Tag: Fire Safety

Non-freehold tenants do not feel safe in their own home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2023, 4 years ago | 1

New research shows that four in 10 non-freehold tenants do not feel completely safe in their homes. A national sample...

Bid to mandate second staircases to make buildings safer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

The Government is proposing to mandate second staircases in new residential buildings that are more than 30m high in a...

Subletting Scams – why landlords are afraid to report them

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd September 2013, 13 years ago | 6

Many landlords are fearful to seek help from their local authorities in terms of dealing with subletting scams. Just imagine...

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Key Property (UK) Ltd fined £47k for damp unlicensed HMO

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th September 2013, 13 years ago | 16

A letting agent who rented out a damp, dangerous and dilapidated property received a hefty fine following a successful council...

ARLA’s advice on what to expect from the private rented sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The latest figures from letting agents suggest that the UK still has a healthy appetite for rental properties. According to...

Landlords Guide To Health and Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2013, 13 years ago | 4

A Simple Landlords guide to Health and Safety written by Syd Lewis When I first started renting properties some 20...

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Don’t be afraid of Houses in Multiple Occupation

Author: Angus Ryan

14th November 2012, 14 years ago | 9

Experienced landlord Angus Ryan explains why landlords should not be afraid to invest in HMOs and also inform their local...

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SpareRoom reports a massive rise in shared accommodation adverts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2012, 14 years ago | 5

House shares with six or more bedrooms are the fastest-growing property type on the SpareRoom website as landlords react to...

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Agents and Landlords Warned of Fire Risk From Electrical installations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The high profile fires caused by faulty fridge freezers last year highlight the need for landlords and tenants to be...

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The essential student guide to renting – 10 Tips from NUS and ARLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th August 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Renting your first home as a student can be exciting yet daunting at the same time. So the Association of...

Leamington Spa – A Warwickshire Property Hotspot by Kingsford Letting

Author: Property Hotspots

17th July 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Why Kingsford Letting believe Leamington Spa is a Warwickshire Property Hotspot With so many different types of property to invest in, contacting...

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Landlord in Scotland banned from letting

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2012, 14 years ago | 1

A landlord in Edinburgh is the first in the city to be banned from letting out properties after failing to...

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Struck-off solicitor branded slum landlord for house of filth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th May 2012, 14 years ago | 3

A struck-off solicitor and an estate agent who managed a house shared by 12 tenants who lived in filthy conditions...

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HMO raid uncovered 15 tenants living in a filthy flat

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Fifteen people were found living in an overcrowded and unlicensed house in multiple occupation raised by a team of police...

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Eastern Landlords Association April 2012 NEWSLETTER

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Deposits As has been outlined in previous communications, the deposit rules change from 6 April 2012. The most important change...

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Landlord jailed after mum and daughter die in arson blaze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2012, 14 years ago | 1

HMO landlord Lookman Adeyemi has been jailed for four months and ordered to pay £10,000 costs after admitting flouting fire...

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Landlord fined £1,000 after HMO licensing mix-up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

A landlord who told a court he misunderstood shared house rules was fined £1,000 for failing to licence his property...

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Landlord may face jail over HMO arson killings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2012, 15 years ago | 1

The landlord of a shared house where a mum and her three-year-old daughter died in an arson attack may face...

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Landlords conned out of £100,000 in subletting scam

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Fraudster Rose Chimuka conned landlords of out of more than £100,000 by posing as a mum to rent their homes...

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Eastern Landlords Association MARCH 2012 NEWSLETTER

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Deposits Three cheers for competition. A few weeks ago TDS, The Dispute Service, announced Deposit Guard, which at launch undercut...

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HMO landlord let tenants live in a garden shed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

An HMO landlord was fined £4,000 for letting 16 tenants live in filthy and dangerous conditions – including in a...