Police in South Derbyshire stopped a driver who they discovered had scored a ‘full house’ when it came to their list of motoring offences. This meant the car was subsequently seized by officers. Police found the driver had no tax, no insurance and didn’t have a driving licence. The officers posted on social media that
The former manager of Gloucester City Football Club has been fined £500 and banned from driving for six months after a road rage incident with a cyclist. Mike Cook initially pleaded not guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court to driving his BMW X3 dangerously. He elected a jury trial at Gloucester Crown Court. However, when Cook
A landlord from Derby who verbally threatened and unlawfully evicted a tenant has been spared jail. Sajjad Ahmed appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty last December to the unlawful eviction of a tenant. The court heard that Ahmed had taken over the management of the property from his brother, who owned the property, after
Two landlords from Leatherhead were prosecuted and fined after a 13-year-old boy died following a fire at a house last year. Landlords Innocent and Clementia Mukarati pleaded guilty at Croydon Magistrates’ Court to one charge of failing to license the property in Camden Gardens under section 95 of the Housing Act 2004. The pair were ordered by
A recent Government reveals the number of 25- to 34-year-old homeowners is on the rise. The statistics were released by the English Housing Survey. Figure showed that the number of homeowners aged 25 to 34 has risen from 36% in 2013-14 to 41% in 2018-19. Furthermore, the proportion of 25-34-year-olds renting has fallen from its peak
Ten homes in Slough, owned by the same landlords, were raided by police and the council. One home was deemed unfit to live in and children were found to have been put at risk by dodgy landlords. Furthermore, the majority of the homes had problems with gas and electricity supplies. The homes are all owned
A landlord who had rented his house out for two years said he “nearly cried” after seeing the state of the property when the tenants suddenly moved out. Daniel Needes said the home in Wales was in immaculate condition when he let it to the tenants five years ago. When the tenants suddenly moved out
A billionaire who was forced to pay £337million to his wife in Britain’s biggest ever divorce payout is back in the High Court again with his ex-spouse over the children’s charity they set up. Sir Chris Hohn and Jamie Cooper are in a dispute over the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation they founded together in 2002.
A landlord has been accused of racism after he refused to rent a room to a Gambian student. Landlord Elina Vimbsone is accused of saying the room was ‘only for Europeans’ because African cooking ‘makes the house smell’. Ebrima Mboob messaged Elina Vimbsone on Facebook to arrange to view the double room in central London. Ms
A government move says landlords should no longer stop tenants from keeping pets unless they are badly behaved. Many renters are forced to give up their pets as only seven per cent of landlords advertise properties as suitable for animals. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has ordered the Government’s model tenancy contract to be rewritten to remove all restrictions on