It's designed to vet the standard of properties
Some private landlords have not yet applied for a licence under a council plan to ensure a "decent standard" of housing for tenants. Ashfield District Council is bringing in a new selective licensing scheme in which private landlords have to obtain a licence or risk being prosecuted.
A previous scheme ran for five years and the current one has been expanded to cover a wider area in Stanton Hill and Sutton Central. As part of that, landlords have to apply for a licence by Tuesday, October 25, but Ashfield District Council says that some have not yet come forward. Paul Parkinson, the director of housing and assets at Ashfield District Council, said: "At this stage most landlords within the licencing area have registered their properties, but time is running out for those few that have not. The last five years have proved a huge success under the previous scheme and we hope those improvements will continue to be made under this new scheme.
Ashfield's latest scheme came following a consultation with the public. Licensing schemes have been introduced by several councils across the country and Nottingham City Council also introduced one in 2018 to crack down on bad landlords who leave properties in unsafe conditions.
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