Landlords have launched a legal challenge to plans by a
local authority to charge for licences to manage properties. The Croydon
Guardian newspaper says Croydon council is facing a judicial review of its
scheme after a group of businessmen filed papers with the High Court. Currently
the licensing regime is set to be introduced in October; the authority took the
decision in March following a three-month public consultation. As with so many
recent licensing schemes, the private landlord will have to prove he or she is
"fit and proper" for the role - and, perhaps most importantly for the
council, each landlord will have to pay up to £750 for the licence. Read more
on the Letting Agent Today website.
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