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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.