Latest podcast: Licensing woes and ebike safety warning
Property licensing and the safety of ebikes and escooters kept in rental homes come under the microscope this month in NRLA podcast Listen Up Landlords.
Presenters NRLA CEO Ben Beadle (@BeadleBen) and Richard Blanco (@richardblanco_) examine frustrations with local licensing schemes and safety issues around ebikes and escooters that may be stored in your rental properties in the January epsiode.
Ben and Richard are joined by landlord Karen Gregory who has had to wait for years for one of her licensing applications to be processed - forcing her to resubmit all the relevent paperwork - and Russell Moffatt, whose Metastreet software was developed to help local authorities process applications.
With temperatures plummeting this month, Landlord Support Team leader Danny McKeown-Henshall talks boilers – and the importance of ensuring you have the correct documentation if you have a new boiler installed.
And later in the show the team is joined by Assistant Commissioner at London Fire Brigade, Charlie Pugsley, who shares the latest data on ebike and e-scooter fires – which are now the fastest growing fire risk in the capital.
Last year alone three people died and more than 60 people were injured as a result of fires started by these vehicles, and he shares practical advice you can give to your tenants to keep them – and your properties – safe.
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More information
To read a full transcript of the show click here.
For more information on licensing in your area click here.
For information from London Fire Brigade on ebike and escooter safety click here
