by theEHP | May 19, 2011 | Housing
Landlord Law Blog – From time to time I get asked about dirty tenants. ”My tenants are keeping my house in an absolute mess” one outraged landlord said, “what can I do about it?” I’ve seen all sorts of attempts by landlords to deal with this. Read full story...
by theEHP | May 18, 2011 | Housing
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today announced a tough but realistic definition for zero carbon homes that strikes the right balance between delivering the zero carbon homes for the future and creating the right conditions to get the homes the country needs built....
by theEHP | May 18, 2011 | Housing
Landlords often complain about unreliable tenants. Tenants who say that they are going to leave on Monday but who are still there three weeks later. Or tenants who fail to move out after having been served a section 21 notice. This can cause enormous problems...
by theEHP | May 16, 2011 | Housing
Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today described the 300,000 long term empty homes in England as a scandal with four million people stranded on housing waiting lists. He said that if the empty properties were occupied by average sized families, around 700,000 more...
by theEHP | May 12, 2011 | Housing
A new report published by Friends of the Earth & the Marmot Review Team shows that cold homes increase the risk of illnesses in children and young people. The report by Professor Sir Michael Marmot was carried out on behalf of Friends of the Earth. Key findings...
by theEHP | May 12, 2011 | Housing
Legal 4 Landlords wants a radical shake-up of the county court eviction process to help landlords get rid of problem tenants. 24dash.com reported that Sim Sekhon, director of Legal 4 Landlords, is calling on both Her Majesty’s Court Service (HMCS) and the Government...