A recent report on the affordable housing market recommended increasing the length of tenancy contracts in the UK from six months to 24 months. But an overwhelming 82% of flat and house-sharers are opposed to the move, according to a poll carried out by flat and house share website SpareRoom.co.uk.
A Staffordshire woman has been fined for failing to provide evidence that a gas safety check had been carried out at one of her tenanted properties.
Three landlords have been successfully prosecuted by Birmingham City Council following their failure to maintain a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
A private landlord has been fined £10,000 plus £3,364 costs, for failing to comply with improvement notices served by Camden Council on a building in Guilford St, Bloomsbury, Central London (Photos on Flickr).
Can landlords be held liable for defects in a property created by tenant damage or alterations? Sian Evans analyses a recent High Court ruling.
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