Landlord licensing

Problems from the private rented sector come up regularly. Two years ago I called on Pendle Council to make faster progress on implementing a selective landlord licensing scheme to stop rogue landlords exploiting tenants.

If more evidence for this were needed,  the “Place Survey”  by the Council, which measures people’s satisfaction with their homes as a place to live, showed that only 58% of private rented tenants were satisfied, as compared with 85 % overall.

So I am delighted that the Council has finally approved a selective licensing scheme for Waterside in Colne and is in the process of putting a bid together. Looking ahead, an ambitious proposal for Pendle to introduce a Borough-wide licensing scheme is under consideration by the Local Government Association.