A landlord from Devizes has been fined £11,600 for exposing tenants including a family with children to dangerous living conditions. Ansar Butt, 39, admitted 24 breaches of the Houses of Multiple Occupation Regulation and four counts of failing to undertake works following the issue of an improvement notice. The trial at Swindon Magistrates Court found
A landlord has been found guilty of ‘forcing’ a tenant to live in a dangerous property which had electrical faults, no fire alarms and insecure windows. Officials from Bassetlaw Council found nearly 20 areas of concern at Susan Elizabeth Jubb’s property, declaring it too dangerous to live in. Jubb has been ordered to pay fines
According to a report by the housing, communities and local government committee, councils should be given powers to seize the properties of the “worst” landlords when accommodation fails to meet proper legal standards. The committee has called out a “clear power imbalance” in parts of the private rental sector. They further said that landlords should
From April 1 the Government’s Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards came into force. This means renters may be able to save up to £1,150 a year on their energy bills. Landlords will now have to improve the energy efficiency of their properties and risk facing fines of up to £5,000 if they don’t. The new scheme
New “digital mortgages” have been launched as the Land Registry moves the process online to save time and inconvenience for homeowners. The Land Registry announced the first mortgage deed not to have been signed with a pen and paper has been accepted as part of a trial with Coventry Building Society. It said a new
Residents living in an apartment block in Kingswood have taken the building’s owners and managers to court over “skyrocketing” and “extortionate” management fees. Residents of Grantham Apartments in Two Mile Hill claim the amount they pay per month to management company ABC Estates for general works and repairs has more than doubled in the past
A landlord who illegally evicted a tenant and forced her to sleep on the streets has avoided a jail term. Naveed Hussain, 36, was accused of forcing Saba Habte out of a flat above a takeaway she was renting with no warning. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard Ms Habte was told to leave the flat on December
A landlord has been hit with a fine after ignoring a court order to clear up mess. Javaid Iqbal, 51, has been told to pay more than £1,300 in fines and costs after Stoke-on-Trent City Council decided to prosecute. Council investigators were called in after residents complained about domestic waste, furniture, bricks, tiles, glass, scaffolding poles, planks
A rogue landlord from Plumstead has been ordered to pay £4,000 after he left an elderly couple’s home in an “appalling” state with insufficient heating and major mould. The home was investigated by environmental health officers who found the heating could not go above 16 degrees. Other concerns were found including broken electric storage heaters,
The sale of a Grade I listed mansion formerly owned by Lord Kitchener has been advised on by the corporate team at Pannone Corporate. Broome Park Mansion House was on the market for £6m and has been sold by Diamond Resorts Group to an associate of Pyrrho Investments Ltd part of the Hong Kong based