New findings reveal that an increasing number of private tenants are being instructed by local councils to ignore eviction notices served by landlords, and wait for the bailiffs to turn up before vacating their rented properties.
Tory councillor Jonny Bucknell exposed as rogue landlord and prosecuted by his own council
Former Conservative housing chief, Jonny Bucknell, has admitted to being a rogue landlord after his own council recently raised a prosecution against him.
Midlands landlord sentenced after letting out garden ‘bungalow’
Mukhtiar Chhokar – a landlord based near Birmingham – has been ordered to pay more than £14,000 in legal costs after allowing tenants to live in an upgraded outbuilding.
Landlord fined after rats and mould found in London bedsits
Liakath Ali, a 40-year-old landlord, has been ordered to pay almost £70,000 in legal fines and costs after a court found him guilty of letting out substandard bedsits in the East End of London.
Citizens Advice calls for landlord licence to be introduced
A report published by Citizens Advice has called for a new licensing scheme to be implemented across England, in order to regulate landlords and ensure that those letting out unsuitable or hazardous properties are blacklisted.