landlords
Published on January 9, 2020 at 10:06 am
Work to crack down on rogue landlords in Rossendale will continue after the Council was awarded more money to help tackle the issue.
The Council was successful in an initial bid for £18k in 2018 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
That money has been used in a multi-agency approach to clampdown on bad practices in the private rented sector, concentrating on making landlords comply with fire safety legislation and meet minimum privately rented standards.
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Published on October 16, 2018 at 10:23 am
Rossendale Council officer, Heather Mullins, is tasked with bringing empty properties back into use in the borough.
Her work is part of the Council’s vision to ensure that the people of Rossendale have access to decent affordable housing that enables a good quality of life.
And as the national Empty Homes Week 2018 continues, Heather is urging more landlords and property owners to use the Council’s services to help bring empty properties back into use.
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Published on March 28, 2018 at 4:06 pm
Landlords in Rossendale will now have to meet minimum criteria around energy efficiency before they can rent properties, as a result of new rules that come into force next week.
From April 1, all rented homes in England and Wales must have a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of E.
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Published on September 8, 2017 at 2:48 pm
Rossendale Borough Council has announced a crackdown on landlords who fail to maintain their rental properties to a decent standard.
It follows the prosecution of a landlord who was then ordered to pay over £4,000 for failing to provide habitable living conditions for his tenants.
Bernard McKay, 65, of Ashworth Road, Rochdale, was convicted in his absence of failing to comply with improvement notices served by the Council.
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Published on February 1, 2016 at 9:43 am
All private landlords in England, including people who sublet or take in lodgers, will have to check their tenants have the right to be in the UK before renting a property.
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