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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government<\/a> has released further guidance for landlords to protect tenants from poor living conditions<\/h2>\n

Following recent legislation,\u00a0from 1 October 2018 any landlord who lets a property to five or more people \u2013 from two or more separate households \u2013 must be licensed by their local housing authority.<\/a><\/p>\n

Affecting around 160,000 houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), councils can now take further action to tackle the small minority of landlords who rent out sub-standard and overcrowded homes.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

In addition to the guidance, new rules will outline minimum size requirements for bedrooms in HMOs to clamp down on overcrowding.<\/p>\n

Landlords will also be asked to stick to council refuse schemes, to reduce waste management issues.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Housing Minister Heather Wheeler MP said:<\/p>\n

“Everyone deserves a decent and safe place to live.<\/p>\n

“Today\u2019s new guidance for landlords will further protect private renters against bad and overcrowded conditions and poor management practice.”<\/p>\n

While addressing current issues affecting the wellbeing of tenants, the government has also announced a review to look at how well selective licensing is working.<\/p>\n

In areas where it applies, landlords must apply for a licence if they want to rent out a property.<\/p>\n

This procedure allows the council to check whether someone is a \u201cfit or proper person\u201d to be a landlord, by assessing whether the person is capable of managing a property and taking out the appropriate safety measures.<\/p>\n

The review will compile evidence from independent commissioners who will work closely with local authorities and bodies representing landlords, tenants and professionals within the housing market.<\/p>\n

Findings from the report will be published by Spring 2019, with updates on progress distributed throughout autumn this year.<\/p>\n

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