London landlord licence looming?

3rd July 2015

London mayoral hopeful Dame Tessa Jowell has said landlord licensing could see rogue examples prosecuted for letting out poor quality homes. She cited the example set by the borough of Newham whose mandatory licensing scheme has attributed to 62% of prosecutions under the 2004 Housing Act despite having fewer than 5% of the capital’s privately-rented households.

Evening Standard (02/07/2015)