Landlords say government’s energy efficiency plans will break the bank

Image: Google Streetview A tenant has demanded £80,000 in compensation following ‘communication failures’ by the letting agency managing her rental property in Scotland. The firm involved is Fineholm, which later merged with DJ Alexander, which was named as the respondent during a hearing at a First-Tier Tribunal. This followed repair failures and a move-in date…

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A Bristol landlord has been ordered to repay £24,592 to four former tenants after a tribunal found he had operated an unlicensed HMO and failed to adequately address a series of problems at the property. The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) made the Rent Repayment Order against Nadeem Ahmed following an application by former tenants of…

A landlord who failed to tackle serious safety hazards and operated rental properties without the required licences is set to be added to the Rogue Landlord Database following a successful prosecution by Peterborough City Council. Zahid Hussain was ordered to pay £13,936 after being convicted of housing offences involving a number of properties in Peterborough….

The UK auction market posted another month of impressive growth in July, with over 4,500 lots offered, up 3.6% on last year, and raising £662.4 million. However, it’s residential activity that continues to prop up the auction market’s resilience. Essential Information Group’s (EIG)latest report shows that, across the country, the number of lots offered rose…