Tag: Rogue landlords

Bad Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

6th June 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Why on earth would anybody want to search Google for “Bad Landlords”? My stepson (Ilya) bought something to my attention...

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E-news Summary for 22/01/2013

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2013, 14 years ago | 0

Is rent hiking a good business model? It’s been a while since I wrote anything in my ‘Don’t shoot the...

Landlord registration is costing £400,000 per rogue

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2013, 14 years ago | 1

A multi-million pound scheme introduced to crack down on rogue landlords has resulted in only 11 people being reported to...

Petition to criminalise none payment of rent to landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2013, 14 years ago | 37

Housing Charity “Crisis” report that only 1.5% of private landlords will let their properties to housing benefits claimants. This is...

Online Profiles For Good Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

6th December 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Most landlords have no online profile at all but does it matter? Well actually I think it does, particularly for...

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Enquiry into Private Rented Sector gives opportunity to voice opinion

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2012, 14 years ago | 1

An Enquiry into the Private Rented Sector by The Communities and Local Government Committee will give us all an important...

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Norwich City Council use Proceeds of Crime Act against Criminal Landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Norwich City Council is the first local authority in the country to use Proceeds Of Crime Act (POCA) 2002 against...

The tragic story of an HMO tenant

Author: Mark Alexander

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

I remember several years back meeting an old farmer boy type landlord in the car park on my way into...

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Sex spy landlord secretly filmed couples in bed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th June 2012, 14 years ago | 1

A landlord addicted to porn secretly watched couples having sex with a spy camera secreted in an alarm clock on...

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HMO landlord fined £5,500 for letting filthy home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2012, 14 years ago | 5

The landlord of a filthy and overcrowded shared house was fined £5,500 after admitting 23 licensing and management offences 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 landlord pays £13,000 for ignoring repair order

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A shared house landlord who ignored council orders to upgrade his property was ordered to pay more than £13,000 in...

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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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Interest Free Buy to Let Mortgages 0% APR

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2012, 14 years ago | 5

We have seen interest free credit cards and financing for TV’s, sofa’s and even cars but we never expected to...

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Open Letter to Grant Shapps from Farah Damji

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27th March 2012, 14 years ago | 7

*Property118 is not in any way aligned with Kazuri nor Farah Damji, but we believe questions should be raised about...

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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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Don’t allow LANDLORDS to be SCAPEGOATS of housing policy failures

Author: Mark Alexander

20th March 2012, 14 years ago | 9

In a country where we have a housing crisis driven by a complete lack of an innovative and all-encompassing housing...

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Landlord may face jail over HMO arson killings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2012, 14 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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Crooked landlord admits stealing student deposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

A university had to take on extra staff to deal with complaints about a landlord who stole deposits on student...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 102

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage news dominates the headlines in this edition as we report on how lenders increasing their standard...