
18th December 2024
Council launches rental ‘inspections’ just as licensing rules hit landlords
Just hours after the government said it was relaxing rules for councils licensing landlords, a London authority has launched “a rigorous programme of inspections.” The Labour council in Ealing is conducting what it calls a “clampdown on rogue landlords.” Inspections of HMOs are being ramped up in Ealing borough, apparently “in response to...