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26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A council claims that as many as a fifth of all the private rental sector homes in its area have a...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A local council is warning the HMO rental sector that tenants may be put at unnecessary risk as a result of...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £20,000 and has been told by a judge that he was meaner than...
10 December 2019
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A buy to let investor that let at least eight people from six different families rent space in his three-storey property...
03 October 2018
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An overcrowded property let by an unlicensed company with inadequate fire precautions and unheated rooms has led to a £46,620 fine...
21 September 2018
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A buy to let investor has ended up with a bill for thousands of pounds after being found guilty of breaching...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News
A council says it is adopting a new approach to proactively tackling poor housing conditions in privately rented homes in one...
04 April 2018
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The landlord of a west London property, described by a judge as a "deathtrap" and an "accident waiting to happen", has...
03 May 2017
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The landlord of an HMO above a Chinese takeway in Cornwall has been fined for failing to comply with the requirements...
15 March 2017
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The landlord of an overcrowded flat which lacked proper fire precautions and had a dangerous boiler has been fined £162,000. Abbas Rasul...
17 October 2016
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A private landlord has been jailed after being accused by a judge of "cutting corners" and deliberately putting his "wealth" before...
22 August 2016
From: Breaking News
A landlord in Milton Keynes has been ordered to pay a total of £24,168.29 for serious breaches of fire safety regulations...