Housing: Landlord fined for flouting regulations
A landlord has been found guilty of flouting housing regulations and fined more than £4000 following an investigation by Hillingdon Council.
Housing: Report shows private renters hit hardest debt problems
Households are working hard to cut spending and reduce their debts, but are ‘swimming against a tide’ of falling real incomes and the high cost of living, debt charity Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) has warned in its annual Statistical Yearbook, published today. (Video Embedded)
Housing: Landlord fined £10,000 following fatal fire
Following a fatal fire on 29 April 2011 at 546 Coldhams Lane, the landlord Darius Valiulis of Neville Road Cambridge, was prosecuted by Cambridge City Council for breaches of the Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation Regulations 2006, and fined a total of £10,000 plus £6,000 costs. Mr Valiulis admitted that he owned another three rental properties, which have now been inspected by council officers.
Housing: ESC says millions of tenants are exposed to life-threatening electrical dangers
As the number of people becoming landlords soars, with 13% of UK adults considering leasing out a property in the near future , research from the Electrical Safety Council (ESC) has found that misunderstandings between landlords and tenants over responsibilities for safety are exposing millions of people to life-threatening electrical dangers.
Housing: How to find a good landlord
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has compiled a list of the top things a tenant should look for when they are searching for the ideal landlord.
Housing: Landlord fined for hell-hole home
Amar Shazad, from Walthamstow, admitted eight offences of failing to keep the flat he rented out, on Sprowston Mews, Forest Gate, ‘in good and clean decorative repair’. (Photos on Flickr)
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