Reminder to landlords and tenants – new laws from 1 October
Birmingham City Council is reminding landlords and tenants that new legislation affecting the private rented sector comes into force on Thursday 1 October. Amongst the raft of new measures are new...
View ArticleLandlord fined for ‘taking the law into his own hands’
The family’s possessions were squeezed into a garage A landlord was fined at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (13 January 2016) for ‘taking the law into his own hands’ and illegally evicting a couple...
View ArticleWorking with local landlords to deliver affordable housing
Cllr John Cotton 150 landlords are heading to Millennium Point this Thursday for the Birmingham Landlord Forum, a joint event between the National Landlords Association and Birmingham City Council’s...
View ArticleFormer couple jailed for stealing more than £400k
A Birmingham letting agent and her former boyfriend were today (22 April 2016) jailed for a total of 7 years for stealing more than £400,000 from a Sutton Coldfield lettings agency and its clients over...
View ArticleBrum landlord and lettings agents fined for student house
A Birmingham landlord from Harborne and a letting agents from Selly Oak were fined a total of £5,590 at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (2 December 2016) for failing to obtain an HMO licence and for...
View ArticleRedress Scheme reminder – register or face a fine
Cllr Peter Griffiths – cabinet member for Housing and Homes Birmingham City Council is issuing a New Year reminder to Letting Agencies and Property Managers – register with a Redress Scheme, or you...
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