Private housing news

Landlord fined £12,400 for failing to address major hazards

Northampton Borough Council is seeking a charging order against a landlord who failed to carry out necessary improvements to her property and then ignored the resulting £12,400 civil penalty.

Published 27 October 2020.

• Views sought on Borough-wide control of multiple occupancy housing

  Northampton Borough Council is consulting on a proposal that would mean all property conversions to houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) anywhere in the borough would require planning permission.

  Published 15 November 2019.

• Consultation on Additional HMO Licensing has started 

  We are running a ten-week consultation on plans to widen the area that is subject to licensing for homes in multiple occupation (HMOs).

  Published 03 May 2019.

• Local Plan Part II goes out to consultation next month

  A document which sets out how Northampton will deliver more than 13,500 new dwellings by 2029 will go out for public consultation at the start of May.

  Published 08 April 2019.

• HMO cap could be tightened in Northampton

  A cap on the number of Homes in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in parts of Northampton could be tightened following a Loughborough University study.

  Published 09 January 2019.