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 billionaire who was forced to pay £337million to his wife in Britain’s biggest ever divorce payout is back in the High Court again with his ex-spouse over the children’s charity they set up. Sir Chris Hohn and Jamie Cooper are in a dispute over the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation they founded together in 2002.
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
Lawyers prepared for an increase in divorce inquiries on Monday 6 January which has been dubbed ‘Divorce Day’. Financial troubles and the stress of trying to create the perfect Christmas are cited as the main reasons why couples decide to break up at this time of year. 2020 is expected to see the introduction of legislation
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