New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...
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01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A Bristol landlord who confronted handed the tenant an illegal eviction notice after finding him using the bathroom in the house,...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A bizarre situation has arisen with a Labour council securing a banning order on a landlord - who now has to...
11 October 2023
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The Labour dominated council in Bristol has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove demanding that he gives it the powers to...
05 July 2023
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A landlord has been ordered to pay over £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence. Giuseppe Sutera,...
03 July 2023
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A landlord who was banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards, has lost an appeal to...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour council which banned councillors who were landlords from contributing to a key debate has done a U-turn on legal...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord who created false identities and fake lcompanies as part of an elaborate web of misinformation designed to exploit...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Bristol councillors who are landlords have been told they cannot speak in a debate on rent controls. Earlier this week we explained...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A Bristol landlord has been banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards. Naomi Knapp, a portfolio landlord...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Bristol’s Labour council has made a name for itself with policies shifting power from landlords to tenants. Earlier this year the Mayor,...
02 August 2022
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A landlord has been fined and must pay compensation after being involved in an illegal eviction. The landlord - Tahir Aziz - was...
11 July 2022
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The mayor of Labour-controlled Bristol council is teaming up with local anti-landlord activists to look at how to introduce local rent...
16 February 2022
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A landlord who let out a property that raised serious concerns for the safety of 18 residents, including six children, has...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A council is appealing to landlords to help it fulfil a pledge to be a sanctuary to vulnerable refugees. Bristol council has...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Shelter and tenants’ group in a major city have mobilised to set up a campaign called Fair Renting. The campaign is focussed...
27 April 2021
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A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...
26 April 2021
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A landlord has been handed penalties totalling nearly £8,000 after being found guilty of operating an unlicensed HMO. This follows an investigation...
06 April 2021
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A four year ban on letting any residential property has been imposed on a landlord found guilty of using accommodation that could...
03 March 2021
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A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A charity that receives thousands of pounds in housing benefit to accommodate vulnerable people, including the homeless with addiction problems, has...