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.
Read moreGrantham retailer given a £1,000 fine after being found guilty of fly-tipping
Irena Kundrotaite, a Grantham businesswoman, has been fined after pleading guilty to illegally dumping used boxes and crates in a lay-by on the A52 at Swaton.
Read moreRLA criticises Government’s plans for HMO licence changes
The Government has been urged to control its plans to change how licences are granted to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).
Read moreWorker’s death due to factory incident sees manufacturing company sentenced
Hanson Packed Products Ltd – a manufacturing firm based in Maidenhead – has been served with a fine for over £750,000 after one of its workers died from crush injuries.
Read moreBritain will not follow EU privacy law guidance on social media age limit
Member states of the European Union (EU), including Britain, will have the power to set their own age limits for social media use after a uniform policy could not be agreed on.
Read moreSamsung’s patent battle with Apple ends up in court
The United States Supreme Court has been presented with a case regarding two of the world’s largest technology firms – Samsung and Apple – because the former has stated that an earlier patent ruling was unfair.
Read moreWind turbine technician death sees two companies served with fines
A court has heard how Colin Sinclair – a 27-year-old wind turbine technician – was killed while carrying out duties for Siemens at Causeymire windfarm, 30km south-west of John O’Groats.
Read moreTruro Magistrates’ Court sentences housing tenant for tenancy fraud
A housing association tenant in Cornwall has been ordered to pay over £1,500 after pleading guilty to illegally subletting her council house when she moved out of the property.
Read moreCouncil gets Court of Appeal support in secret property conversion case
A Rotherham man’s legal battle – to continue using a barn as his home after secretly converting it – has failed after the Court of Appeal in London sided with his local council.
Read moreCompany fined for poor standards of industrial radiography work
Applied Inspection Limited – a company that carries out testing and welding services – has been fined after health and safety inspectors found serious flaws with the way the firm carried out gamma radiography work.
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