Council to License All Private Rented Homes

Landlords and letting agents operating in Croydon are being warned they have three months to get their properties licensed or face possible legal action, following a decision by Croydon Council to roll out borough-wide selective licensing. The selective licensing scheme, which is expected to cover about 30,000 private rented homes, will come into force on 1 October 2015. The scheme will last for five years.  The new selective licensing scheme, known locally as the ‘Croydon Private Rented Property Licence’ (CPRPL), will extend licensing to almost every house or flat let out to an individual, couple or single household anywhere in the borough. There are very few statutory exemptions. Read more on the London Property Licensing website.