Jan 25, 2021 | Fire
25 Jan 2021 A hotel fire which claimed the lives of two men started after a porter put a bag of ash and embers in a cupboard containing kindling and newspaper. Simon Midgley and his partner Richard Dyson died in the fire at Cameron House next to Loch Lomond in...Jan 22, 2021 | Licensing
22 Jan 2021 Momentum is building against councils pushing ahead with licensing schemes despite the pandemic and despite instructions from the government not to. One wonders why so many councils are going against the Governments wishes and public health concern to...Jan 20, 2021 | Civil Penalty, Court Fine, Other News
19 Jan 2021 Capitol riot suspect Aaron Mostofsky (Source: New York Post, as cited in criminal complaint) Many of the insurrectionists who marched on the UA Capitol building on Jan. 6 and violently forced their way into the building stupidly livestreamed...Jan 19, 2021 | Court Fine, Licensing
19 Jan 2021 A landlord has been fined £10,000 by her local council for failing to licence a HMO. Tracey Davies of Bath was found guilty in her absence when the case came before magistrates in the city. The local authority – which says it was “acting on...Jan 19, 2021 | Eviction, Licensing, Rent Repayment Order
19 Jan 2021 Landlords need to be in no doubt that tenants are being educed by councils, shelter, a wide range of no-win, no-fee ambulance chasers- and now tenants unions too – into not only the ‘tricks and hacks’ they can use to stop you being able to gain...Jan 18, 2021 | Eviction, Legislation & Regulations, Other News
18 Jan 2021 The government has set out details of its new Debt Respite Scheme – also known as Breathing Space – which comes into effect in May. This will give someone in ‘problem debt’ the right to legal protections from being chased up by...Jan 15, 2021 | Eviction, Legislation & Regulations, Other News
15 Jan 2021 The long-awaited Renters’ Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The Bill is set to include the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers and the start of the concept of lifetime deposits...Jan 15, 2021 | Court Fine
15 Jan 2021 A landlord has been hit with what a local authority calls a record £66,000 fine after being found guilty of letting an HMO that was dangerous to tenants. Reading council prosecuted Mohammed Naseer Zamir, following its housing team’s findings at the...Jan 14, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
14 Jan 2021 A trade body says the current national lockdown may make it harder for the lettings industry to conform with an approaching deadline regarding electrical safety. NAPIT – the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers – is...Jan 14, 2021 | Other News
14 Jan 2021 Guest blog by Ocean Finance Research by Ocean Finance has revealed that Brits stay put in a property for an average of 23 years, a big investment in time to match the even bigger upfronts in terms of deposits and fees that are commonplace these days. A lot...Jan 14, 2021 | Eviction, Other News
14 Jan 2021 Updated guidance has been issued (11th January) relating to possession actions to reflect the extension of the bailiff enforcement ban until 8 March, which in effect, applies to notices that may be served 14 days earlier. The revised guidance for...Jan 13, 2021 | Court Fine
13 Jan 2021 A LANDLORD has been slapped with a £66,000 fine over ‘serious’ safety breaches including plug sockets next to the shower, and repairs that risked residents being trapped in a fire. In a record attempt by Reading Borough Council (RBC) to clamp...Jan 13, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
13 Jan 2021 The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has come to light in a Home Office response to Propertymark, which has previously complained about one element of the...Jan 11, 2021 | Eviction, First Tier Tribunal, Legislation & Regulations
11 Jan 2021 Landlord Licensing and Defence has confirmed that it remains open for casework defending landlords against councils and representing them at the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) as councils ramp up their assault on issuing Civil Penalty Fines...Jan 11, 2021 | Other News
11 Jan 2021 The government is establishing a Commonhold Council – a partnership of leasehold groups, industry and government – that will prepare landlords, home owners and the market for the widespread take-up of the commonhold tenure. The government says...Jan 8, 2021 | Other News
08 Jan 2020 Landlords with leasehold properties should be able to enjoy reduced costs and red tape when they wish to extend their leases, the government claims. The new measures to be introduced by the government later this year include one meaning owners of leasehold...Jan 8, 2021 | Eviction, Other News
08 Jan 2020 Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on rental debt. ARLA Propertymark has signed an open letter with the National Residential Landlords Association, The Big Issue and Ride...Jan 7, 2021 | Eviction
07 Jan 2020 The Prime Minister has told MPs that the eviction ban effectively in place now but scheduled to expire on January 11 is officially “under review.” Boris Johnson made the commitment to the review yesterday afternoon after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer...Jan 7, 2021 | HHSRS, Other News
07 Jan 2021 New research has revealed that almost two thirds (62%) of people claim to have had an issue with mould in their home at least once, with conditions in the home the most common reason for the spread of mould, says a new research study commissioned...Jan 7, 2021 | Other News
07 Jan 2020 Overcrowded housing in England may have contributed to increased deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report from a thinktank has found. New research by The Health Foundation found that one in three households in England had at least one major housing...
