Nottingham City Council Selective Licensing consultation open
Consultation has begun on a new licensing scheme for landlords to improve standards in the private rented housing sector.
The consultation runs until 21 August 2022 and this is your chance to comment on the proposals to introduce a new ?Selective Licensing? scheme.
This new scheme would begin after the end of the first and continue the important work already carried out to make sure that privately rented homes are safer, suitable for tenants to live in and that they are managed effectively. It will also give the council additional resource and powers to safeguard tenants and hold non-compliant landlords to account.
Privately rented housing has grown considerably within Nottingham with 45,500 properties as of 2021 and a Selective Licensing scheme may be made if an area has a high proportion of private rented homes and meets one or more conditions laid out in the Housing Act 2004. The council believes a new licensing scheme should be considered based on:
- Significant or persistent problems caused by anti-social behaviour
- Poor property conditions
- High levels of deprivation
- High levels of crime
A second scheme would enable the council to not only support landlords in making sure that their properties meet certain standards, but also help to improve and tackle key issues, as well as improving the overall health and wellbeing of tenants due to improved housing conditions.
As with the first scheme, the council would not be allowed to make any surplus on the scheme and all revenue from the licence fees would only be used to cover the cost of administering the scheme.
How to have your say
You can read all about the proposals and have your say in our online survey on our consultation page below.
On this website, you will find lots of information, including:
- FAQs
- Short summary on the proposals
- The designation (area covered by the new scheme)
- The proposed fees
- The full proposal documents
You can also join the team at a consultation event which are being held across the city and online.
As the online events can hold more people those wishing to attend are encouraged to join these. Some of the events are limited to numbers and the team may not be able to accommodate everyone. However, there are plenty of events happening over the next 12 weeks for those wishing to attend.
You can read more about the proposals, find a consultation event and fill in the survey at the following link:
Selective Licensing (nottinghamcity.gov.uk)
If you require an accessible version of the survey please request a PDF copy of the questionnaire by emailing?[email protected]?
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