This Week at theEHP: 21 May – 25 May

by | May 25, 2012 | This Week at theEHP |

This Week at theEHP: 21 May – 25 May

Welcome to This Week at theEHP, a summary of the articles that appeared on the site over the last week.

This week at theEHP we report on Snake bites, letting for a living, prosecutions & RPT Decisions.

 
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The Welsh Government has released it’s new housing White Paper ‘Homes for Wales: A White Paper for Better Lives and Communities‘. White Paper includes plans to introduce a mandatory registration and accreditation scheme for private landlords, letting agents and management agents. Read the full article here.

A new course is available at the School for Landlords. Easy Law for Landlords aims to help you understand how the English legal system works, so you will:

  • Do things the right way (without making costly errors), and
  • Give you greater knowledge of the law regarding landlords and tenants, and therefore
  • Be more confidence when dealing with tenants

If you want to attend this course, note that bookings will close on 30 May 2012 at 10.30 pm. Full details available at Easy Law for Landlords.

If you would like to submit an article to theEHP, Contact Us for details.

Looking forward to seeing you at theEHP.

Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection: Man fined after failing to produce waste carriers’ licence
Oldham Council has successfully prosecuted an unlicensed scrap metal carrier.

Environmental Protection: Local company prosecuted for improper waste disposal
Luton Council has successfully prosecuted Farooq Hussein, owner of Express News, 8 High Town Road in Luton LU2 0DD, under Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) 1990.

Food Safety

Food Safety: Owner sentenced over dirty takeaway
Oldham Council has successfully prosecuted a takeaway owner after his premises were found to be dirty and infested with mice.

Food Safety: Operator of ‘filthy’ takeaway pays the penalty for hygiene offences
SELLING undercooked food from unhygienic premises has cost a Stockton takeaway operator more than £2,000 following an appearance at Teesside Magistrates Court today. (Photos on Flickr)

Health & Safety

Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 21 May – 25 May
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE.

Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 14 May – 18 May (Updated 25-05-12)
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE.

Housing

Housing: A White Paper for Better Lives and Communities
The Welsh Government’s new housing White Paper includes plans to introduce a mandatory registration and accreditation scheme for private landlords, letting agents and management agents. The scheme aims to improve the quality and management of privately-rented homes, which will benefit those who rent from private landlords, including some of our most vulnerable people.

Housing: 37% of private landlords make their living from letting
The latest Easy Law for Landlordsresearch from BDRC Continental’s independent Landlords Panel survey reveals that more than one in four private landlords don’t owe anything on their rental properties.

Public Health

Public Health: HPA advises – Country walking? Think snakes
Poisons experts are advising people planning country and woodland walks this summer how to reduce their risk of a snake bite.

theEHP Store

British Standards
British Standards added to theEHP Store:

More British Standards Available here.

Vouchers codes for Office Stationery
Here are a couple of discount voucher codes for use on Office Stationery at www.officestationery.co.uk and valid until July 2012.

  • 5OFF0712 will take £5 off your next order over £100
  • 10PER0712 will take 10% off your next order over £200

Kindle Touch and Kindle Touch 3G now in the UK

Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family in the UK with an easy-to-use touch screen. With Amazon’s EasyReach touch technology there’s no need to swipe, you simply tap to turn pages, eliminating fatigue and allowing you to comfortably hold your Kindle in either hand. It’s small, light and eliminates battery anxiety with an extra-long battery life. Kindle Touch has built-in Wi-Fi and carries up to 3,000 books.

For readers who want the top of the line e-reader, Kindle Touch 3G offers the same design and features of Kindle Touch with the unparallelled added convenience of free 3G to download Kindle eBooks. Kindle’s free 3G connection means you never have to hunt for or pay for a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Amazon Deals

British Standards Online Shop

Training

Easy Law for Landlords
Would you like to:

  • understand landlord law better,
  • avoid expensive mistakes and
  • have more confidence dealing with tenants?

If so, the Easy Law for Landlords course is what you need.

A ‘proper’ law course designed especially for landlords (but helpful for agents too) this will guide you through the myriad of rules which affect your business.

Training: Increase rent the proper way

Training: How to draft section 21 notices

How to win deposit disputes – An essential guide for landlords

Training: The Novice Guide to Court Hearings ebook

RPT Decisions

RPT Decision: Rent Repayment Order (LON/00AG/HMA/2012/0001)
Respondent: Alex Zadah
Applicants: Vivenne Sedgley, Markus Rafferty, Gemma Rosen, Maud Fargetton, Francois Fourmy, Alexandre Fourmy, Katarzyna Wolenska, Mia Jing Gao, Claire Harpur, Damien Thubert, Alfred Thibon, Mariam Mouffak, Eyram Kofi Adjogatse & Natalie Vanderpany
Subject Property: 78 Adelaide Road, London, NW3 3PX

This case involves an Application for Rent Repayment Order made by 14 Tenants. The London Panel awarded the order and for the Respondent to pay the Tenants a total of £11,183.59.

RPT Decision: Prohibition Order Appeal (MAN/00EY/HPO/2011/0004)
Respondent: Blackpool Council
Appellants: Cheltenham Estates Limited
Subject Property: 39/41 Cheltenham Road, Blackpool, FY1 2PS

This case involves an Appeal against a Prohibition Order served by Blackpool Council. The Northern Panel dismissed the appeal and the Prohibition Order has been confirmed.

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