Two Cornwall landlords have been fined nearly £8,000 after their property failed numerous safety standards.
Failing to follow guidelines set out by the authorities can and often does land people in hot water. This time it was two landlords who didn’t have up to date gas and electrical safety certificates.
Read more: Cornwall HMO landlords fined – Landlord Today.
More and more private landlords are moving away from tenants on benefits because of none payment or rent arrears.
With the governments new Universal Credit scheme sending benefit monies straight to tenants instead of landlords, this is likely to be a continuing theme.
Read More: BBC News – Kent landlord evicts 200 housing benefit tenants.
The health and safety of your tenants should be of paramount concern to a landlord, I know it is for us.
Having been warned of a problem in 2011 and still not rectified it more than a year and a half later, it seems not everyone shares out views.
Read more: East End landlords fined £14,760 for fire hazard – Landlord Today.