The snow is falling outside and it\u2019s freezing, which is why I am
\npretty glad to be indoors somewhere nice and warm. So imagine how
\nunpleasant it would be to live in a half derelict shed at the bottom
\nof your landlord\u2019s garden. Wouldn\u2019t exactly feel like home, would it?<\/p>\n
Exploitation of the vulnerable<\/strong><\/p>\n Some of the poorest people in the UK are being exploited by More than forty-two rogue landlords<\/a> have been handed enforcement Reporting dodgy dwellings<\/strong><\/p>\n Once council officers have been alerted to the presence of an illegal Wanted: good landlords<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Local Authorities are happy to work with good landlords, but they are The snow is falling outside and it\u2019s freezing, which is why I am pretty glad to be indoors somewhere nice and warm. So imagine how unpleasant it would be to live in a half derelict shed at the bottom of … Continue reading
\nunscrupulous landlords in what the Daily Mail describes as a return to
\nthe \u201cnotorious Victorian slum tenements of the 19th century\u201d. Some
\nshed and garage conversions are not so bad, but many are no bigger
\nthan glorified rabbit hutches; they are also dangerous.<\/p>\n
\nnotices in the Newham Council borough since the end of 2011, and the
\nproblem is getting worse thanks to overcrowding and rising rents. In
\nsome cases, desperate families are being charged a fortune to take up
\nresidence in a cramped hut with no facilities and certainly not enough
\nroom.<\/p>\n
\nbuilding, an enforcement notice is served on the owner instructing
\nthem to take it down. If the owner fails to comply with the notice,
\nthe council sends in contractors to forcibly remove the dwelling, at a
\ncost of around \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n
\nalso keen to stamp out rogue landlords in their boroughs, which means
\nserving enforcement notices on those who abuse the vulnerable for
\nprofit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"