Housing: Suspended jail sentences for landlords who tenant’s life at risk
Two Sheffield landlords have been handed suspended jail sentences after dangerous defects were found on every gas appliance at a house they rented out to a young woman.
Housing: Hillingdon landlord fined for flouting planning laws
Hillingdon Council has scored another court victory as it continues its battle against illegal back garden homes and rogue landlords.
Opinion: A rogue policy?
Newham council and the Welsh Government should be commended for tackling rogue landlords but ill-conceived policies will hinder, not help.
Housing: Reading Letting Agent fined £20,000 (Updated 12-08-2012)
Reading Borough Council has reaffirmed its commitment to raising the standards of rental properties in town after a rogue letting agent was fined over £20,000.
Housing: UK housing third least affordable in Europe
Families in the UK are among the worst off in Europe when it comes to housing costs. One in six people in the UK (16.5%) are overburdened by housing costs, according to findings published by the European Union.
Housing: Oxford landlord jailed for illegal eviction
A landlord has been jailed for three months after illegally evicting a young couple and their four-month-old baby. He was also ordered to pay a total of £4500 in costs and compensation.
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