This Week at theEHP: 20 August – 31 August

This Week at theEHP: 20 August – 31 August

This week at theEHP we report on an innovative empty property scheme, two books and prosecutions.

In November we reported on the successful prosecution of Sumal and Sons Properties Ltd by the London Borough of Newham. In this case a confiscation order of £6,450.83 was imposed under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The Court of Appeal have ruled that Local Authorities cannot use Part 2 of POCA 2002 to confiscate rental income from landlords who commit offences against section 95 (1) of the Housing Act 2004. Matthew Paul of Argent Chambers has provided an analysis of appeal decision.

This Week at theEHP: 13 August – 17 August

This Week at theEHP: 13 August – 17 August

This week at theEHP we have an opinion, a new homeless report and prosecutions.

With the new university year fast approaching, we have a student focused article. SpareRoom.co.uk have compiled a list of the university towns and cities in the UK with the most affordable private-sector room rents.

This Week at theEHP: 06 August – 10 August

This Week at theEHP: 06 August – 10 August

This week at theEHP we report on Scottish botulism outbreak, Section 82 stats and prosecutions.

The first ever noise nuisance App has been launched for the iPhone. The Noise Nuisance App has been launched by NoiseNuisance.org and is a collaborative effort by Encentre and Three Spires Acoustics. The App is available for just £2.49 from the iTunes App Store. More details available here.

This Week at theEHP: 30 July – 05 August

This Week at theEHP: 30 July – 05 August

This week at theEHP we report on fish freezing requirements, public attitudes survey, an opinion on Newham’s licensing and prosecutions.

According to the FSA, DNA sequencing techniques, such as next generation sequencing, could revolutionise the way in which foodborne disease outbreaks are investigated. As we are not food safety experts we will say no more. Check out the article here.