New Planning Rules Enforced on Landlords in Brighton
By |Published On: 9th March 2016|

Home » Uncategorised » New Planning Rules Enforced on Landlords in Brighton

New Planning Rules Enforced on Landlords in Brighton

By |Published On: 9th March 2016|

This article is an external press release originally published on the Landlord News website, which has now been migrated to the Just Landlords blog.

Brighton & Hove City Council has asked letting agents in its area to inform landlords of additional planning powers enforced by the local authority, which could prohibit them from renting out certain properties.

The measure follows the case of a landlord of a property near Fiveways in Brighton, who is no longer allowed to rent out the home as a shared house.

New Planning Rules Enforced on Landlords in Brighton

New Planning Rules Enforced on Landlords in Brighton

Last year, the council served a planning enforcement notice on the property on the grounds that there were already many shared houses in the immediate area.

The landlord continued to rent out the property, despite not having the necessary planning permission, while appealing against the enforcement notice to the Government’s planning inspectorate.

In February, the landlord’s appeal was dismissed, meaning that it will be an offence for them to continue renting out the property as a shared house.

Until recently, the home was still being advertised to prospective tenants, but these advertisements have now been removed.

Back in April 2013, Brighton & Hove City Council introduced additional planning controls for any landlords in Brighton looking to set up small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) within five electoral wards in the area.

The rules require landlords wishing to rent out HMOs to gain planning permission from the council, as well as a HMO license. The controls apply to any property being occupied by three to six unrelated individuals.

Planning permission is always required for more than six unrelated individuals occupying an HMO in the city.

The council has recently advised letting agents of their duty to provide tenants with material information about whether rental properties in Brighton have planning permission.

If you are a landlord in Brighton, you must be aware of these rules.

About the Author: Em Morley (she/they)

Em is the Content Marketing Manager for Just Landlords, with over five years of experience writing for insurance and property websites. Together with the knowledge and expertise of the Just Landlords underwriting team, Em aims to provide those in the property industry with helpful resources. When she’s not at her computer researching and writing property and insurance guides, you’ll find her exploring the British countryside, searching for geocaches.

Share this article:

Related Posts

Categories:

Looking for suitable
insurance for your
investment?
Check out our four
covers for landlords