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Can you afford your property to be closed?
In the current financial climate, cost-conscious councils are waking up to the fact that home improvement grants and loans are a thing of the past. However councils can still insist on landlords providing a decent and safe standard of accommodation by enforcing their legal powers through HHSRS, in doing so it gives councils an opportunity to boost their own income through the charges they make.
Under the Housing Act 2004, councils can serve notices to force landlords or their managing agents to improve their rental properties. They will focus on health and safety, energy efficiency and more.