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A proposed development of two three-storey housing blocks on a brownfield site have been refused due to concerns including the size and bulk of the…

TENANTS could be left to pick up the bill for a new scheme which sees landlords paying out hundreds of pounds to drive up the "quality” of housing. The Selective Licensing Scheme, which would be run by Southend Borough Council, would ask private landlords to pay a fee costing at least £668 per property for five years. Other areas across the country have seen these costs passed onto tenants in the form of higher rents - something council officials have admitted on consultation webinars. But there are also fears it will force ‘good’ landlords, particularly those with a large port...

TENANTS could be left to pick up the bill for a new scheme which sees landlords paying out hundreds of pounds to drive up the "quality” of housing. The Selective Licensing Scheme, which would be run by Southend Borough Council, would ask private landlords to pay a fee costing at least £668 per property for five years. Other areas across the country have seen these costs passed onto tenants in the form of higher rents - something council officials have admitted on consultation webinars. But there are also fears it will force ‘good’ landlords, particularly those with a large port...