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
Lawyers prepared for an increase in divorce inquiries on Monday 6 January which has been dubbed ‘Divorce Day’. Financial troubles and the stress of trying to create the perfect Christmas are cited as the main reasons why couples decide to break up at this time of year. 2020 is expected to see the introduction of legislation
A new Government crackdown will see sensors that detect damp and the cold planted in rented homes to catch rogue landlords. The move is one of a series of pilot projects being funded by ministers in a bid to give more help to hard-pressed renters. The scheme will see rogue landlords and unreliable letting agents
A landlord has been taken to court by the council after he changed the locks to kick out tenant who failed to pay rent at his house. Lee Challinor, of Stoke-on-Trent was found guilty of illegally evicting the victim after a ‘breakdown’ in the relationship. Magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard that the resident
A landlord is facing prosecution after 30 occupants were discovered crammed into a three-bedroom property. The house in Dagenham was raided by police and council officers on 16 December. Children were among those found living in squalid conditions. More than 25 people were thought to be living in the main building whilst two were in an illegal
The youngest son of a Dubai property tycoon has split up with the daughter of an eminent Qatari businessman. Haytham al Tajir, 45, and Noor Al Fardan, 32, have taken their legal dispute to Britain’s divorce courts. Noor moved to London following her split and bought a £15 million Mayfair mansion. She pursued her divorce
Francis Investments was taken to court by the borough council for 21 breaches of community protection notices (CPNs) in relation to waste disposal outside properties containing 13 households in Woodbridge Road and nine households in Hervey Street. Although evidence of the breaches had been proven, magistrates found that the company had taken reasonable steps to