Sefton Council on Merseyside is consulting on whether a selective licensing and additional House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing scheme for private landlords are needed in parts of the borough.
The council has launched a12-week consultation ending on Saturday 24 June 2017 – and is asking residents, private landlords, businesses and other stakeholders across the borough and its neighbouring authorities to contribute their opinions.
The results and final recommendations will then be reported later in the year for a Cabinet decision.
Sefton Council’s Housing Standards manager, Clare Taylor, said:
“Licensing schemes aim to improve the management of privately rented properties, to ensure that they have a positive impact on an area. A selective licensing scheme would require all private landlords who rent out a residential property in the Bootle area to apply for a licence for each property that they let.
“Additional licensing would require landlords of Houses in Multiple Occupation located in parts of Waterloo, Brighton-le-Sands, Seaforth and Southport to be licensed. Licence holders must be a fit and proper person – and various conditions can then be applied to the licence, which would enable the council to easily challenge standards and management practices of properties, including instances of anti-social behaviour of tenants.”
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