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Scheme to stamp out rogue landlords approved by council

From May 2026, most private landlords will need to apply for a licence for each property they let out

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Hackney Town Hall

Council's call for rent controls 'would not lead to the skies collapsing'

Labour-run Hackney Council said the government needs to go further than Renters Rights Bill by empowering it to cap private rents

Author: Hackney Citizen

Sam Pallis

Landlord ordered to repay tenants £11,000 of rent after failed court bid

Joseph Campbell was taken to court by his former tenants and was found to be running an unlicensed HMO.

Author: Hackney Citizen

Landlord ordered to repay tenants £11,000 of rent after failed court bid

Titbits - Lording it up

Read this month's column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

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Town Hall asks public for feedback on landlord licensing plans

Council opens consultation on charging private landlords up to £1,400 per property they rent out

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Town Hall

Council to consult on regulating majority of Hackney landlords

Renters union welcomes 'first step' towards widespread licensing scheme this summer

Author: Hackney Citizen

Council to consult on regulating majority of Hackney landlords

Greens pile pressure on Town Hall over tougher rules for Hackney landlords

Opposition urges council to use new powers to make property owners apply for permit to let out homes

Author: Hackney Citizen

Greens pile pressure on Town Hall over tougher rules for Hackney landlords

Tougher rules for Hackney landlords on the way, council hints

Town Hall’s private renting chief says report on selective licensing expected within weeks

Author: Joe Steen, Local Democracy Reporter

Sem Moema AM

‘Unsafe and unacceptable’: Hackney Council takes aim at private landlords who fail to tackle damp and mould with £400k enforcement boost

Landlords face fines and legal action if they ignore issues

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Unsafe and unacceptable’: Hackney Council takes aim at private landlords who fail to tackle damp and mould with £400k enforcement boost

Clapton garage rented out as ‘bogus’ studio flat at more than £1,000 per month

Council discovered two people living in inadequate conditions

Author: Hackney Citizen

Converted garage

Landlord problems? Sian Berry launches Big Renters Survey to look into London’s private renting crisis

‘My flat’s toilet is never properly fixed by my landlord and has just broken again’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Sian Berry

Meg Hillier MP condemns ‘onslaught’ against housing benefit renters after Digs protest

Calls it ‘almost impossible’ to rent thanks to private landlords and benefit cap

Author: Hackney Citizen

Meg Hillier MP condemns ‘onslaught’ against housing benefit renters after Digs protest