Just had this article forwarded to me and am finding it interesting
I's not here, but in Pommieland
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http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article6223112.ece
I's not here, but in Pommieland
Licence to let will hit all private landlords
All private landlords would have to be registered before letting residential property under government plans to curb abuses in the growing rental market, The Times has learnt.
Easy access to buy-to-let mortgages over the past decade has meant that the number of private landlords has risen to about one million in England and Wales, and ministers are worried that a growing number of unscrupulous landlords are exploiting tenants.
Anyone letting a residential property would have to pay about £50 to register with a national body. This would include developers, buy-to-let investors and the growing ranks of “accidental landlords” who cannot sell their homes and have been forced to let them out instead.
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http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article6223112.ece