Court rules new controls on rented homes through licensing schemes are illegal

By Victoria Barker

THE Court of Appeal has today ruled that councils cannot use selective licensing conditions to impose new standards on private rented homes. The case saw Paul Brown, a landlord in Accrington, challenging Hyndburn Council which sought to use its selective licensing scheme in certain areas of the Borough to force the installation of carbon monoxide […]

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