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Newcastle Council Propose Landlord Licensing up to £750 per Property
Newcastle City Council are proposing a new licensing policy which would require buy to let property investors to pay up to £750 per property. However,…
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Flintshire HMO Landlord Prosecuted
A Flintshire HMO landlord has been prosecuted for several offences under legislation designed to protect tenants living in shared accommodation. Environmental health officers at Flintshire…
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Suspended Prison Sentence for Slough Landlord Hiding Tenants
A Slough landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence for hiding tenants in illegal flats. Despite failing to get planning permission from Slough Council…
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Council Pays Landlord £100,000 for Slander Claim
Doncaster Council has paid £100,000 to a private buy to let landlord claiming slander against them. The council previously had a working relationship with landlord…
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Landlord Threatens Council with Legal Action
A large Teesside landlord has threatened legal action against the council for approving a selective landlord licensing scheme. Peter Broome, one of the partners in…
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Hull Landlord Fined for Overcrowded Buy to Let Property
A Hull landlord has been prosecuted and fined after council officials found seven people living in his two-bedroom buy to let property. Hull landlord Saleem…
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Tenants ‘Too Scared to Report Rogue Landlords’
Tenants ‘Too Scared to Report Rogue Landlords’ read the headline in the Manchester Evening News Advertiser. This was one of two adjoining articles which I…
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Hastings Landlord Fined Over £11,000 for Failures
A Hastings landlord has been fined over £11,000 for a number of offences relating to his house in multiple occupation (HMO) rental property in the…
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Council Loses Permission for Property Licensing Scheme
A City Council has lost permission to introduce a selective landlord licensing scheme that they were planning to introduce in the new year. Brighton and…
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Bolton Landlord Fined for Ignoring Council Warnings
A Bolton landlord has been fined £5,000 for repeatedly ignoring warnings to improve the condition of a buy to let property he let out to…