Housing: Error leads to lighter sentence for landlord
The Oxford Mail has reported that Oxford City Council enabled a slum landlord to be given a lighter sentence because it failed to inform magistrates he had previous convictions.
Housing: Rogue landlord to pay back £32,278 Housing Benefit
A rogue landlord who illegally rented out rooms in unlicensed multiple occupied houses (HMOs) must pay back the housing benefit received for the flats.
Housing: Unscrupulous landlords prosecuted by Birmingham City Council
Two unscrupulous landlords have been prosecuted for their failure to license and maintain a three storey property (house in multiple occupation – HMO) in Erdington.
Housing: Case Summary – Islington LBC v Unite Group Plc
This Case Summary outlines a recent judgement that considered whether a five-storey block of purpose built self-contained flats required a HMO licence. The building contained a shop to the ground floor and a number of self contained flats in multiple occupation to the upper four floors (by Mike Warren).
Housing: Rogue landlord sentenced for poor management of HMO
A rogue landlord has pleaded guilty to poorly managing a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), which was in such a state it presented a risk to the health and safety of the occupants.
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