Cookies help us to understand how you use our website so that we can provide you with the best experience when you are on our site. To find out more, read our privacy policy and cookie policy.
A cookie is information stored on your computer by a website you visit. Cookies often store your settings for a website, such as your preferred language or location. This allows the site to present you with information customized to fit your needs. As per the GDPR law, companies need to get your explicit approval to collect your data. Some of these cookies are ‘strictly necessary’ to provide the basic functions of the website and can not be turned off, while others if present, have the option of being turned off. Learn more about our Privacy and Cookie policies. These can be managed also from our cookie policy page.
Skip To
Page Outlines
Loading...
IE10 and below are not supported.
Contact us for any help on browser support
We are consulting on whether to renew, alter, or end the current Selective Licensing Scheme which is in operation in three areas of the borough and is due to come to an end in October 2021.
The questionnaires below will be the key tools in engaging with residents, businesses, landlords and all the relevant stakeholders. Through these questionnaires and consultation meetings we hope to receive feedback, suggestions and comments from all the relevant stakeholders to help the council make the decision on the renewal, alteration or cessation of the scheme.
The current Selective Licensing Scheme (under Part 3 of theContinue reading
We are consulting on whether to renew, alter, or end the current Selective Licensing Scheme which is in operation in three areas of the borough and is due to come to an end in October 2021.
The questionnaires below will be the key tools in engaging with residents, businesses, landlords and all the relevant stakeholders. Through these questionnaires and consultation meetings we hope to receive feedback, suggestions and comments from all the relevant stakeholders to help the council make the decision on the renewal, alteration or cessation of the scheme.
The current Selective Licensing Scheme (under Part 3 of the Housing Action 2004) has been in operation in Weavers, Whitechapel, Spitalfields and Banglatown since October 2016. The scheme has put a legal duty on landlords or persons responsible for the privately rented properties to apply for a licence. Failing to apply for the licence is an offence and landlords are liable to prosecution or a fine of up to £30,000. The scheme has achieved notable success in improving the overall management of privately rented properties in these areas, by requiring good and effective management of rented properties to prevent and deal with anti-social behaviour emanating from the private rented sector, which in turn results in an overall improvement of property conditions and these neighbourhoods as a whole.
The council commissioned an independent expert, Mayhew Harper Associates Ltd, to review the effectiveness of the scheme three quarters of the way through the process by looking at all available data. Mayhew Associates has produced a report entitled ‘Selective Licensing in Tower Hamlets’. The report sets out the data and the evidence base which is guiding the officers and in turn the mayor and councillors to make the final decision about the future of the scheme.
Based on the data provided by the above mentioned report, council officers are proposing to recommend renewing the designation, depending on the outcome of this consultation. This is to allow the council to:
It is therefore crucial the council hears from as many people as possible who may be affected or have an interest in this area to help with the decision making and shaping the council’s approach going forward. It will take around 10 minutes of your time to answer these questions and put your comments or suggestions forward.