Oxford City Council is to become the first authority in the country to enforce a controversial new planning regime which will force landlords to seek planning permission if they intend letting a small property to sharers.
This decision relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order made by Westminster City Council. The London Panel ordered that the Respondent Landlord repay Westminster City Council £29,180.87 recovery of Housing Benefit.
This decision relates to an Appeal against a decision by Cornwall Council to revoke a HMO Licence. The Southern Panel dismissed the appeal and confirmed the Respondent’s decision to revoke the HMO Licence.
At Redhill Magistrates Court on 6 June 2011, landlords Mr Ciesco and his sister Ms Ciesco, the owners of 40 Miles Road, Epsom pleaded guilty to two offences against the Housing Act, the first being ‘Breach of Prohibition Order’ and the other ‘Failure to Licence a House in Multiple Occupation’.
A landlord has been ordered to pay £42,000 for keeping his properties in a dangerous condition (Photos Below). Mohammed Javaid, of Winchester Road in Hale, pleaded guilty to 20 offences at a hearing in Manchester Magistrates’ Court on July 6, after being prosecuted by both Manchester City Council and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.
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