Mr Gunapalan Vamathevan – an Ealing-based landlord – has been served with a substantial fine by the London borough’s Magistrates’ Court after he failed to obtain the appropriate house in multiple occupation (HMO) licences for four properties.
Read moreUK Government urged to scrap the TV licence due to ‘unfair’ prosecution figures
According to recent figures released following a Freedom of Information request, approximately 180,000 people were prosecuted in England and Wales for watching television without a licence, but only 32 such cases ended up in the Scottish courts.
Read moreLandlord fined for severe health and safety breaches
Manjit Chima – a landlord based in Leamington, Warwickshire – has been fined after it was discovered that he had failed to ensure the property he rented out to multiple tenants met safety standards.
Read moreOnline store loses copyright battle after using the image of a hairdresser from Leeds
A 28-year-old hairdresser from Leeds has won a copyright case against an online clothing company that sold t-shirts featuring her face.
Read moreFirm fined for putting elderly tenant at risk with hazardous gas heater
Mears Ltd – a Gloucester-based building maintenance and refurbishment company – has been fined after causing safety issues with a gas heater in an elderly social housing tenant’s property.
Read moreLandlords lose High Court attempt to block council’s licensing scheme
A group of letting agents and landlords – the Croydon Property Forum – will have to pay for licences to let out their respective properties, following a High Court Judge’s decision to dismiss their attempts to block the scheme.
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