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Islington Landlord Forum on Wednesday 25 November 2026

We are inviting landlords and managing agents to an Islington Private Landlord Forum online on Wednesday 25 November 2026 from 7pm to 8pm.

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The forum will help you navigate regulations with confidence, improve your property management skills and stay fully compliant.

  • Selective Licensing expansion: Ward expansion information and what it means for you
  • Environmental Health: an update from the team 
  • The Renters’ Rights Act: the latest developments
  • Income Maximisation Team (IMAX): an introduction to the service and the support they provide to tenants

Landlords and council representatives can share updates, hear about issues affecting the private rented sector and ask questions.

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Inspecting your property

We may need to inspect your property as part of the licensing process to check compliance with your licence conditions as well as identifying any disrepair and non-compliance with other housing legislation

As part of the property licensing process, we may need to carry out an inspection. This is to check compliance with the conditions of the licence that we have issued.  

We are committed to working with landlords to educate and to improve standards across the sector. However, non-compliance with the conditions is a criminal offence which may lead to enforcement action being taken against the licence holder and managing agent in the most serious of cases.  

When we inspect properties

We carry out inspections based on the level of risk starting with the highest risk properties first.

Before an inspection

When we are ready to inspect your property, will send an email with a link to book an inspection. We will send you reminders each week.

After an inspection

We will send you the inspection report with the result of the inspection. There are three possible results:

  • Unsatisfactory - where we have found serious matters and we will take this further, such as when there are undersized bedrooms and Category 1 hazards
  • Satisfied with conditions - we have found some issues that do not meet licence conditions or there is disrepair but they are less serious than 'unsatisfactory' inspections
  • Satisfied with no concerns - No or few issues with non-compliance and disrepair
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