Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13th July 2021 to Question 29072 on Landlords: Licensing, which three local authorities currently have schemes under consideration.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
Due to potential commercial and political sensitivities, we are unable to provide the names of councils with schemes under consideration.
Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have requested approval from his Department for the (a) extension and (b) creation of a landlord licensing scheme and are yet to receive a decision.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
The Department does not make a distinction between renewals and new schemes when processing selective licensing applications.
There are three schemes currently under consideration.