May 19, 2022 | Other News, Planning Enforcement, Regulation
19 May 2022 Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing crisis. Scottish Land & Estates, representing landowners, says: Aspirations to improve housing volume and...
Jul 3, 2020 | Licensing, LLDL opinion, Planning Enforcement
03 Jul 2020 By Des Taylor A New Landlord hounded, bullied, harassed and falsely accused of breaking the law – until we put the bullies and the idiots in their place. Unjustified Enforcement yet again! READ THIS TRUE STORY – Every landlord needs to know the council is...
Jul 1, 2020 | Other News, Planning Enforcement
01 Jul 2020 Build Build Build: Boris Johnson says he will make the most radical reforms to the planning system since the Second World War, making it easier to build where people want to live. New regulations will give greater freedom for buildings and land in our town...
Oct 21, 2019 | Success, Case Study
21 Oct 2019 Fantastic Morning, taking back a house for a long-established client from a company who had rented it for subletting, not telling the letting agent nor the landlord. None of the employees on the agreement ever lived there, last year it was found to be...
Jun 11, 2019 | Planning Enforcement
11 Jun 2019 Following the announcement by Birmingham City Council to restrict planning for HMOs by means of a city-wide Article 4 direction, Landlords Defence warns existing landlords with Rental Proprties from 3 to 4 sharers that they must register those...
May 27, 2019 | Other News
25 May 2019 If only! Makes temporary permitted development permanent (much to the annoyance of planning departments – which in itself is a minor win!). Also appears to bring in PD for shop to office conversion (but not shop to residential). The government press...