Training courses for agents and other private rented sector professionals were held last month on licensing and the management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and which followed the successful prosecution of a landlord who hadn’t licensed his HMO. Excellent feedback was received about the course and the council has committed to running more.

Following this success, the council is also running a second course to help landlords address damp and mould and excess cold in properties on 23 March, 1:30pm at West Offices. Damp and mould are the major source of complaints from tenants in York, particularly over the winter months and partly due to the higher proportion of older, energy-inefficient houses.
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