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When an application for landlord registration is approved by a local authority it is valid for three years. If a landlord is still letting then they should apply to renew their registration prior to the expiry date being reached. The renewals process has now started for some local authorities. Fife Council’s first application is due for renewal in September 2010. There will be on-going information provided and discussions with landlords/agents prior to this date, to keep everyone fully informed. The legislation governing landlord registration is the Antisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004 (part 8). This requires all landlords to be registered with their local authority. Section 84(6) specifies that registration will expire after three years, beginning with the day on which the entry is made (the date of approval). Landlords who are still letting when their registration expires are legally required to make an application for renewal. When should I renew my registration? The Landlord Registration Team will notify landlord/agents 3 months prior to the expiry of the application to allow a reasonable period of time to submit a renewal application. A further reminder will be issued after the expiry date. The second reminder will warn that if an application is not make within 14 days, the late application fee of £110 may be added to the registration fee. How much does it cost? Landlords who are renewing are required to pay a £55.00 registration fee and £11.00 for each let property which is listed on their registration at the time of renewal. Payment must be made at the time of application. There are a number of discounts and you may be entitled to if you fall into any of the following categories – HMO landlord, Joint Owner, Charitable Organisation, Landlord with registrations in more than one local authority. How do I renew my registration? Landlords can apply to renew their registration online at www.landlordregistrationscotland.gov. uk up to 3 months before their current registration expires. A paper renewal application can also be obtained by contacting a member of the landlord registration team on 01592 583397 or email renewals.registration@fife.gov.uk. See “Getting Started” on page 5 for help with renewing online. Landlords who renew online do not need to re-enter all their registration details. You are required to check all the details currently held about you and your let properties and if necessary, correct and amend your registration property portfolio. 2
Why am I being asked to renew if I have never registered before? If you held an HMO Licence on or after 30th April 2006, or have had a licence granted since that date, you may not have done anything to apply for landlord registration. This is because both you and your HMO properties could have been entered onto the register by us on your behalf. This process is called HMO ‘passporting’. This would also happen if you were an agent of HMO property. It is however your responsibility to keep both your HMO and Landlord Registration records up to date and ensure that your landlord registration is renewed when it falls due. As before, HMO licensed properties will have no fee to pay but you must check your entry on the register and make any adjustments. In a number of cases joint owners of let properties were not approved at the same time. Additionally, in some cases we were not notified that there was a joint owner until some time after the lead owner had applied. In these cases the renewal date may be different, however the majority of lead and joint owners in Fife will have the same renewal date. Both lead and joint owners must renew their registration prior to their own expiry date. What if I don’t renew my registration? If a registration expires and is not renewed then the landlord will be considered to be no longer registered. If the landlord continues to let they will be doing so illegally. It is a criminal offence for a landlord to let property without being registered or not having submitted a valid application for registration or renewal. What if I am no longer a landlord/agent acting on behalf of a landlord? If you are no longer letting property or no longer act as an agent then you can delete your own registration online. To do this you should access your current registration, delete the properties which are no longer let and then delete your registration if required. Landlords who remove properties that they no longer own from their registration will allow prospective new landlords the ability to register properties without any delay. If there was a joint owner in respect of any of the let properties and they are also no longer a landlord, please ask them to delete their registrations or to contact us confirming this in writing so that we can arrange for their entries to be updated or deleted as appropriate. You can inform us by email or letter that you are no longer a landlord or agent so that your details can be removed from the register of landlords. This will ensure that we do not take enforcement action against you. We cannot assume that you are no longer a landlord or agent because we have not heard from you. 3
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