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Originally Posted by g jones
Labours policy locally is to build/provide more council houses. The costs should be covered if it is run properly. Our commitment is first of all to sheltered housing for the elderly. The current group of councillors of course may decide that times are challenging and it is difficult.
The rented housing sector should be provided with choice, quality and cost in mind and only social housing can deliver these three objectives in my view.
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...and of course, our councils desire to improve the private renting sector in Hyndburn, by introducing the Selective Licensing scheme, won't be helped by this.
'In this weekends Accrington Observer (3 September) on page 17 an organisation called Hyndburn Landlords are claiming that HBC may have failed to consult local landlords as prescribed by the guidelines set out in the Housing Act 2004 part 3.'
'They are attempting to have the scheme reviewed leading to a reduction in the area's that have been designated for the licensing of private landlords.'
Graham Jones MP: Hyndburn Landlords threaten the pending Landlord Licensing Scheme (1 Oct)
(Sorry for quoting your blog Graham. I too read about their challenge in the press, but couldn't easily find the story on a newspaper website.)
We did have a local landlord as a member of Accy Web, but he seems to have been silent recently. After making his opposition to the scheme known in this thread.
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...rds-52620.html