Landlords in Bath are threatening to take legal action to challenge a licensing scheme.
Members of the National Landlords Association for Wessex (NLAW) are up in arms against the decision by Bath and North East Somerset Council to impose licensing in parts of the city where properties are small Houses in Multiple Accommodation, accommodating three or more unrelated sharers.
From January 1 next year, licences for such properties will be mandatory, at a cost of £500 each to cover five years.
The NLAW says it will add to landlords’ costs and discourage them from investing in properties.
More than 80 landlords went to a meeting at Bath City football ground to express their opposition to the additional licensing scheme, which the council approved last month, with licence applications to be accepted from October.
Rob Crawford, chairman of the NLAW, said: “Landlords agreed that there was a clear case for legal action. Good landlords felt that they were being unfairly discriminated against.”
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