Housing: Hillingdon landlord fined for flouting planning laws
Hillingdon Council has scored another court victory as it continues its battle against illegal back garden homes and rogue landlords.
Hillingdon Council has scored another court victory as it continues its battle against illegal back garden homes and rogue landlords.
Newham council and the Welsh Government should be commended for tackling rogue landlords but ill-conceived policies will hinder, not help.
Reading Borough Council has reaffirmed its commitment to raising the standards of rental properties in town after a rogue letting agent was fined over £20,000.
A landlord has been jailed for three months after illegally evicting a young couple and their four-month-old baby. He was also ordered to pay a total of £4500 in costs and compensation.
This case involves an Appeal against a Prohibition Order served by London Borough of Newham. The London Panel had no jurisdiction to hear the Appeal because the Respondent Local Authority had since revoked the Prohibition Order.