Landlords and tenants who are involved in civil court cases may be affected by a change in the way cases are dealt with.Issues such as landlord and tenant action and personal injury claims are heard in civil court cases.Lord Justice Jackson...
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A landlord whose property had rotten windows and damp has been fined £1,000.John Russell appeared at St Helens Magistrates Court on December 17th and pleaded guilty to a level 5 offence of non compliance with a Housing Act Improvement ...
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A new scheme has been launched in east London that aims to name and shame the private landlords who are renting out 'slum' properties.The East London Advertiser reports that there are a number of landlords and property agents failing the fa...
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The British Property Federation's (BPF) call for further Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulation of the buy-to-let mortgage market has been described as "a limited view".David Whittaker, managing director of industry experts...
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A property owner in East London has been fined after he was found guilty of not following his landlord responsibilities.Bartholomew Akuwudike was made to pay £6,000 after being prosecuted by Newham Council for endangering tenants' live...
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Landlords in Swindon are being urged to take steps to prevent tenants from dumping rubbish as part of a council clean-up operation.Residents in the Broadgreen area have expressed concerns over the amount of discarded waste in the region, wi...
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Landlord responsibilities include an obligation to maintain a good quality of accommodation, according to Wandsworth planning officials.Authorities in the London borough took action on July 14th against a residence recently converted from o...
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Squatters pose a complex problem for landlords rights, reports the Daily Mail.The publication explains that it is not technically illegal to occupy somebody else's property, as long as no damage is caused in gaining entry.However, this thro...
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