Two men from Bromley, Greater London, have been prosecuted after the local council acted on noise complaints from their respective neighbours and took each of them to court.
Landlord fined after ignoring improvement notices for his Cornwall property
Justin Paull – an Isle of Man resident – will have to pay thousands of pounds in fines and costs after failing to ensure his property in Falmouth complied with improvement notices issued by the local council.
Magistrates’ Court sees tenant evicted with three-month flat closure order
A council in Surrey has been successful in evicting a housing association tenant after Guildford Magistrates’ Court granted a three-month closure order on the property.
Gloucester homeowner ordered to sell his house due to overgrown garden
Adrian Woodyatt – a 47-year-old homeowner in Gloucester – has been ordered to sell one of his properties, in order to pay fines for failing to adequately maintain his overgrown garden.
Government announces fund to help councils target rogue landlords
Local councils across the UK will benefit from a £5 million Government fund, which has specifically been created to help put an end to rogue landlords, through legal action.