Ben and I have been spending a bit of time this week setting up a new free training series for homelessness advisors.
We used to have ‘Ben’s Essential Cases’ but when we moved our sites to a new host it got lost.
We may resurrect it one day but in the meantime the new series is coming along nicely.
We’ll let you know when its live.
But what happened on the blog?
Monday
Government to outlaw small rooms and increase mandatory licensing
At the moment, this is for properties with at least three stories containing five or more people. But this is due to change. Read how here …
Tuesday
Landlord Law TV features innovative new property training course for young people
Yes, this is a great feature and we also interview some of the students on the course. Read all about it here …
Wednesday
New HMO regulations will result in an uneven approach by Local Authorities to enforcement – discuss
Ben takes a look at the HMO technical paper from the point of view of the Local Authority enforcement team. Find out more here …
Thursday
What are the consequences for being prosecuted for an unlicensed HMO?
More and more people are going to be asking this question if the new HMO rules come into play. Find out what I had to say about this blog clinic question here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #229
Ben discovers that hiding your illegal property behind a pile of hay bales for four years will not save you from having to knock it down later. Read about this and other news stories here …
Further Reading
- The Guardian look a rogue landlords and prosecutions
- Protesters march calling for affordable housing in Cambridge
- Business Insider looks at why London property prices are going to remain very high for a long time
- Nearly Legal discusses problems with High Court enforcement of possession orders
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