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HMO Legal Basics – Prosecutions

September 15, 2014 by David

The HMO Legal Basics series is a collaboration between Tessa Shepperson and David Smith of Anthony Gold Solicitors. An HMO is a House in Multiple Occupation. We finish this series with a post from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HMO Basics Tagged With: Hmo, local authority powers

How Councils are using 'Works in Default' when landlords refuse

August 13, 2014 by Tessa J Shepperson

The WID Revival From Ben Reeve Lewis Being on the other side of the fence from most readers of Landlord Law Blog, by which I mean working for local authorites, I occasionally like to share some of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: local authority powers

Suggestions on what to do if you are stuck in a tenancy in a dangerous property

August 6, 2014 by Tessa J Shepperson

Here is a question to the blog clinic from Janet (not her real name) whose daughter is a student tenant: My daughter a student has just moved into an 18th c house which is five storeys tall with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Readers problems Tagged With: HHSRS, HMOs, local authority powers, Tenancy Deposit

Developing a Rogue Landlord Multi-Agency Taskforce in London

May 9, 2014 by Ben Reeve-Lewis

Ben Reeve Lewis is away this week, enjoying the Olando life with Frazzy, but I asked him to leave us a report on how his day job is going instead of a normal column ... As you read this I will be at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: Eviction, local authority powers

Why is the Council ordering this landlord to instal these internal doors?

March 12, 2014 by Tessa J Shepperson

Here is a question to the blog clinic from Sheila who is a landlord. I rent a small terraced house on an AST now in the second year. The tenant went to environmental health because there was damp in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Readers problems Tagged With: HHSRS, local authority powers

Selling off council houses under the right to buy is wrong – discuss

January 14, 2014 by Tessa J Shepperson

Did you see this article from the Observer about landlords ‘cashing in’ on the right to buy over the weekend? It is based on a report, From Right to Buy to Buy to Let, compiled by Tom Copley, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: local authority powers, Right To Buy

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