9 Crown Row, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 0TH
Helen Thring
Marketing & Operations Manager
Helen is Nick’s sister and she successfully set up and established our Lettings Department back in 2013. Having spent much of her career prior to DY working in marketing, Helen now heads up our Marketing & Operations department. This suits her organisational skills, creativity and keen eye for detail perfectly! She loves taking long walks with her Labrador Finn and when time permits, travelling and visiting new places around the globe.
Top of my bucket list is…
To visit more new countries and ultimately, travel round Europe in a camper van.
My guilty pleasure…
Ben & Jerry’s cookie dough ice cream – I’ve got a very sweet tooth, for my sins.
When I was younger, I wanted to be…
Less shy.
If I were a superhero, my superpower would be…
To find a cure for cancer and dementia. Here’s hoping.
On Sunday morning, you can usually find me…
Up bright and early for a dog walk!
You might be surprised to know that…
One of my earliest qualifications as a teenager was as a Clarks trained shoe fitter. Ohh, all those back to school shoes!
7 Aug 2018
As of 1 October 2018 any landlord who lets a property to 5 or more people (from 2 or more separate households) in what is known as a House in Multiple Occupation or ‘HMO’ must be licensed by their local housing authority. This has been introduced by Government in an effort to improve the standard of rental accommodation in the UK.
This legislation is aimed at enabling local authorities to exclude ‘unfit or improper’ people from renting out multiple occupancy properties as defined above although it is also expected to have a wider effect.
The legislation is accompanied by further advice from The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to the minimum size of bedrooms for couples, singles and children.
It is expected that these new rules and ‘advice’ will also be used to require Landlords to adhere to council refuse schemes, and also to require private Landlords manage their properties in accordance with the wishes of the Local Authority and subject to their stipulations. .
The stated aim of these new provisions is to improve the quality of rented accommodation and to reduce overcrowding; a worthy aim. However, state control of private assets and businesses can have some potential pitfalls.
The advice and the powers of selective licensing contained in the legislation will be monitored by the Government and form part of another review set to be reported in Spring 2019.
For further advice on the legislation and regulations relating to private residential landlords contact our experienced letting team for a no-obligation chat.
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