At the meeting on Thursday I thought Collette mentioned a £100 discount on the Selective Licence fee if the property had an EPC of C or more? Is that correct?

Has anyone any experience on tenants owning ebikes? There are dangers with these and Government guidelines say they shouldn't be stored/charged indoors. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/battery-safety-for-e-cycle-users/battery-safety-for-e-cycle-users I'm thinking of adding a clause to my tenancy agreement to see off any potential issues. I don't feel I could provide a separate secure structure for safe storage. I see so many ebikes around and assume many have been modified looking at the speeds they reach and would assume (rightly or wrongly) most of these are in rented accommodation.

I've just renewed my subscription to cover me for Property Redress. It's now £186pa. Do I really need to do this? I have my own properties and those in a limited Company and look after one for a family member and one for a friend. If I stop paying, Property Redress say they will inform Newcastle City Council; Please note, if your membership is not renewed then your membership will automatically expire. If your membership does expire and you do not join another scheme we are required to inform your local trading standards office and/or the department for communities and local government that your membership with us has expired. You could be subject to a £5,000 fine for not being a member of a consumer redress scheme.

When at the landlord event last Thursday, I heard it mooted that selective licensing isn’t required for Heaton moving forward from 2025. I sent emails Friday & scrolled through new 2025 website & found nothing! So I’ve just used the “Landlord Helpline” & spoke to a nice guy, who confirmed selective licensing is not required for 2025 in Heaton 😮👍, though HMO licensing still is required. I’ve asked the council to send an email to the PRS community, clarifying what’s been removed as well as added as that would save a number of phone calls moving forward. They said they would feed that back & request it 🤔🤞. I don’t mind admitting that the news was received well in this household, a nice start to a Monday morning 👍. Hope that helps some on here 🤞.

Has everyone seen this? https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/questions-over-serious-failings-newcastle-30331667