unlicensed HMO
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Regulation & Law
Upper Tribunal overturns landlord’s HMO penalty in ‘rack rent’ ruling
Judge rules landlord receiving less than two-thirds of HMO income was not legally in control of the property.
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NRLA member ordered to repay £30K over unlicensed HMO
Judge says South London landlord made little to no effort to keep up with legal requirements, despite being a member of a landlord association.
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Senior Reform councillor has his unlicensed HMOs shut down
A second Reform councillor, Chair of Warwickshire County Council, Edward Harris has been caught running unlicensed HMOs in just a few months.
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Landlord to repay £21,770 in rent despite blaming missing licence on agent
Judge rules in favour of tenants, in spite of what he calls their "inappropriate" and "highly unsociable" behaviour.
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‘Skint’ London landlord hit with £11k rent repayment order
Hackney landlord tries to blame local council’s hacked IT for his failure to obtain an HMO licence for his rental property, to no avail.
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BREAKING: Chancellor fails to obtain licence for rental home
Rachel Reeves's position under threat after admitting she had failed to obtain a licence for her Dulwich property.
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London housing officers going ‘door-to-door’ to catch unlicensed HMOs
Brent Council’s enforcement officers are out in force in the streets as part of a borough-wide crackdown on rogue landlords.
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Sibling landlords hit with £20k fine for ‘horrific overcrowding’ in unlicensed HMO
Councillor declares, 'Every Brent resident has the right to live in a safe and secure home' – slamming HMO where students slept on floor mattresses with smoke alarms covered in foil.
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Landlord fined £11,000 for housing developer’s employees in illegal HMO
Pellumb Mazreku has lost his appeal against East London council for unlicensed, unsafe and overcrowded HMO.
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£270,000 fine for London landlords’ illegal HMO conversion
Couple are to pay the vast sum after a council investigation found they had illegally subdivided a house in Hillingdon into four separate cramped flats and built an outbuilding for rent without planning consent.
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