DASH Services attended the Northampton Borough Council Landlord on 20th Feb 2018 and heard about how the team are responding to the new powers coming into force for extending the Mandatory HMO licensing rules

If you rent a shared house in NBC regardless how big it is I think it is vital that you click the following link and look at the slides showing the changes and how they could affect you

For example: if you rent a bungalow to 4 professional and one of the tenants decides to move their girlfriend into the property - you could then fall under the Mandatory licensing scheme requirements and you could be liable for a civil penalty fine.

Regular routine property visits and good paperwork is vital.

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