Mar 3, 2021 | Rent Repayment Order
03 Mar 2021 A London council is running what it describes as “an innovative project” to help private tenants reclaim rent from landlords who fall foul of licensing rules. London Borough of Tower Hamlets council claims that over £200,000 has been reclaimed for...
Oct 23, 2020 | Civil Penalty Fines, Court Fine, Licensing, Rent Repayment Order
23 Oct 2020 Following the recent revelation that the University of Warwick is dumping hundreds of private landlords in favour of its own student accommodation , it has today come to light that as part of this strategy it appears to have deliberately put landlords...
Apr 27, 2020 | Legislation & Regulations, Licensing, LLDL opinion
27 Apr 2020 Phil Turtle of Landlord Licensing & Defence examines the Council’s motives, means and opportunity. Coventry City Council continues to implement a new HMO Additional Licensing Scheme on 4th May 2020 – even though it has a backlog of more than 700...
Dec 6, 2019 | Civil Penalty Fines, Tribunal - FTT
24 Oct 2019 In the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) the Landlord Mr Tan Sandhu appealed against a fixed penalty of £24,649 (initially £31,499) imposed by Coventry City Council for breaches of the Housing Act 2004. Reviewing the Tribunal’s decision, Phil Turtle,...
