{"id":814,"date":"2011-05-20T08:09:22","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T08:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.legal4landlords.com\/?p=814"},"modified":"2016-09-20T16:42:02","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T16:42:02","slug":"hmo-landlords-win-application-for-judicial-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/hmo-landlords-win-application-for-judicial-review\/","title":{"rendered":"HMO Landlords win application for Judicial Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.legal4landlords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/High-court.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-815\" title=\"High-court\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.legal4landlords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/High-court-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Latest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny<\/p>\n<p>Controversy surrounding local licensing and planning policies imposed on <a class=\"wp-caption\" title=\"landlord services\" href=\"http:\/\/legal4landlords.com\" target=\"_blank\">landlords<\/a> in the private sector has again stepped up a pace.\u00a0 Hundreds of landlords have won the right for a judicial review over HMO selective licensing schemes imposed by local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Last week 350 landlords in the Accrington area were delighted when they won the right to be heard in High Court over licensing actions enforced on 1,326 HMO\u2019s by Hyndburn Council.\u00a0 Claiming the council did not consult properly on the move, the landlords now aim to make the local authority explain their decision in court.\u00a0 A counterclaim made by the council claiming the landlords application was out of time was thrown out by the court.<\/p>\n<p>In April this year Oxford, Milton Keynes, Charnwood and Newcastle Councils took the government to task after gaining permission to launch a judicial review.\u00a0 The four local authorities claim that the government failed to consult the appropriate planning authorities before altering the GDPO (General Permitted Development Order).\u00a0 However the High Court rejected their objections.\u00a0 As a result of the Coalition\u2019s HMO reform, Oxford City Council has now reviewed their planning policy to avoid legal recompense from <a class=\"wp-caption\" title=\"landlord legal services\" href=\"http:\/\/legal4landlords.com\" target=\"_blank\">landlords<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further south in Margate, Thanet Council is also under pressure from the Southern Landlords Association.\u00a0 Accusing the council\u2019s actions not only to be totally inappropriate, but also illegal, The SLA have reluctantly, also applied to the High Court for a judicial review over selective licensing imposed by the council.<\/p>\n<p>Under Thanet Council\u2019s scheme all rental properties in the designated areas will have to apply for a license, paying the appropriate fees.\u00a0 Claiming the imposed licensing policy is to control the anti-social behaviour by landlords, the council believe they can force their <a class=\"wp-caption\" title=\"tenant referencing services\" href=\"http:\/\/www.legal4landlords.com\/tenant-referencing-services\/\" target=\"_blank\">tenant<\/a>s to comply with the landlord\u2019s rules.\u00a0 If the landlords don\u2019t, the council withdraws their license to rent.\u00a0 The SLA have argued that no proof has been offered to back up the local authority\u2019s claims to link anti-social behaviour in the designated areas to the mismanagement of private landlords.<\/p>\n<p>Under HMO reform, without the enforcement of an Article 4 Direction, local authorities could be liable for compensation due to financial loss by landlords.\u00a0 If the councils in question are found to be enforcing improper licensing\/planning policy by High Court, landlords could sue for loss of revenue and costs incurred by the improper use of licensing and planning schemes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny Controversy surrounding local licensing and planning policies imposed on landlords in the private sector has again stepped up a pace.\u00a0 Hundreds of landlords have won the right for a judicial review over HMO selective licensing schemes imposed by local authorities. 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