All posts by phil.turtle@landlordsdefence.co.uk
Councils using ‘Intelligence’ to track down low...
And so the EPC witch-hunt begins: Threatening fines of up to £5,000 for any rental property with an EPC lower than Band E, councils are now using artificial intelligence to pull together all manner...
Upper Tribunal Decision underlines end of Magic Money Tree...
In a landmark decision, the Upper Tribunal (Lands) has confirmed that the judgement of the First Tier Tribunal that “Rent Arrears must be accounted for BEFORE rent is eligible to be reclaimed under...
Oxford pushing through revenue generating licensing scheme...
Labour-controlled Oxford council says it’s confident a huge new Revenue Generating licensing scheme for one of Britain’s most high-profile cities will be voted through today, but it admits...
Sefton entraps Hotel Landlord into providing Free Emergency...
Sefton council has reached a new low in cynical entrapment in its relentless war against landlords. Like many councils waging war against landlords, they do this in the single-minded pursuit of...
Councils teaching tenants how to reclaim rent from landlords...
A London council is running what it describes as “an innovative project” to help private tenants reclaim rent from landlords who fall foul of licensing rules.
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets...
Salford City Council orders landlord to re-instate gas...
In what we see daily as nonsense from council housing enforcement officers, Salford City Council has today excelled itself.
The situation is a bog-standard 2-up 2-down terrace of which there are...
Landlords unable to respond to London council’s so called...
Landlords you need to make your voice heard! You have only until February 11th to respond to the licensing proposals of the City of Westminster council. Except you can’t. The City of Westminster has...
Stop cynical life-threatening licensing money-grab during...
Momentum is building against councils pushing ahead with licensing schemes despite the pandemic and despite instructions from the government not to.
One wonders why so many councils are going against...
Capitol Riot Suspects Self-Incriminate Just Like Landlords...
Many of the insurrectionists who marched on the UA Capitol building on Jan 6th and violently forced their way into the building stupidly live-streamed their activities or boasted about them via social...
5 Tenant Tricks to throw out a Section 21 notice...
Landlords need to be in no doubt that tenants are being educed by councils, shelter, a wide range of no-win, no-fee ambulance chasers and now tenants unions too.
Tenants are not only shown the...