Housing: Landlord jailed 9 months for illegal eviction
A Sheffield landlord who threw a tenant out onto the streets without his shoes when he failed to pay his rent on time has been jailed.
View ArticleHousing: Slum landlord hit with record £27,000 fine (Updated 29-10-2012)
A record fine of £27,400 has been handed out to a landlord after tenants, including children, were discovered living in a slum (Photo on Flickr).
View ArticleHousing: Slum landlord fined £5,700 for filthy house (Updated 29-10-2012)
Ahmad, in his 40s, who lives on Boundary Road, East Ham, was captured in this photo by Newham Council housing enforcement officers (Photo on Flickr).
View ArticleHousing: Flatshare couples have no way onto the property ladder
As more and more Brits are priced out of the UK property market, a worrying 44% of couples who have no choice but to live in flat or houseshares say the predicament is affecting their aspirations to...
View ArticleHousing: Massive fine for Luton landlord who let out ‘death trap’
Landlord Khaled Ahmed, 36, failed to attend Luton Magistrates Court on 15 October where he was ordered to pay nearly £53,000 for operating an unlicensed, unsafe and overcrowded House in Multiple...
View ArticleHousing: 75% of landlords choose tenants on gut instinct
The latest research from BDRC Continental’s Landlords’ Panel reveals that almost three quarters of Britain’s private landlords trust their gut instincts when vetting potential new tenants.
View ArticleHousing: Resident landlord with ASBO fined for putting tenants at risk
A landlord has been ordered to pay fines and costs of £8,074.60 for putting tenants at risk by failing to comply with fire regulations for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) in a prosecution by...
View ArticleHMO Licensing Oxford: Part 1 – Progress & Impact
In the first of this three part series we take a look at the progress and impact of Oxford City Council's groundbreaking new licensing scheme.
View ArticleRPT Decision: Rent Repayment Order (LON/00AG/HMA/2012/0004)
This case relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order made by six tenants. The Panel awarded the Rent Repayment Order and each tenant was awarded £39,000.
View ArticleHousing: Sandwell landlord fined for serious disrepair
Two landlords have been left with court bills totalling more than £5,000 after allowing houses in West Bromwich and Tividale to fall into serious disrepair.
View ArticleHousing: Over 15,000 applications made to Newham’s pioneering property...
Over 15,000 applications have so far been made by landlords to Newham Council. Newham is the first council in the country to implement a pioneering scheme to license all private properties. The...
View ArticleHousing: Rogue Oxford Landlord Sentenced for Unlawful Eviction
A rogue landlord has pleaded guilty to unlawfully evicting her tenant and has been sentenced to a community order.
View ArticleHousing: Slum landlord fined £5,700 for filthy house (Updated 29-10-2012)
Ahmad, in his 40s, who lives on Boundary Road, East Ham, was captured in this photo by Newham Council housing enforcement officers (Photo on Flickr).
View ArticleHousing: Flatshare couples have no way onto the property ladder
As more and more Brits are priced out of the UK property market, a worrying 44% of couples who have no choice but to live in flat or houseshares say the predicament is affecting their aspirations to...
View ArticleHousing: Massive fine for Luton landlord who let out ‘death trap’
Landlord Khaled Ahmed, 36, failed to attend Luton Magistrates Court on 15 October where he was ordered to pay nearly £53,000 for operating an unlicensed, unsafe and overcrowded House in Multiple...
View ArticleHousing: 75% of landlords choose tenants on gut instinct
The latest research from BDRC Continental’s Landlords’ Panel reveals that almost three quarters of Britain’s private landlords trust their gut instincts when vetting potential new tenants.
View ArticleHousing: Resident landlord with ASBO fined for putting tenants at risk
A landlord has been ordered to pay fines and costs of £8,074.60 for putting tenants at risk by failing to comply with fire regulations for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) in a prosecution by...
View ArticleHMO Licensing Oxford: Part 1 – Progress & Impact
In the first of this three part series we take a look at the progress and impact of Oxford City Council's groundbreaking new licensing scheme.
View ArticleRPT Decision: Rent Repayment Order (LON/00AG/HMA/2012/0004)
This case relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order made by six tenants. The Panel awarded the Rent Repayment Order and each tenant was awarded £39,000.
View ArticleHousing: Sandwell landlord fined for serious disrepair
Two landlords have been left with court bills totalling more than £5,000 after allowing houses in West Bromwich and Tividale to fall into serious disrepair.
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