Housing: Edinburgh landlord struck off
A landlord has been removed from the landlord register which makes it a criminal offence for him to rent out property – the first time this power has been used in Edinburgh.
Housing: HIMO prosecution at St Augustine’s Road – Case Summary
We recently reported that Camden Council had prosecuted a struck-off solicitor for failing to license a property let to 12 people (view article). We have been provided with a detailed case summary that shows just how complex housing prosecutions can be.
RPT Decision: Improvement Notice Appeal (CAM/33UG/HIN/2012/0003)
This case relates to an Appeal against an Improvement Notice served by Great Yarmouth Borough Council. The Improvement Notice involves Category 1 & 2 hazards such as Excess Cold, food safety and falling elements.
The Eastern Panel awarded costs for the Appellant to pay to the Local Authority due to non compliance with Tribunal Directions and failing to communicate both with the Tribunal and the Local Authority since the appeal was filed.
RPT Decision: Rent Repayment Order (BIR/00CN/HMA/2012/0003, BIR/00CN/HMA/2012/0006 & BIR/00CN/HMA/2012/0005)
This case relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order made by 3 Tenants of the same property. The Midland Panel ordered the Respondent to pay the Tenants a total of £1,600.
Decision file available for Tenant 1, Tenant 2 & Tenant 3 (Word).
Opinion: Why councils should take civil action against rogue private landlords
Last year I wrote for Guardian Society about the reservations I had over Shelter’s rogue landlord campaign, which makes the argument that the number of landlords prosecuted by local authorities is low compared to the amount of complaints about bad housing that those councils received (By Ben Reeve-Lewis).
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