Housing: Wycombe landlord prosecuted
A High Wycombe landlord, Mr Iqbal Singh Mann was caught red handed for illegally renting out an annexe at back of his house at 40 Lindsay Avenue, the court at Aylesbury Magistrate’s Court heard.
A High Wycombe landlord, Mr Iqbal Singh Mann was caught red handed for illegally renting out an annexe at back of his house at 40 Lindsay Avenue, the court at Aylesbury Magistrate’s Court heard.
A third of tenants (32%) who have been evicted, or threatened with eviction, have been put in this position after making a complaint to their landlords about the condition of a property, or after asking for repairs to be carried out, according to a survey carried out by online tenant community The Tenants’ Voice.
Landlords of three properties riding roughshod over property management rules have been successfully prosecuted by Bath & North East Somerset Council.
An absentee landlord has been ordered to repay £19,958.84 in housing benefit for renting out five Salford houses without a licence.
An unscrupulous landlord who rents a HMO property in south Manchester has been fined almost £12,000 after failing to apply for a property licence.
New research from SpareRoom.co.uk reveals that 51% of current sharers are returning after renting alone or with their partner; new flatsharer numbers are up by 31% in just two years; flatsharers aged over 35 years have rise by 26% and flatsharers aged 45-54 are up by half .