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Latest news and updates from Safer Housing at Nottingham City Council
The Council’s Executive Board agreed on the proposals for a second scheme of selective licensing in January 2023. The submission was sent to the Secretary of State in March 2023 for confirmation. They aim to respond within 3 months. Further details on the outcome of the decision from the Secretary of State will be shared once it is known.
If you wish to view the proposed designation and check if your property is within the proposed area, please visit
Or visit Nottingham Insight Mapping under the ‘Housing and Property’ layers.
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The UK government is currently consulting on proposals to introduce a new use class for short-term lets and associated permitted development rights. This consultation aims to address concerns about the increase in the number of short-term lets and their impact on communities and the availability and affordability of homes for local people. It covers the following areas:
- The introduction of a new use class for short term lets
- The potential introduction of a new permitted development right for the change of use from a dwellinghouse to a short term let
- The potential introduction of a new permitted development right for the change of use from a short term let to a dwellinghouse
- How a flexibility for homeowners to let out their home for a number of nights in a calendar year could be provided through either changes to the dwellinghouse use class or an additional permitted development right
- The introduction of a planning application fee for the development of new build short term lets
You can find out more and respond by completing an online survey.
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) have been introduced by the Government to improve the energy efficiency and quality of private rented homes, in accordance with the UKs targets for decarbonisation.
Since 1st April 2020, landlords can no longer let or continue to let properties covered by the MEES Regulations if they have an EPC rating below E, unless they have a valid exemption in place. Landlords could face financial penalties of up to £5,000 for not meeting the minimum standards. The government has also proposed that this standard be raised to EPC rating C for new tenancies by 2025 and for all tenancies by 2028, however this has yet to be confirmed.
Although Landlords are expected to cover the cost of improving their properties there is some funding available able for free or reduced costs measures, especially for properties where there is potential for the tenant to be in fuel poverty. We’ve put together an information sheet to help landlords understand their obligations and find out if their properties may qualify for financial support to help them meet the MEES regulations.
Improved energy efficiency can make your properties easier and cheaper to heat, lift your tenants out of fuel poverty and may even increase the value of your properties.
There’s still time to have your say on proposals to introduce a new five-year Additional HMO Licensing Scheme for Houses in Multiple Occupation (or shared houses).
The current scheme will soon come to an end and the City Council is now consulting on a new scheme covering the whole city, which would run for a further five years from January 2024.
The consultation is running until 24 May 2023, and this is your chance to have your say on the proposals.
Join us at our final online consultation event on 10th May 2023. We welcome your contribution and feedback.
You can read all about the proposals and have your say in our online survey on our consultation page below.
On this website, you will find lots of information, including:
- Short summary on the proposals
- The full proposal documents
You can read more about the proposals and fill in the survey here:
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Local elections are happening across England on 4 May, including in Nottingham.
For the first time at these elections, anyone voting in person at a polling station will now be required to show an accepted form of photo ID to be able to vote.
The requirement to show photo ID, is a new requirement, introduced by the UK Government’s Elections Act which was passed last year and comes into effect for the first time this May.
You may already have a form of photo ID that is acceptable. You can use any of the following:
- Passport
- Driving licence (including provisional licence)
- Blue badge
- Certain concessionary travel cards
- Identity card with PASS mark (Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
- Biometric Immigration document
- Defence identity card
- Certain national identity cards
For more information, including which forms of photo ID will be accepted, visit
Polling stations are open from 7am until 10pm on election day, after which the votes will be counted.
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