Burnley extend landlord licensing scheme

BURNLEY Council’s executive committee has voted to extend a selective licensing scheme for landlords to include the Queensgate and Gannow areas. The extension to the scheme will begin in June. The landlord licensing scheme requires that landlords pass a ‘fit and proper person’ test, and prove that they have appropriate arrangements in place to properly manage their rental properties.

The extension of the licensing scheme will increase the number of rental properties by 1,220. Of these 15 per cent are empty.

Unsurprisingly the councils consultation reported that 9 out of 10 residents wanted the scheme, whilst  the majority of landlords didn’t.