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Regulation & Law
Southern council ’losing control’ of HMOs
Council officers say the system is “under strain” as applications jump from 33 to 115 in two years and complaints quadruple.
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North London landlord fined £9,000 for “dangerous state” of suspected unlicensed HMO
Harrow Council issued an Emergency Prohibition Order after inspection revealed a gas leak, a broken boiler and missing smoke alarms at converted Edgware property.
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Landlord couple who recently split up fined over unlicensed HMO
Fraud-convicted landlords fined a total of £7,177 after fire brigade called to unlicensed Uxbridge HMO.
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Petition forces big council fast-track HMO clampdown
Local anger over parking, waste and anti-social behaviour around HMOs forces Medway Council to speed up plans for tougher controls.
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Another northern council plots to stop HMO ‘surge’
Bury Council wants to introduce supplementary planning to stop the ‘sandwiching of properties’ by HMOs.
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Council reveals HMO crackdown as city reaches ‘saturation point’
Gloucester is the latest council to target unregulated smaller HMOs, while also revealing new planning restrictions for new HMOs in many areas.
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Landlord hit with £35,800 rent repayment order for unlicensed HMO
First Tier Tribunal rules that it is the landlord named on the tenancy agreement of an unlicensed Westminster property who must pay the fine, not his letting agent.
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Most councils struggling to regulate HMOs because many ‘under radar’
North East Lincolnshire Council says data gap prevents action on shared housing as local authorities struggle to control spread of HMOs.
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Restaurant owning landlord fined after cramming 13 into unlicensed HMO
A rogue Ashford landlord has been ordered to pay £12,500 after the Upper Tribunal has found 'wilful blindness' to risks facing tenants housed above his Indian restaurant.
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Landlords deserting private rentals for asylum HMO contracts
HMO owners are increasingly opting for Home Office-backed deals that offer guaranteed income and reduced management responsibilities.
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