Housing: Brent plans to crackdown on ‘beds in sheds’
Brent Council is drawing up plans to crackdown on ‘beds in sheds’ – outbuildings in residential gardens rented out in contravention of planning rules.
Housing: Landlords fined for failing to license six bedroom house
A pair of unscrupulous landlords have been fined and ordered to pay costs of almost £9000 after Camden Council successfully prosecuted them for failing to license overcrowded student digs.
RPT Decision: Prohibition Order Appeal (LON/00BG/HPO/2012/0005)
This case involves an Appeal against a Prohibition Order served by London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Prohibition Order related to Category 1 hazards such as Excess Cold, Damp and Mould and Electrical hazards. The London Panel quashed the Prohibition Order.
Housing: Landlord prosecuted for serious health & safety breaches
Camden Council has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to license a property she had divided into separate dwellings without installing safe fire exits and fire alarms.
Housing: RLA – Private rented sector faces gross regulatory overload (Updates 06-07-12)
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that the sector faces “gross regulatory overload” that serves only to drive up rents at a time when tenants can least afford it.
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