By 23rd June 2015, any landlords wishing to avoid paying a significant penalty must have registered their tenants’ deposits to an official deposit scheme.
Read moreLandlords will have to fit working fire alarms following new regulations
New regulations that are set to come into effect in October 2015 will mean that landlords have a legal duty to ensure that working fire alarms are fitted in their rental properties, along with carbon monoxide detectors.
Read moreSportswear giant Adidas sues Marc Jacobs for trademark infringement
Global sportswear brand Adidas has filed a trademark infringement claim against high-end fashion house Marc Jacobs.
Read moreRangers to get intellectual property rights back from Sports Direct after £5m loan is repaid
In a formal online statement published on its official website, Rangers Football Club emphasised that it will receive the rights to its trademarks and badges once again, as soon as the club has repaid the £5m it borrowed from retailer…
Read moreHealth and safety focuses on flowers
Following a ruling in February this year which meant that retailers were required to remove daffodil bulbs from aisles displaying fruit and vegetables for sale – to prevent shoppers confusing them with onions or vegetable produce grown overseas – officials…
Read moreStafford-based landlord is fined £1,300 for house with health and safety risks
A landlord was ordered to pay over £1,300 after Stafford Magistrates’ Court heard that the house he let out demonstrated multiple breaches of health and safety legislation and posed a real threat to his tenants’ health.
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