ARLA Propertymark chief executive to address RLA Future Renting conference

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David Cox, Chief Executive of ARLA Propertymark will address the RLA’s Future Renting conference in London next week. David joined ARLA, Association of Residential Letting Agents, in January 2014 and has worked alongside a board of industry professionals to transform ARLA into ARLA Propertymark, which protects consumers through measures including Client Money Protection and campaigns for […]

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Is there a legal time limit before I can make demand to guarantor?

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I have a tenant of 14 months who has gradually worn me down (complaints from neighbours & not paying his rent on time) to the point of issuing him a section 21 four weeks ago!

He was initially on a 6 month AST all DPS

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RLA reveals new Training Academy

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The new RLA Training Academy is launched today – improving access to the comprehensive eLearning offer and introducing new courses to help you manage your portfolio, no matter how large or small. With the legislative environment growing more and more complex, increasing numbers of landlords, agents and property professionals are turning to the RLA to […]

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Council lose a perfectly good tenant his home – Fergus Wilson

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The final outcome was that the 1st Tier Property Tribunal Quashed the Notice.

This has now finally come to an end when the 1st Tier Property Chamber gave its final  decision.

It may be of interest to many landlords.

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13 reasons to invest in Birmingham

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The Birmingham story is one that continues to get more and more compelling, and this is why so many investors are looking away from London and toward Birmingham, to achieve long term capital growth, whilst also generating good levels of income.

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Evictions get landlords a criminal conviction and £11,000 fine

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Illegal Eviction:

A landlord company has been ordered to pay just under £11,000 after illegally evicting a Bridlington man from his home in September 2016.

The unnamed private tenant was shocked to find, on his returning home, that the locks to his rental property had been changed and all his belongings had been removed.

The man had been living at the rental property with another resident at Sandringham House, The Crescent, Bridlington, with another tenant and had previously been given a one-week notice to leave.

The other resident subsequently claimed to be a live-in landlord and that he was entitled to give the man a one-week notice to leave.

The directors of the company landlords Fiddlers Investment Ltd were advised by the council that if they evicted the man with just one weeks’ notice they could be prosecuted as it is a criminal offence under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977

However, Fiddlers’ directors, Tracy Hollwarth and Barrie Craven, along with its regional manager, Sheridan Brown, ignored the Council’s advice and went ahead with the eviction.

Later Council officer investigations revealed that the other resident, who actually issued the notice to the man, was acting on instructions from the Fiddlers Investment Company.

Following action by the Council to prosecute Fiddlers, the landlord company was charged with two offences of unlawful eviction as they also evicted the other resident as well. The directors pleaded guilty at Beverley Magistrates Court and were fined £4,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,865. The total came to £10,865.15.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Private sector housing and safety manager, Chris Dunnachie, had said:

“‘The council has a duty to protect tenants to make sure they are safe from illegal evictions. Some landlords fail to accept that, despite being their property, each and every room or flat within that property is a person’s home and they have no right of entry without the tenant’s agreement, and must follow clear legal procedures to ensure their tenants are given appropriate notice to leave.

“We will deal with any landlord, letting agent or Property Company who does not abide by the law. It was disappointing that in this case, Fiddlers Investments Ltd chose not to take officer’s advice.�

Illegal eviction results in criminal record

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