HOUSING

The council won't be cowed by scaremongering

Great Yarmouth BC is focused on proposals for a new selective licensing scheme to tackle sub standard private rental housing, says Sheila Oxtoby.

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By Sheila Oxtoby | 27 June 2025
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Given the demographics and the mix of housing in Great Yarmouth, it's no surprise we have a substantial private rental sector in the borough.

About 60% of those properties are clustered in a handful of wards and – perhaps equally unsurprising – the condition of some of those homes is poor.

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