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August 2010
Architect HMO landlord fined – EHN, 20 August 2010
Property landlord fined over £10,000 – Swansea Council, 10 August 2010
July 2010
Bedbug battle - EHN, 30 July 2010
New Gumtree scam comes to light - NLA, 29 July 2010
New radon targets - EHN, 23 July 2010
Bristol may take charge of HMOs from unfit licensee - EHN, 16 July 2010
Landlord fined £40k over state of houses - this is Bristol, 12 June 2010
LACORS has a new name: from 6 July 2010, LACORS' name and brand has changed to Local Government Regulation (LG Regulation). Their website is now www.local.gov.uk/regulation and is in the process of being re-branded and improved and will re-launch later in the summer with a new look and added functionality. The new general contact email address for the Private Sector Housing Team is housing@local.gov.uk.
Rise in court cases - Bradford Telegraph and Argus, 9th July 2010
June 2010
Rogue landlord forced to repay £7,500 to council - Birmingham City Council, 28th June 2010
Councils to manage shared homes in their areas – CLG, 17 June 2010
NLA welcomes Government re-think on draconian shared housing rules - 17 June 2010
Landlord regulation proposals scrapped - The Guardian, 10 June 2010
May 2010
NLA Accreditation: First stage of national roll out launched - 25 May 2010
HMO landlord puts tenants in danger - EHN, 21 May 2010
Swansea prosecutes HMOs - EHN, 14 May 2010
New homes fall - EHN, 14 May 2010
April 2010
'Illegal HMO over restaurant' - EHN, 2 April 2010
'Vulnerable let down on housing' - EHN, 9 April 2010
'House owners ignored notices' - EHN, 10 April 2010
'Landlord flouted licensing rules' - EHN, 10 April 2010
'Councils get more powers over landlords' - EHN, 23 April 2010
'CIEH welcomes homes pledge' - EHN, 23 April 2010
'Let's trust each other' - EHN, 23 April 2010
'Labour's housing promises' - EHN, 30 April 2010
'Missing alarms lead to prosecution' - EHN, 30 April 2010
March 2010
House of Horror - EHN, 12 March 2010
Gas man's jail threat - EHN, 12 March 2010
The Price of Health - EHN, 12 March 2010
Elephant in the room - EHN, 12 March 2010
From the editor - Issue 5 - EHN, 12 March 2010
MPs 'must protect health of vulnerable' - EHN, 12 March 2010
Invest more in decent homes - EHN, 12 March 2010
London housing plan - EHN, 5 March 2010
February 2010
Tenants forced to live in 'building site' - EHN, 26 February 2010
Council takes over running of HMO - EHN, 26 February 2010
Rugg review - summary of responses - CLG, February 2010
Investment in the UK private rented sector - HM Treasury, February 2010
Government plans for rental market remain unworkable - NLA, 3 February 2010
Government help for private tenants - CLG, 3 February 2010
January 2010
Bid to tackle Leeds' student 'ghettos' - Yorkshire Evening Post, 29 January 2010
Government ignores opposition with HMO crackdown - Propertytalk Live!, 29 January 2010
Problem shared - Inside Housing, 28 January 2010
Moves to curb 'student ghettoes' - Telegraph, 28 January 2010
Bid to relax rules to help struggling B&Bs - South Devon Herald Express, 28 January 2010
Speaking the same language - EHN, 29 January 2010
Landlords let homes without a licence - EHN, 29 January 2010
Evaluation of the Impact of HMO Licensing and Selective Licensing - CLG, 27 January 2010
Consultation on General consents for licensing schemes - CLG 27 January 2010
A guide to Licensing and Management (draft) - CLG 27 January 2010
Tower blocks to go on national register - EHN, 15 January 2010