This week at theEHP we report on a Salmonella warning, Health & Safety Myths, School for Landlords, prosecutions & RPT Decisions.
Shelter’s new report ‘A better fit’ has revealed that Britain’s housing market is failing to meet the needs of older people. This is despite a rapidly ageing population and a growing demand for retirement housing.
This week at theEHP we report on London’s unaffordable rents, being ‘Tick Aware’, a prosecution & RPT Decisions.
Oxford City Council have provided an update on their groundbreaking new powers for licensing every houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in the city. They have received 1803 applications, taken 8 prosecutions, issued a formal caution and sent out over 2,000 warning letters. Full details here.
This week at theEHP we report on Barr vs Biffa Appeal Decision, a rise in TB cases, prosecutions & RPT Decisions.
Dr Michael Bull (Odour Consultant) has provided a summary of the recent appeal decision which considered how many odour complaints made an appropriate threshold for a nuisance claim. The judge decided that there should be consideration of “what people had to put up with” and also stated that there was no general rule requiring a threshold of complaints in nuisance cases. Read the case summary here.
This week at theEHP we discuss tenancy deposit adjudicators, report on the UKs carbon footprint & prosecutions.
Debt charity Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) have published their annual Statistical Yearbook. The report found that households are working hard to cut spending and reduce their debts, but they are ‘swimming against a tide’ of falling real incomes and the high cost of living.
This week at theEHP we report on the cost of upset stomachs, home insulation levels, an electrical safety app, an RPT Decision & prosecutions.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have published their annual report on zoonoses and food-borne outbreaks in the European Union for 2010. Key finding from the report include:
Welcome to This Week at theEHP, a summary of the articles that appeared on the site over the previous week.
This week at theEHP we report on how to find a good landlord, Schmallenberg virus in livestock, the Lofstedt Review and prosecutions.
Matt Allwright and Chris Hollins are presenting Food Inspectors, a four part series following the work of food inspectors as they protect the nation from rogue restaurants and poisonous food. Episode 1, Bootleg Booze, aired on BBC1 on Wednesday 29th February and Episode 2 will air on 7th March. If you missed Episode 1 you can watch it again on BBC iPlayer. Full details through the link.
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