Some private landlords have not yet applied for a licence under a council plan to ensure a "decent standard" of housing for tenants. Ashfield District Council is bringing in a new selective licensing scheme in which private landlords have to obtain a licence or risk being prosecuted.
A previous scheme ran for five years and the current one has been expanded to cover a wider area in Stanton Hill and Sutton Central. As part of that, landlords have to apply for a licence by Tuesday, October 25, but Ashfield District Council says that some have not yet come forward.
Paul Parkinson, the director of housing and assets at Ashfield District Council, said: "At this stage most landlords within the licencing area have registered their properties, but time is running out for those few that have not. The last five years have proved a huge success under the previous scheme and we hope those improvements will continue to be made under this new scheme."
