Housing: Slum landlord hit with record £27,000 fine (Updated 29-10-2012)
A record fine of £27,400 has been handed out to a landlord after tenants, including children, were discovered living in a slum (Photo on Flickr).
Housing: Landlord jailed 9 months for illegal eviction
A Sheffield landlord who threw a tenant out onto the streets without his shoes when he failed to pay his rent on time has been jailed.
Housing: Increased demand for cheaper rooms leading to larger shared houses
House shares with six or more bedrooms are the fastest-growing property type on SpareRoom.co.uk, as landlords react to increased demand for lower rents. But as the cost of living soars and demand for rooms in larger properties increases, the trend could lead to a growth in unlicensed ‘houses in multiple occupation’ (HMOs).
Housing: ASBO used to close problem HIMO
A closure order has been served on a house in Salford after residents terrorised the local community. Salford City Council applied for the three month premises closure order on the address on Duncan Street, Salford, supported by Greater Manchester Police.
Housing: Salford fined £10,000 for illegal landlord
A Salford landlord who failed to licence 20 flats has been fined £10,000. Jamsheed Kamali, 55, of Wilmslow Road, Mottram St Andrew, pleaded guilty to 20 offences of operating flats in Wellington Street West, Broughton, without a landlord licence when he appeared at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester on Friday 21 September.
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