Prosecutions of landlords and agents who failed to comply with various housing laws. Some of the fines are light others are substantial.
Tag Archive: local authority powers
Landlord Law Blog weekly roundup from 4 September
Local Authority prosecutions, a survey about gas, Ben doing the washing up – its all happening this week on the Landlord Law Blog
Regulations in housing law
Looking at the various regulations which apply to landlords and tenants when renting property
Disrepair and sub standard properties in the private rented sector
A companion piece to my article in the Solicitors Journal published on 2 Augsut 2011
The social rented sector
Looking at social housing law – a quick history and a bit about tenancy types
Council plans to enter the private rented sector
An interesting news item on Landlord Today picks up on a topic mentioned a couple of times by Ben Reeve Lewis – Councils entering the private rented section. This is Newham Council who, the article states, are planning on buying up large areas of poor quality rented accommodation in the borough (possibly using compulsory purchase…
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Bringing empty properties back into use
Looking at the work done by Cornwall and some other counties to bring empty properties back into use
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