A new selective licensing scheme in the London borough of Haringey is set to go live across 14 wards in the borough on 17th November 2022 after approval was granted by minister for housing and rough sleeping, Eddie Hughes MP, on behalf of the secretary of state at DLUHC. The scheme will run for 5 years.

A Bristol landlord with a portfolio of 34 properties in the city has pleaded guilty to and been convicted of 8 banning order offences and will be placed on the Government's rogue landlord database. A fine of £22,000 was also imposed.

A landlord from Ilford in London with HMO properties in Clacton has been fined £23,000 by Tendring DC (reduced by the first tier tribunal panel from the £90,000 of fines initially sought by the council) and has had her HMO licences revoked due to not being a "fit & proper person" to hold such licences.

Dr Phil James, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has written to both contenders in the tory party leadership race - Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss - requesting that whoever wins the selection and becomes prime minister commits to maintaining environmental health as a "strong resource and a valuable profession."

After an investigation by officers from Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue service a landlord from Dawlish has pleaded guilty to 3 offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The fire safety offences related to a property which comprised commercial premises on the ground floor and a privately rented flat on the upper floor.

Tenant campaigning group ACORN is to hold a public meeting to which Leeds City councillors have been invited so that extension of selective licensing across more areas of the city can be put to the councillors by residents.

As Blackburn and Darwen council approves a proposal for and starts to consult on selective licensing in the areas of Ewood and Mill Hill in the borough (a larger licensing scheme covering 5 areas expired in May 2022) a Conservative councillor, Cllr. John Slater, has welcomed the new proposal saying "We welcome this .... I would like to see this done elsewhere." and "I would like to get as many areas as possible."

A survey of 2000 private rented sector tenants appears to show that a significant number of tenants are not happy with the quality level of communication from the letting agent managing their home.

Research from Paragon bank reportedly says there is increased demand for HMO rentals and that prospective tenants are demanding better, faster broadband, better furniture and en suite bathrooms. The bank suggests this could be the result of more people working from home and having spent more time online during the pandemic.

The owner of a Newmarket lettings agent - Smart Residential Letting Agents - has pleaded guilty to 2 offences relating to unlawfully retaining rent and deposits under the Fraud Act 2006.