Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has announced new powers that will make it easier to evict nightmare neighbours and rogue tenants from social and private rented housing.
New health and safety penalties threaten companies with £20m fines
Companies could face fines of more than £20m for health and safety offences under newly published penalty guidelines.
Calls to make domestic violence a ‘separate criminal offence’
The Law Commission has said that domestic violence should be handled as a separate and specific criminal offence.
Businesses at increased risk of cyber-attacks as cloud use increases
Research by the ICAEW has found that businesses are not doing enough to combat online threats, despite increased awareness of the risks posed by cyber security.
London landlord hit with £280k fine for illegal housing
A London landlord has been hit with a £280k fine after ignoring orders to destroy insubstantial housing built in an outbuilding.