Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Upper Tribunal cancels £11,000 HMO penalty against company director
The Upper Tribunal has cancelled Tariq Khuja’s £11,000 HMO penalty, ruling that sole-director status alone did not establish personal liability.
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Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Derby fines landlords for missing tenancy records
Derby City Council has prosecuted two landlords after they failed to hand over tenancy and rent records during housing standards investigations, in a reminder that…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
HMO form errors leave landlords open to £5,000 council fines
Landlords are being exposed to civil penalties of more than £5,000 after councils reject HMO licence applications over form errors, according to a warning from…
Buy-to-let Property News
Landlord fined after fire at unlicenced HMO
When Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Services were called out to quench a blaze in Uxbridge Road, Wexham, they discovered the property, which on paper…
Landlord Articles
Licenced to put up costs
Landlord licensing is a considerable source of income for some local authorities. It is demanded by tenant action groups. But does licensing really raise standards,…
Landlord Articles
Deposits versus Reposits: what’s the current deposit system and why does it need changing?
With the tenant fee ban approaching, letting agents across the UK are looking for ways to reduce costs. Yesterday in Property Industry Eye, The Deposit…
