Liverpool City Council has won a landmark tribunal ruling which could see heating costs cut for private tenants.The decision by the President of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UTLC) means that heating systems provided in private rented properties should be economical to run, if occupiers are to be adequately protected from the harmful effects of cold.
A landlord has been fined £5500 after tenants were discovered living in appalling, overcrowded conditions.
A Wakefield landlord has been fined after ignoring repeated warnings to have gas appliances at his rented property checked for safety.
This release presents data from the Count of Gypsy and Traveller Caravans in England which took place on or around 19 January 2012. The twice-yearly count takes place in January and July, recording the number of caravans on both authorised and unauthorised sites across England.
New safeguards to ensure vulnerable families are placed in suitable, privately-rented accommodation have been proposed by Housing Minister Grant Shapps.
A struck-off solicitor was one of two defendants successfully prosecuted for failing to license a property which was let to 12 people and in an appalling condition. (Photos on Flickr)
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