Landlord hit with £180,000 penalty: how to avoid a buy-to-let fine

Apr 28, 2018 | Court Fine

Birmingham court hands down record-breaking buy-to-let penalty A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £180,000 in fines after tenants were left living in unsafe and unacceptable conditions at four properties. Leila Amjadi, the head of Vertu Capital Ltd,...

Record fine highlights importance of HMO licences and compliance

Apr 25, 2018 | Court Fine

An “unscrupulous” landlord in Birmingham has been handed a record-high fine of more than £180,000 for breaching the rules related to four of her HMOs (houses in multiple occupation) after being found guilty of 35 offences. The director of property business Vertu...

Oxford landlord issued financial penalty of £15,624 for HMO offences

Apr 20, 2018 | Civil Penalty

An Oxford landlord has been issued a financial penalty of £15,624 for controlling an unsafe House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in the Cowley area of Oxford. The East Oxford-based landlord, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was investigated after environmental...

New figures reveal thousands of tenants are at risk of death in their properties

Apr 14, 2018 | Civil Penalty

New figures reveal thousands of tenants are at risk of death in their properties Shocking stats emerged after two men died in a four-bedroom Edgware home They were living with at least five others in the ramshackle unlicensed property Nearly three quarters of a...

Government Releases Rogue Landlord Database, Banning Orders and Guidance Measures for Local Authorities to Tackle Substandard Practice

Apr 6, 2018 | Other News

The government has released a range of new measures and guidance for local authorities that aim to tackle rogue landlords and letting agents in the private rental sector. The new measures come as part of the government’s wider crackdown on substandard practice by...