by peter littlewood | Nov 13, 2024 | Open News
A landlord who illegally converted a property into five flats has been ordered to pay £282,000 for breaching planning consent and other planning policies. Krzysztof Pogwizd, 50, from Rickmansworth, was fined and ordered to pay a confiscation order for ignoring...
by peter littlewood | Nov 13, 2024 | Open News
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has raised concerns about the significant enforcement burden that will be placed on council officers under the proposed Renters Rights Bill. In written evidence submitted to the House of Commons Public Bill...
by peter littlewood | Nov 11, 2024 | Open News
Writing in Property118, Mark Alexander asks the question – The Rise of Corporate Landlords: Are We Heading Toward a Rent Monopoly? The original article can be seen here, stating that the rise of corporate landlords in the UK’s private rental sector is reshaping...
by peter littlewood | Nov 11, 2024 | Open News
UK house prices edged up to a record high in October, data published by Halifax showed Thursday. The average house price rose by 0.2% monthly to GBP293,999 in October. It was up 3.9% from a year ago when it stood at GBP283,053, however the growth was slowed from 4.6%...
by peter littlewood | Nov 10, 2024 | Open News
The Big Issue has published an article criticising the decision to freeze the LHA rates. The original article can be seen here, and discusses the recent decision by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to maintain the freeze on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) in her autumn budget...
