Welcome to This Week at theEHP, a summary of the articles that appeared on the site over the previous week.
This week at theEHP we report on locks keys & landlord access, a new eBook and prosecutions.
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The first results from the 2010‐11 English Housing Survey have been published. The report brings together initial findings on household trends and the housing stock. It reports on trends in tenure, household type, economic status, buying expectations of renters, overcrowding and under occupation, recent movers and mortgage difficulties. Key findings and the complete report are available here.
Tessa Shepperson from the Landlord Law Blog has provided an article that looks at a landlord’s rights to gain access to their property. Lock, Keys and Landlord Access can be found here.
Tessa Shepperson has also released her new eBook The Novice Guide to Court Hearings. The eBook is written for Court Hearings in England and Wales and the principles discussed will be helpful for ALL hearings. More details are available through the link. For those not in the mood for reading, you can watch the embedded video at the end of the article.
This week we have introduced a new section to the newsletter called ‘Join the Discussion’. In Join the Discussion you will find links to recent articles where users have posted comments. The most popular discussion is on a recent RPT Decision on Excess Heat. Your comments would be appreciated.
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Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection: Business receives community sentence and fine for flytipping
Owen Ayres, 24 years, of 73 Hartley Road in Luton was found guilty of flytipping in Frederick Street Passage in High Town by Luton Magistrates Court on 24 January.
Environmental Protection: Illegal waste burning convictions upheld after appeal
A property developer who was prosecuted and fined £2,000 for two offences of illegally burning large piles of waste in Tibshelf has seen both convictions upheld on appeal.
Food Safety
Food Safety: Meat company prosecuted by FSA for over-temperature meat
The Food Standards Agency has won a case in the Old Bailey, against a meat company that failed to make sure meat was kept chilled throughout the entire food chain. A C Hopkins (Taunton) Ltd was charged, and found guilty, of an offence under the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006.
Food Safety: Watford café owner to pay over £25,000 for hygiene offences
A Watford café owner has been successfully prosecuted by Watford Borough Council for seven offences of failing to manage food safety in his business and therefore putting the health of customers at risk.
Health & Safety
Health & Safety: Hotel owner fined £210,000 in landmark fire safety trial
A hotel owner has paid the price for ignoring fire safety laws and been hit with a £210,000 fine following a successful prosecution by London Fire Brigade. The case was a landmark hearing for the UK fire and rescue service, believed to be the first time that a jury – rather than magistrates or an […]
Health & Safety: Poundstretcher fined for health and safety offences
Poundstretcher Ltd. was today (Tuesday 14 February) fined a total of £3,000, plus costs, after pleading guilty to a number of offences under the Health and Safety at Work (NI) Order 1978.
Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 13 February – 17 February
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE.
Health & Safety: Landlord prosecuted for putting students at risk
A Glasgow GP has given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs, after failing to maintain a gas boiler at a student flat he owned in Oxford.
Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 06 February – 10 February (Updated 17-02-12)
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE. 5 New Articles Added.
Housing
Housing: English Housing Survey 2010 – 11 Headline Report published
The first results from the 2010‐11 English Housing Survey were published on 09 February 2012. The EHS brings together the former DCLG housing surveys – the Survey of English Housing (SEH) and the English House Condition Survey (EHCS).
Housing: Landlord fined for unlicensed HIMO
A landlord who flouted fire safety rules while renting out an unlicensed home to unsuspecting tenants has been fined by magistrates.
Housing: Locks, keys and landlords access
This is always a tricky subject. Landlords want to gain access to inspect the property and keep an eye on what their tenants are doing. Tenants want to be private and resent landlord intrusion. Often they enforce their privacy by changing the locks.
theEHP Store
Ordnance Survey Custom Made Maps
‘Customise your map in just three easy steps’
We now offer a brand new mapping service that gives you the opportunity to customise an OS Explorer Map or OS Landranger Map.
You might want to centre it on your house, the start of your favourite walk or even a mountain bike trail you’re heading off to at the weekend – anywhere in Great Britain!
Features:
- Custom printed by OS just for you
- Choose your maps centre anywhere in the country
- Add your own titles, including the spine title
- Order the map flat or folded
- Choose from over 50 cover images
- Tough and durable map paper
- Fixed laminated cover on folded maps
Your custom made map from Ordnance Survey is made to the same high quality as a standard OS Explorer Map and OS Landranger Map.
You can benefit from a bespoke map displaying the area around your chosen location, and opt for an OS Explorer Map – Custom Made™ at 1:25,000 scale, or an OS Landranger Map – Custom Made™ at 1:50,000 scale. After all, it’s your adventure!
Amazon Deals
- Kindle, Wi-Fi, 6″ E Ink Display
- Apple iPad 2
- Bosch PLR 25 Digital Laser Range Finder
- Book Deals of the Week–At Least 55% Off
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Training
Training: The Novice Guide to Court Hearings ebook
Written by experienced landlord and tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson, the Novice Guide to Court Hearings eBook has a clear and easy to understand style and includes sample documents and forms to help you prepare your case (Video Embedded).
Join the Discussion
Housing: Britons have cut back on food & fuel bills to help pay housing costs
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A YouGov survey of 4,014 British adults for housing charity Shelter has revealed that more than one in five people have spent less on gas and electricity to help pay their rent or mortgage in the last 12 months, and just over one in three have spent less on food.
Housing: LFB calls for action on ‘Super-Sheds’
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London Fire Brigade is calling for a spotlight to be shone on the growing problem of the capital’s fire trap “hidden housing.”
Housing: Landlord fined for unlicensed HIMO
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A landlord who flouted fire safety rules while renting out an unlicensed home to unsuspecting tenants has been fined by magistrates.
RPT Decision: Improvement Notice Appeal (LON/00BK/HIN/2011/0029)
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This case involves an Appeal against an Improvement Notice made by Westminster City Council. The Improvement Notice included a Category 1 hazard of ‘Excess Heat’. The London Panel confirmed the Improvement Notice and the appeal dismissed..
