A landlord who rented a house with five bedrooms to seven people in Watford has been convicted of housing offences after breaking fire safety regulations.
Tamworth landlord fined almost £3,000 for unlawful eviction
Mrs Georgina East, director of Propertarian Limited – a property management company responsible for a number of rental properties in Tamworth – has been ordered to pay a fine and costs of £2,925 after using threatening behaviour towards a tenant.
Dudley landlord fined for letting out ‘mouldy and hazardous’ home
Balraj Singh Timana, a landlord based in Dudley, has been fined in court after failing to make necessary safety improvements to a property that he allowed a family to rent.
Landlords and tenants urged to pay attention to new safety laws
Under new rules that come into effect from October 2015, landlords will have a legal obligation to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their properties.
Tenants evicted from Hounslow flat after complaints of drug usage and late night parties
A flat in Hounslow has been boarded up and the former tenants have been banned from entering it for three months, following a series of complaints from neighbours.