NEWS
Dec 02, 2019
Council secures £400k+ confiscation order against landlord over house in multiple occupation with 15 tenants
Joint action by Hillingdon Council’s planning enforcement and trading standards teams has seen a Hayes landlord ordered to pay more than £430,000 after she turned her property into an illegal House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
Dec 02, 2019
Council secures £400k+ confiscation order against landlord over house in multiple occupation with 15 tenants (2)
Joint action by Hillingdon Council’s planning enforcement and trading standards teams has seen a Hayes landlord ordered to pay more than £430,000 after she turned her property into an illegal House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
Dec 02, 2019
Welsh council defeats appeal by dog breeder over refusal to renew licence
A Welsh council has successfully defended its decision not to renew a dog breeder’s licence over breaches of conditions identified during unannounced inspections.
Nov 26, 2019
Camden Council obtains first rogue landlord banning order in London
Camden Council is reported to have obtained London’s first rogue landlord banning order against a man who repeatedly placed tenants’ lives at risk through letting unsafe housing.
Nov 13, 2019
New regulation requires drone pilots to register and pass test before end of November
The Civil Aviation Authority has launched a new Drone and Model Aircraft Registration and Education Service, heralding new conditions requiring drone pilots to register as an operator and pass an “online education package”.
Nov 07, 2019
Council turns to “little-used” legislation to crack down on home improvement companies
Gateshead Council has secured an enforcement order under the Enterprise Act 2002 to limit the behaviour of two home improvement companies which have been the subject of more than a hundred complaints from the public.
Nov 06, 2019
Defendants sentenced for unlicensed dog sales after first prosecution by council under new regulations
Three individuals last month pleaded guilty to selling dogs without a licence following what is believed to be the first prosecution under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.
Oct 15, 2019
Borough council fined £300k over fatal collision involving bus passenger
A council has been fined £300,000 after a passenger was killed when run over by a lorry at a bus station.
Oct 09, 2019
Trading standards body warns system not ready for no-deal Brexit
The UK's trading standards system is not yet ready for a 'no deal' Brexit, the Head of Policy at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute has warned.
Oct 08, 2019
Energy brokers fail in judicial review challenge to production orders granted in favour of trading standards team
Three companies that act as brokers between energy companies and small businesses requiring an energy supply have failed in a judicial review challenge to a judge’s decision to grant production orders in favour of Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC).