It's part of a plan to keep landlords in check.
Private housing landlords in Broughton and Kersal could be hit with a £609 fee under a new selective licensing scheme by Salford council.
Speaking at Salford's cabinet meeting on July 9, a council officer said one reason for introducing the scheme is due to the area having "increasing numbers of properties staying empty for long times." “Our aim is to make sure that local people have access to well-managed, affordable homes and that rogue landlords have no place in the area.Robin Garrido, leader of the Conservatives at Salford council, said the £609 fee seemed "extortionate" and could hurt landlords managing "one or two properties."
"But I don't believe in going over the top, we have to educate our landlords into providing suitable accommodation. I'm quite happy that they get a fair rent providing it's not extortionate. "I don't believe by and large in HMOs, I think that is a way of extorting more money out of a number of people put together in one building which was never suitable for that number of people."
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