Category: Law

Landlord falls foul of HMO law

Posted on 16th August 2010

In a stark warning to all residential landlords to get their house in order, Birmingham magistrates have fined a local landlord over £20,000 for not having HMO licences for 6 of his properties.
Most landlords are aware that it is imperative to not only have landlord insurance, but to make sure that all legal requirements are adhered to. They should all be familiar with the different rules that apply to student lets in larger properties, which are;  Any rented property of three storey’s or more which […]

Landlords losing out thanks to previous Government

Posted on 26th July 2010

It has been revealed that over £220million is being stolen from taxpayers every year by tenants, in what is becoming an increasing housing benefits scandal. Tenants receiving housing benefits are routinely stealing the rent money which is worth hundreds of pounds, given to them by the state and which should be then paid to the landlords.
They are, however, being allowed to pocket the money for almost two months before the debt ridden landlord is able to insist that the money is paid directly to them […]

Bogus Landlords continue to increase

Posted on 5th July 2010

A London property owner who was locked out of a house that she was trying to sell by a gang of eight Romanian squatters is now warning everyone of a bogus landlord. Gretel Malcolm, who had to cut off both the gas and electric in the property, won a battle to evict the eight after they unwittingly signed a fake lease offered by a conman pretending to be the owner. Gretel and her sister Minna used to check the property every day while it was […]

Landlord Jailed

Posted on 4th June 2010

Landlord Michael Billings was sentenced to jail last month after contravening fire and Health and Safety regulations. It was revealed that the landlord, who is estimated to own around 600 properties nationwide with many being in Norfolk, had been convicted twice earlier of breaking the same laws. In all Billings pleaded guilty to 14 serious breaches of fire and health and safety regulations.
The case centred around a fire at one of the properties owned by the defendant in April 2009 with one victim suffering 80% […]