Housing: Landlord fined for failing to manage HIMO
A landlord is to pay £2,125 in fines and £1,815 costs to Reading Borough Council after admitting he failed to keep a property in East Reading in a fit state for tenants.
Housing: Rogue landlord convicted for dangerous and dirty conditions
A rogue landlord who forced his tenant to live in dangerous and dirty conditions and without adequate hot water or heating has been convicted by Magistrates following a lengthy Reading Borough Council prosecution. (Photos on Flickr)
Housing: Portfolio landlords feeling the pinch
Rents may have risen in the private sector over the last year, but professional landlords are feeling the pinch. The latest findings from the BDRC Continental quarterly Landlords Panel research reveals the biggest rise in the number of portfolio landlords making a loss since the Landlords Panel began in 2006.
Housing: Rough Sleeping in England up 23%
Housing Minister Grant Shapps today warned aspiring Dick Whittingtons from across the continent not to come to London before making firm plans, with figures showing that more than half the capital’s rough sleepers come from overseas.
Housing: Locks, keys and landlords access
This is always a tricky subject. Landlords want to gain access to inspect the property and keep an eye on what their tenants are doing. Tenants want to be private and resent landlord intrusion. Often they enforce their privacy by changing the locks.
Housing: English Housing Survey 2010 – 11 Headline Report published
The first results from the 2010‐11 English Housing Survey were published on 09 February 2012. The EHS brings together the former DCLG housing surveys – the Survey of English Housing (SEH) and the English House Condition Survey (EHCS).
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