First, a 12-week consultation will evaluate the scheme. The consultation process is set to include landlords and landlord associations; residents and residents associations; private tenants; advice agencies; Registered Housing Providers; and ward members.
Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Ann O’Byrne, said: “We want to make sure Liverpool has a good quality private rented sector, which tenants can be confident in, and we believe this licensing scheme can play a major part in helping us achieve that."
If the scheme gets approval, it is expected to begin end of 2014 into 2015, and will cover around 50,000 rented properties across Liverpool.
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as Liverpool City Council state that they want a good quality private rented sector [not another revenue stream then] then the scheme will be free to landlords. Surely this issue should be decided at government level not implemented piecemeal and imposed on landlords. Is there much chance that after the 'consultation' process the scheme will be dropped? No I didnt think so either.
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ReplyDeleteIts all about money, if your a good landlord you don't need a licence, if your a bad landlord having a licence will not make you any better, just a little poorer.