by theEHP | Jan 27, 2012 | Improvement Notices, RPT Decisions
This case is regarding an Appeal against an Improvement Notice made by Hastings Borough Council. The Hazard in the Improvement Notice was a Category 1 and relates to ‘falls between levels’.
The Southern Panel determined the case on papers alone and the Tribunal confirmed the Improvement Notice.
by theEHP | Jan 26, 2012 | Housing
Rents fell for a second successive month in December, according to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from LSL Property Services plc.
by theEHP | Jan 26, 2012 | Housing
Rents dipped for the first time in ten months, according to the latest Buy‐to‐Let Index from LSL Property Services plc.
by theEHP | Jan 19, 2012 | Health & Safety
A Tenby landlord has been fined for failing to maintain a gas fire safely within one of his properties. David Ian Douglas-Law of Penally, Tenby, was fined £8,500 and ordered to pay costs of £1,500 at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court following a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
by theEHP | Jan 19, 2012 | Housing
Almost nine out of 10 (87%) landlords have had problems with housing benefit tenants not paying the rent on time, with one in 10 (11%) admitting they have had tenants who stopped paying rent altogether, according to a survey conducted by flat and house share website SpareRoom.co.uk.