Two landlords from Leatherhead were prosecuted and fined after a 13-year-old boy died following a fire at a house last year. Landlords Innocent and Clementia Mukarati pleaded guilty at Croydon Magistrates’ Court to one charge of failing to license the property in Camden Gardens under section 95 of the Housing Act 2004. The pair were ordered by
A recent Government reveals the number of 25- to 34-year-old homeowners is on the rise. The statistics were released by the English Housing Survey. Figure showed that the number of homeowners aged 25 to 34 has risen from 36% in 2013-14 to 41% in 2018-19. Furthermore, the proportion of 25-34-year-olds renting has fallen from its peak
Ten homes in Slough, owned by the same landlords, were raided by police and the council. One home was deemed unfit to live in and children were found to have been put at risk by dodgy landlords. Furthermore, the majority of the homes had problems with gas and electricity supplies. The homes are all owned
A landlord who had rented his house out for two years said he “nearly cried” after seeing the state of the property when the tenants suddenly moved out. Daniel Needes said the home in Wales was in immaculate condition when he let it to the tenants five years ago. When the tenants suddenly moved out
A landlord has been accused of racism after he refused to rent a room to a Gambian student. Landlord Elina Vimbsone is accused of saying the room was ‘only for Europeans’ because African cooking ‘makes the house smell’. Ebrima Mboob messaged Elina Vimbsone on Facebook to arrange to view the double room in central London. Ms
A government move says landlords should no longer stop tenants from keeping pets unless they are badly behaved. Many renters are forced to give up their pets as only seven per cent of landlords advertise properties as suitable for animals. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has ordered the Government’s model tenancy contract to be rewritten to remove all restrictions on
A new Government crackdown will see sensors that detect damp and the cold planted in rented homes to catch rogue landlords. The move is one of a series of pilot projects being funded by ministers in a bid to give more help to hard-pressed renters. The scheme will see rogue landlords and unreliable letting agents
A landlord has been taken to court by the council after he changed the locks to kick out tenant who failed to pay rent at his house. Lee Challinor, of Stoke-on-Trent was found guilty of illegally evicting the victim after a ‘breakdown’ in the relationship. Magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard that the resident
A landlord is facing prosecution after 30 occupants were discovered crammed into a three-bedroom property. The house in Dagenham was raided by police and council officers on 16 December. Children were among those found living in squalid conditions. More than 25 people were thought to be living in the main building whilst two were in an illegal
Francis Investments was taken to court by the borough council for 21 breaches of community protection notices (CPNs) in relation to waste disposal outside properties containing 13 households in Woodbridge Road and nine households in Hervey Street. Although evidence of the breaches had been proven, magistrates found that the company had taken reasonable steps to