable North Somerset Council to effectively target ‘rogue’ landlords in the town centre. Dozens of the town’s landlords signed up to the Somerset Property Network’s National Landlords Code of Excellence at a meeting in October.
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Another Council abandons proposed landlord licensing scheme

09 September, 20160 Comments
This week another local authority has chosen not to introduce a new landlord licensing scheme, which would have accounted for around a third of the housing stock in the London borough of Wandsworth. According to London Property Licensing, Wandsworth Council was considering the introduction of a landlord licensing initiative but has now decided on more
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Alternatives to selective licensing in the private rented sector: a guide for landlords

24 August, 20165 Comments
Following last weeks selective licensing victory for the private rented sector, we are now hearing from landlords all around the country who want to fight against selective licensing being implemented in their area but don’t know where to start or how to get the ball rolling. Sponsored by TR Lettings Online, Tenant Referencing UK led the Somerset
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Somerset Property Network to take North Somerset Council to judicial review

29 July, 20163 Comments
! UPDATE ! CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO PHASE 1 OF THE NORTH SOMERSET SELECTIVE LICENSING JUDICIAL REVIEW – TENANTS AND LANDLORDS UNITE. Following just one month of campaigning, the first Somerset Property Network meeting was held last night for local landlords affected by the Weston-super-Mare selective licensing scheme; concluding that the next step must now
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Landlords rally against licence

07 July, 20160 Comments
Somerset Property Network in today’s Weston, Worle and Somerset Mercury: Landlords rally against licence [PAGE 6] Becky Parker beckyparker@archant.co.uk Landlords in Weston say the council’s new licence scheme – aimed at tackling rogue landlords – is short-sighted and a ‘money-making exercise’. But North Somerset Council deputy leader Elfan Ap Rees says it is necessary to
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Somerset Property Network gathers speed; 50+ members in just 1 week!

06 July, 20161 Comments
We are very pleased to announce that the Somerset Property Network is gathering speed; in just 1 week we have united 52 members already! Started up last Tuesday, it is a group for competent landlords across Somerset who are concerned about the forthcoming North Somerset selective licensing scheme. As one loud voice and not lots of little voices, Somerset
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Councils on the warpath against unlicensed rental properties

04 July, 20162 Comments
As more selective licensing legislation is enacted by councils across the UK, Burnley Council is the latest to prosecute landlords responsible for unlicensed rented housing in the borough. In a bid to ‘help improve standards for landlords and residents’ in Burnley, selective licensing areas have been introduced in various parts of the borough. Aiming to
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Introducing Somerset Property Network – Get your voice heard

28 June, 20163 Comments
As Somerset landlords, we are extremely concerned about the forthcoming idea from North Somerset Council to blanket Weston super Mare with a selective licensing of each of our properties at the cost of an astonishing £350 a time. We are sure you agree that we do not need the Council to tell us how to
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