ARTICLE 4 THREATENS PLANNING PERMISSION FOR SHARED LETS
Thursday, March 17th, 2011Existing shared houses have established use and are not affected. But you could lose the right to rent your property as a shared house or flat if even for a short period you let it to a family or as a holiday let.
The arguments began with “Studentification” but the regulations introduced on October 1st 2010, affect all shared houses, flats and bedsits with between 3 and 6 occupiers who are not related to each other.
Article 4 directions by local councils discriminate against students and other young people wanting to rent shared houses and flats.
The RLA believes these measures are generally the wrong legislation to deal with social problems perceived by other residents. Is your area affected?
