TheCountOfNowhere Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Just heard the local news, one of the local councils are to charge a license fee of £900 for private landlords...to clamp down pon rogue landlords you understand, so it's for our own good. MORE TAX !!!!! This was bound to happen. **** the BBC, **** the banks and **** the greedy councils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eight Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Just heard the local news, one of the local councils are to charge a license fee of £900 for private landlords...to clamp down pon rogue landlords you understand, so it's for our own good. A year, or one off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Of Highbridge Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Now where has that violin gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bora Horza Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Now where has that violin gone? I doubt the landlord will pay it, it'll just put upward pressure on rents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf-02 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I'm struggling to find much sympathy here. Not that I expect many to register - a few people I know have landlords that openly havn't told their bank they are buy to let & wont tell their council in all likelihood. Seems silly to me as it's a good bargaining chip for the tenants I'd assume but with enforcement being so poor normally, maybe the landlords don't care about being so brazen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingpoor Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Fantastic news. A landlord wishing to rent out a house on room by room basis a'la rent to rent style MUST apply for and obtain a HMO license from the local council, it's at councils discretion if its granted or not and there could be opposition from neighbours and or a history of previous anti-social problems at the address. HMO= house of multiple occupancy. now let me get the worlds smallest violin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Knimbies who say No Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I doubt the landlord will pay it, it'll just put upward pressure on rents. Oh yeah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justthisbloke Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I doubt the landlord will pay it, it'll just put upward pressure on rents. The market sets the rent not the landlord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 A year, or one off? every 5 years. the government will have their slice of future btl profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingpoor Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 https://www.gov.uk/house-in-multiple-occupation-licence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 The market sets the rent not the landlord. the government set the rent levels with the state bankers cash giveaway aka housing benefit. hb puts a floor under rent prices...the sooner that's cut the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justthisbloke Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 the government set the rent levels with the state bankers cash giveaway aka housing benefit. hb puts a floor under rent prices...the sooner that's cut the better. Fully agree. But it's still the demand side that's rent setting rather than the landlord. It's just that the biggest player on the demand side is an incompetent loaded up with other people's money (mine in particular). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Of Highbridge Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I doubt the landlord will pay it, it'll just put upward pressure on rents. Well, why has the landlord not already put up the rent by £900 if he can get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronyx Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Well, why has the landlord not already put up the rent by £900 if he can get it? Because not every other landlord has...yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Because not every other landlord has...yet In reality, it will be more complicated than that. The licencing requirements & fee will make some landlords drop out of the market, raising demand for the remainig rental properties. And, against that, the formerly rented-out properties will be used for something else - presumably sold to owner-occupiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronyx Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 In reality, it will be more complicated than that. The licencing requirements & fee will make some landlords drop out of the market, raising demand for the remainig rental properties. And, against that, the formerly rented-out properties will be used for something else - presumably sold to owner-occupiers. True. They won't be giving them away though, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I doubt the landlord will pay it, it'll just put upward pressure on rents. Well disposable incomes are so resilient these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 In reality, it will be more complicated than that. The licencing requirements & fee will make some landlords drop out of the market, raising demand for the remainig rental properties. And, against that, the formerly rented-out properties will be used for something else - presumably sold to owner-occupiers. Its sound like an almighty feck up looming... It's policy analysis time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 In reality, it will be more complicated than that. The licencing requirements & fee will make some landlords drop out of the market, raising demand for the remainig rental properties. And, against that, the formerly rented-out properties will be used for something else - presumably sold to owner-occupiers. If your rental business is affected by £180 a year then you're in the wrong business anyway. Which admittedly some are. Could rents go up £15 a month? Depends - they vary on my street from £500-700 for basically the same size house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 If your rental business is affected by £180 a year then you're in the wrong business anyway. Which admittedly some are. Could rents go up £15 a month? Depends - they vary on my street from £500-700 for basically the same size house. TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX. The council have their massive salaries and pensions to sustain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX. The council have their massive salaries and pensions to sustain. It'll be a tax deductable so there'll be less tax to pay elsewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 It'll be a tax deductable so there'll be less tax to pay elsewhere... The council will be paying their own tax through Housing Benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX. The council have their massive salaries and pensions to sustain. It'll be a small team in each council to deal with this stuff. Probably a team leader on 43k, a couple of assistants on 30k and some admin workers on 15k.. Couple of million a year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@contradevian Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) Landlords voice anger at plans to set up licences to house tenants I make no comment Don't worry, the Tories won't let these hardworking people suffer. The Tories on here seem very confused. You would want to go into a licenced care home wouldn't you? You would want to only get into a licenced taxi cab wouldn't you? Yet you would trust the roof over your head to these unlicenced human traffickers? Edited October 31, 2013 by aSecureTenant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 You would want to go into a licenced care home wouldn't you? You would want to only get into a licenced taxi cab wouldn't you? Yet you would trust the roof over your head to these unlicenced human traffickers? Landlords would be required to comply with the licence conditions ensuring the property has suitable fire detection, safe gas appliances, safe electrics and good energy efficiency. They will also be required to provide appropriate tenancy agreements and manage their tenants responsibly. What does that mean? Stopping letting agents charge tenancy renewal fees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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