All posts by phil.turtle@landlordsdefence.co.uk
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...
Shameless – Enfield council hikes HMO license fees by...
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...
Westminster online tool encouraging HMO tenants to claim...
In a move designed to punish as many landlords as possible with crucifying Rent Repayment Orders of up to 12 months rent, the City of Westminster has launched a “Find out if you can screw your...
Rent Repayment Order Magic Money Tree is pretty much dead!
“Rent Arrears must be accounted for BEFORE rent is eligible to be reclaimed under a Rent Repayment Order (RRO).”
At a stroke, this Judgement of the First-Tier Tribunal (in a case defended by Des...
DON’T TALK TO THE COUNCIL!!!
A new Landlord: hounded, bullied, harassed and falsely accused of breaking the law – until we put the bullies and the idiots in their place. Unjustified Enforcement yet again!
Read this true story.
The last two weeks has been hectic...
The last two weeks has been hectic and here are some of the things I have covered. These cases are all landlords just like you.
Covid-19 has meant much more enforcement action against landlords and...
Dramatic increase in use of prosecutions, civil penalty...
Over the past year we have seen Mandatory HMO licensing increased in scope to include all properties with 5 or more occupants, where they belong to two or more households. Since this we have seen a...
Councils are persuading even experienced landlords to...
You may well receive a letter from the council. It will look relatively innocuous and particularly bureaucratic.
There is no standard format for these letters, and one could be forgiven for concluding...
The Barrister Who Loves HMO Law – Webinar...
On this webinar Weds 13th May at 10:45am you’ll be able to get Barrister’s thoughts on HMO issues for free.
We’ll be asking the Legal Questions that landlords need answering to Julian Hunt MA...
The next Goliath in the additional HMO licensing battle?
Coventry City Council continues to implement a new HMO Additional Licensing Scheme on 4th May 2020 – even though it has a backlog of more than 700 applications to process for normal HMO...