Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Birmingham fines developer £240,000 in fire safety warning
Birmingham Council fines Avamore £240,000 over Solihull Heights fire detection failure, with 26 more blocks under enforcement.
Enforcement
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Exclusive: Only six councils ready as RRA enforcement deadline looms
Freedom of Information responses obtained by Landlord Knowledge reveal that just six of 20 councils surveyed confirmed they were prepared to enforce the Renters’ Rights…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Khan pledges £400k as London councils admit RRA plans ‘not finalised’
Exclusive FOI responses obtained by Landlord Knowledge reveal London boroughs have not finalised their Renters Rights Act enforcement plans – just as Mayor Sadiq Khan announces a £400,000 fund.
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Councils face double jeopardy claims over licensing penalties
Landlords are being fined twice for the same offences under what one licensing specialist calls a “double jeopardy” enforcement practice by local authorities, with councils…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Wandsworth targets 550 landlords in EPC enforcement crackdown
Wandsworth Council is cracking down on cold and inefficient private rentals, with more than 550 properties in the borough estimated to be below the minimum…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Billionaire landlord fined for unlicensed HMOs: Calls for fairness in enforcement
Billionaire landlord John Christodoulou has been hit with one of the largest-ever Rent Repayment Orders (RROs) after being fined a total of £263,555.68 for failing…
