A recent report on the affordable housing market recommended increasing the length of tenancy contracts in the UK from six months to 24 months. But an overwhelming 82% of flat and house-sharers are opposed to the move, according to a poll carried out by flat and house share website SpareRoom.co.uk.
A Staffordshire woman has been fined for failing to provide evidence that a gas safety check had been carried out at one of her tenanted properties.
Three landlords have been successfully prosecuted by Birmingham City Council following their failure to maintain a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
In December 2009, Tariq Zaman was prosecuted by the Leeds City Council’s HMO (Houses in Multiple Occupation) Licensing Team for operating four licensable HMOs without a licence. Fines in excess of £10,000 were imposed for these offences. Subsequently his ‘fit and proper person’ status was removed and his HMO licences revoked.
A landlord with properties in Newcastle upon Tyne has been prosecuted by Newcastle City Council for operating two Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) without the required licences.
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