Landlords facing new rules (From Witney Gazette)

Landlords facing new rules (From Witney Gazette)

Since academics first flocked to Oxford from Paris in the 12th century, providing a much-needed fillip for the nascent university here, scholars have always lived in ‘digs’, or rented homes shared with other students.

Now that practice — which of course also applies to people who are not students — is to be sharply changed courtesy of Oxford City Council regulations due to come into force on January 1 next year.