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fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Landlord rented out garden building to family

Rajinder Singh Pander, of Windsor, Berkshire, had been served an enforcement notice by Hounslow Council requiring him to demolish the unsafe building - but he ignored the order and continued to rent out the property on Worthing Road, Heston, west London. A young family, including a child, lived there for two years in "cramped and substandard living conditions, giving rise to serious concerns about their health and wellbeing", according to Hounslow Council.
UK news
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago

MAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS: City secures $2.1M settlement with landlord of 14 buildings amNewYork

New York City secured a $2.1 million settlement holding a landlord accountable for 14 buildings and over 4,000 code violations.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Ealing cracks down on homes in multiple occupation

Ealing Council will require planning permission and licensing for all HMOs regardless of size, tightening controls, inspections, and legally binding management standards.
Real estate
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Guardian view on rogue landlords: past failures do not augur well for the new era | Editorial of renters' rights

Renters require stronger legal protections, enforcement, and resources to ensure safe, secure housing and hold landlords accountable.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

Southwark Lib Dems call for 'urgent enforcement action against Chancellor' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has said the Chancellor's position is "extremely tenuous" as Rachel Reeves has spent months "floating punishing tax hikes on family homes" whilst she has been "profiting from illegally renting out her house."
London politics
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Inside the unlicensed HMOs housing migrant workers

Unlicensed HMOs in Leytonstone house multiple low-paid tenants in overcrowded, unsafe conditions, prompting Waltham Forest enforcement inspections and prosecutions.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
7 months ago

Mayor says city should repair buildings if landlords don't, but it hasn't in years | CBC News

Toronto's mayor urges landlords to repair properties or the city will intervene, but enforcement of this power is rarely executed.
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