All posts by phil.turtle@landlordsdefence.co.uk
Upper Tribunal Decision underlines end of Magic Money Tree for...
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 there’s...
Sefton entraps Hotel Landlord into providing Free Emergency Accommodation...
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 raising...
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 council...
Salford City Council orders landlord to re-instate gas safety...
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 thousands...
Landlords unable to respond to London council’s so called “consultation”...
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 pandemic...
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 the...
Capitol Riot Suspects Self-Incriminate Just Like Landlords Do...
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 ‘tricks...
A tiny flame to a raging 800 Celsius inferno in less than three...
A recent incident in my own HMO with fan heaters plugged in but hidden behind bedding making the place an absolute death trap made me realise just how little tenants (and indeed most landlords) understand...
Court of Appeal finds against callous Southwark council refusal...
Like most councils, the callous jobsworths at London Borough of Southwark will stop at nothing to avoid rehousing a resident. In this case, they fought the poor tenant all the way up through the courts...
Mould is a landlord problem claim tenants and councils agree...
New research has revealed that almost two thirds (62%) of people claim to have had an issue with mould in their home at least once, with conditions in the home the most common reason for the spread of...
False sense of security for Southwark Landlords as licensing...
It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative likely to come into force until the middle of 2021 at least. London Property...
Havering Council extends Licensing and Landlord Fines Money Machine...
Havering Council has agreed to the extension of its landlord licensing gravy train. The current scheme was launched in March 2018 and has bagged the council the best part of a £million with £417,500...
Success for landlord against bully-boy council...
A client Of Landlord Licensing & Defence who has lived in abject terror for months due to bullying and ridiculous Local Council action had a successful outcome at Court! Terrified by Council Enforcement;...
University putting landlords in danger of prosecution for unlicensed...
Following the recent revelation that the University of Warwick is dumping hundreds of private landlords in favour of its own student accommodation, it has today come to light that as part of this strategy...
Council must re-house when tenant is given notice not wait for...
In a groundbreaking decision, The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has declared that a council should not have waited until the eviction date to rehouse a mother but should have rehoused her...
Veteran Landlords Decimated by University Crisis...
In a shock move, the University of Warwick has pulled the rug out from under more than 500 Coventry and Warwickshire landlords.
After guaranteeing some 3,000 plus students for over 500 properties they...
Landlords pay for Council incompetence...
Yes, their incompetence is blatant to those who have to challenge them on a daily basis. The arrogance and aggressive methods are leaving landlords terrified and they produce no evidence because they claim...
Lincoln Licensed Deathtraps...
This story concerns two slum-like death trap HMOs which had both been granted recent HMO Licences by Lincoln City Council and condemned as unsafe for habitation by an independent expert.
One such HMO Licence...
Shameless – Enfield council hikes HMO license fees by an...
A new private rental licensing regime in a London borough is being described as “a major step forward in improving living standards” but comes with a 58% rise in some fees for Buy to Let investors...