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scheme limited to just four wards of the borough, to ensure it complies with new government criteria. The scheme will apply to all private landlords
operating in the wards of Spitalfields and Banglatown, Weavers and Whitechapel from October this year. The wards are the closest to the City of London’s banking and financial district where housing demand is at its greatest. It follows consultation between March and June 2015 and means private landlords will need to obtain a
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The proportion of private renters who expect to get on the property ladder has fallen. In 2014-15, 57 per cent of private renters said they expected to buy a home at some point, down from 61 per cent
New PRS licensing scheme in East London T
ower Hamlets Council in East London is preparing to bring in a private sector landlord licensing and property registration
licence from the Council before a property can be rented out. The Council wants to use this landlord licensing
scheme to tackle anti-social behaviour, deal with poor housing standards and to assist in improving the management of privately rented accommodation. Following changes in the regulations made last
year, councils can only bring in a scheme without specific government approval if it covers less than 20 per cent of the geographical area and less than 20 per cent of private rented stock in the borough. Nearby Redbridge Council recently failed in its bid to bring in a boroughwide licensing scheme.
Interactive map
The consultation considered whether to implement the scheme in four other areas of the borough – Blackwall and Cubitt Town, Bow East, Bow West and Millwall, but decided to omit these from the scheme at this stage. An interactive map on the Council’s website will enable landlords to check whether their postcode is included in the designated area. Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, said: “This
scheme is an important step in helping to protect the rights of Tower Hamlets tenants who live in the private rented sector. We are working hard to increase the number of homes in the borough across all tenures but want to make sure that this is not at the expense of good quality dwellings.”
Limited scheme
Glenn McMahon, a member of campaign and support group Tower Hamlets Renters, said: “We're really pleased that Tower Hamlets will finally see a licensing scheme implemented, but disappointed it's limited to 20 per cent of the borough due to legislative changes made by the last government. “However, we're glad to hear Tower Hamlets
Council will seek to introduce borough-wide licensing for private renters living in shared accommodation at the earliest opportunity. Everyone deserves to live in a safe and secure environment and licensing is another step on the road towards that. We look forward to supporting the council in making tenants aware of their new rights and prosecuting rogue landlords when necessary.”
Cllr Sirajul Islam, Deputy Mayor and cabinet
member for housing management and performance, added: “It is vital that landlords in the borough are committed to renting out their properties within the confines of the law. “The introduction of our new selective licensing
scheme ensures that landlords who rent out their properties take all the steps required of them to protect tenants. Our scheme will enable long term stable tenancies which will be beneficial for both landlords and tenants.”
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