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<div class="SCXW54625606 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW54625606 BCX8"><p>The private rented sector in Islington has grown considerably over recent years, with a number of landlords providing poorly managed and unsafe homes. The council is consulting on licensing for private rented sector properties to help offer more protection for private renters.</p><p><br></p></div></div>

Have your say on new Private Rented Sector Property Licensing Schemes

Whether you are a private renter, landlord, managing or letting agent, local resident, or business, we value your input on the council’s private property licensing proposals in Islington. 

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<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW91553811 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW91553811 BCX8" lang="EN-GB"><span class="TextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">We have made some&nbsp;</span></span><a href="https://www.islington.gov.uk/login-or-register-for-an-account/changes-to-customer-accounts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">changes to our customer accounts</span></span></a><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">by introducing an account called My Islington</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">.&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}'>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW91553811 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW91553811 BCX8" lang="EN-GB"><span class="TextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">My Islington is a new customer account where&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">you&rsquo;ll</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">&nbsp;be able to request a range of council services in one&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW91553811 BCX8">place, and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">&nbsp;track their progress.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}'>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW91553811 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW91553811 BCX8" lang="EN-GB"><span class="TextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">The first service we have added to My Islington is the ability to see your council tax details online including your outstanding balance,&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">payments</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">&nbsp;and online bills. This is no longer available in My&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW91553811 BCX8">eAccount</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">you&rsquo;ll</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">&nbsp;need to&nbsp;</span></span><a href="https://account.islington.gov.uk/en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">register for a My Islington account.</a></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW91553811 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW91553811 BCX8" lang="EN-GB"><span class="TextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">We will be adding more services to My Islington in the&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW91553811 BCX8">future</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">&nbsp;and it will eventually replace My&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW91553811 BCX8">eAccount</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">.&nbsp;</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}'>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW91553811 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW91553811 BCX8" lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.letstalk.islington.gov.uk/new-online-customer-account?tool=news_feed#tool_tab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">We invited you to test</span></span><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">&nbsp;some early designs</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">&nbsp;</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">for My Islington in September 2023 and are continuing to take this feedback into account as we add more services and features to My Islington.&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91553811 BCX8">Now we have launched the system, we are asking for your feedback on how it&#39;s working.&nbsp;</span></span></p></div>

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<p>Our ambition to make Islington a fairer and more equal place starts with everyone in our community having a decent, genuinely affordable, and safe place to call home.</p><p>Our tenants and residents voices are important, and it is critical that we, as a council, are accountable to them in the way we manage their homes and estates. &nbsp;</p><p>Have your say on projects and proposals relating to Islington&rsquo;s homes and neighbourhoods.&nbsp;</p>

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Help us shape Islington and make it a greener, cleaner, and healthier borough for everyone. Have your say on our projects and proposals for our parks and green spaces.

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Islington’s streets belong to everyone. We want people to be able to easily travel across the borough and have streets that are friendly, have clean air, and are as safe and as green as possible.
Have your say on streets and transport projects and proposals.


Streets and transport

To find more details of past consultations, visit the council's website 

Past consultations on islington.gov.uk

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<div class="SCXW54625606 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW54625606 BCX8"><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>This consultation is now closed. The Council will carefully review and consider all responses received before determining the next steps.</strong> <br><br>The private rented sector in Islington has grown considerably over recent years, with a number of landlords providing poorly managed and unsafe homes. The council is consulting on licensing for private rented sector properties to help offer more protection for private renters.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We are aiming to tackle problems of poor housing, anti-social behaviour and crime, to protect the health, safety and welfare of the occupants, and to improve the areas where these problems are most significant.</p><h2 class="Paragraph SCXW54625606 BCX8" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>About property licensing and existing schemes</strong></h2><p class="Paragraph SCXW54625606 BCX8" style="text-align: justify;">Property licensing helps us to regulate the condition and management of private rented properties in the borough. We license properties to:</p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">improve property standards and management</li><li style="text-align: justify;">protect our residents from rogue landlords</li><li style="text-align: justify;">help reduce other problems caused by poorly managed privately rented accommodation, such as anti-social behaviour and waste management issues.</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">There are three licensing schemes currently in operation in Islington:</p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Mandatory</strong> &ndash; a borough-wide scheme for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) covering five or more people from two or more households who are sharing one or more basic facilities such as a bathroom and/or kitchen. This type of licensing has been in place across the country since 2006 and does not expire.</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Additional</strong> &ndash; a borough-wide discretionary scheme, covering smaller HMOs occupied by 3 or 4 people who are not members of the same household, who share kitchen and/or bathroom facilities. It also includes properties converted into self-contained flats where the conversion work was not carried out in accordance with the Building Regulations 1991.</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Selective </strong>&ndash; a discretionary scheme adopted for single and two-person household properties or a single family, it is currently covering three wards - Finsbury Park, Hillrise and Tollington.</li></ul><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Our proposal</strong></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">The proposal comprises two parts:</p><ol><li><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW54625606 BCX8" style="text-align: justify;"><span data-teams="true">Our <strong>Additional Licensing scheme</strong> for small HMOs covering all wards is due expire in February 2026 and we believe, having reviewed the evidence, that it should be extended for another five years.</span></div></li><li><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW54625606 BCX8" style="text-align: justify;"><span data-teams="true">A nine ward expansion of the <strong>Selective Licensing scheme </strong>is also proposed to include Barnsbury, Caledonian, Tufnell Park, Mildmay, Highbury, Junction, Laycock, Canonbury, and Clerkenwell, as they meet the criteria and would benefit from the adoption of scheme.</span></div></li></ol><p style="text-align: justify;">For more information about the proposal, including the proposed license conditions and fees, please read the documents included in the <strong>Documents</strong> section.</p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><strong>We want to hear your views</strong></h2><span data-teams="true">Whether you are a private renter, landlord, managing or letting agent, local resident, or business, we value your input on the council&rsquo;s private property licensing proposals in Islington. We are seeking your opinion on our proposals, objectives, proposed licence conditions, and licensing fees, as well as any alternatives you believe we should consider. </span><a href="https://www.letstalk.islington.gov.uk/renting/surveys/licensing"><span data-teams="true">Click on the survey</span></a><span data-teams="true"> to take part.</span></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW54625606 BCX8"><br></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW54625606 BCX8"><strong>Drop-in Sessions</strong><br><br></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We&rsquo;re holding drop-in sessions at Islington Council, 222 Upper Street, London N1 1XR, every Tuesday throughout February, from 10 AM to 12 PM. Feel free to come along if you have any specific queries or need assistance with completing the consultation survey.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br></p><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW54625606 BCX8"><strong>Online focus groups</strong><br><br></div><p>We&rsquo;re holding an online focus group for landlords/agents on 12th March at 7-8.30pm , and a separate group for private renting tenants on 5th March at 5-6.30pm. To sign up to a group, please see the &#39;Key Dates&#39; section to the right of the screen and fill in your details on the linked form.</p></div>

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Business owner in Islington

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Barnsbury

Bunhill

Caledonian

Canonbury

Clerkenwell

Finsbury Park

Highbury

Hillrise

Holloway

Junction

Laycock

Mildmay

St Mary's and St James'

St Peter's and Canalside

Tollington

Tufnell Park

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Damp and mould

Poor property conditions

Harassment or ASB from other tenants 

Harassment from your landlord or letting agent

Not enough provision for your waste

Not enough information on waste collection or recycling

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Not given a copy of Gas/Electrical Safety Certificate at the start of your tenancy 

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