Housing: Thanet DC gets selective licensing court backing
Following a High Court ruling, Thanet District Council has won its right to introduce a selective licensing scheme in two of the district’s wards – Margate Central and Cliftonville West.
Following a High Court ruling, Thanet District Council has won its right to introduce a selective licensing scheme in two of the district’s wards – Margate Central and Cliftonville West.
A landlord of a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Watford has been successfully prosecuted for a range of offences relating to the property.
This case involves an Appeal against an Improvement Notice served by Arun District Council. The appeal was dismissed because it was made out of time.
A rogue landlord who illegally converted two family homes into self-contained flats has been ordered to repay some of his rental profits.
Halfway through the parliamentary term, the coalition Government is failing to fix Britain’s broken housing market, Shelter said today.