Tag: Fire Safety
Landlord fined £1,000 after HMO licensing mix-up
A landlord who told a court he misunderstood shared house rules was fined £1,000 for failing to licence his property and fit fire...
Landlord may face jail over HMO arson killings
The landlord of a shared house where a mum and her three-year-old daughter died in an arson attack may face jail for ignoring fire...
Landlords conned out of £100,000 in subletting scam
Fraudster Rose Chimuka conned landlords of out of more than £100,000 by posing as a mum to rent their homes and then sub-letting them...
Eastern Landlords Association MARCH 2012 NEWSLETTER
Deposits
Three cheers for competition. A few weeks ago TDS, The Dispute Service, announced Deposit Guard, which at launch undercut...
HMO landlord let tenants live in a garden shed
An HMO landlord was fined £4,000 for letting 16 tenants live in filthy and dangerous conditions – including in a back garden...
Are HMO landlords really missing out on tax relief?
Dozens of firms offer to help shared house landlords claim thousands of pounds in lost tax reliefs – but does the lost relief...
Council Inspector Trapped by Defective HMO Locks
A council housing inspector was locked in shared flats by a defective lock while inspecting fire safety precautions at the property.