A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme.
York council – run by a coalition of Liberal Democrat and Green Party councillors – has voted to extend its previous HMO licensing scheme across eight parts of the city, enlarging the number of properties affected from 1,000 to around 3,000.
But the local media in the city report that Andy Simpson – chairman of York Residential Landlords Association – believes there is a “strong case” for a legal challenge, following concerns about whether the local authority was using its existing regulatory powers effectively.
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