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More people rent rather than own their homes in Oxford, according to the council. Private landlords in Oxford could soon need a licence for each of their properties under plans being proposed by the city council. The authority said the move would help drive up standards of rented property. A similar scheme, launched four years ago, to licence houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) was criticised last year when it emerged half the city's properties were still unregistered. Councillors will discuss the new scheme on 11 February. Oxford City Council proposals to tax all rental properties in Oxford has been described as a tax on the private rental sector, according to the National Landlords Association. Under the scheme landlords could have to pay £400 to register each property. The council seem to just want to tax the private rental sector, and tax it more and more at every opportunity .Gavin Dick [pictured above ]National Landlords Association Counci...