Measures to improve overcrowded and dangerous living
conditions of private tenants in shared homes were laid before Parliament.
Councils are being given tough new powers to tackle the small minority of rogue
landlords who rent out overcrowded properties and impose fines of up to £30,000
for those landlords who do not comply. From October councils will be able to
set minimum bedroom size standards and also introduce limits on how many people
can live in each bedroom of a licenced multiple occupancy home. Councils will
be able to use national minimum standards or apply even tougher requirements in
order to address specific local needs. Read more on GovUK.
Fee hikes will price us out of canals, say houseboaters in England and Wales
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Charges to go up by as much as 75% for widest vessels under five-year
licence increases that started in April
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