Virus could cause demise of the office job, says UK’s biggest landlord

Demise of the office job: As millions work from home, Britain’s biggest landlord fears virus could force firms to cut back on building space By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:36 BST, 12 May 2020 | Updated: 00:21 BST, 13 May 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic could trigger the decline of the traditional office … Read more

Billionaire landlord refuses 20% rent cut for London tower block tenants

Residents have been refused a rent reduction from their billionaire landlord who told them to pay up ‘using the money they would have spent on lunches and holidays’. More than 100 residents in Shacklewell, east London, requested a 10 per cent reduction in rent from Tower Quay properties amid the coronavirus pandemic. They also signed a … Read more

Landlord left with 8-tons of rubbish after evicting bad tenants

Landlord finds house of horrors when family leaves property filled with rats and so much rubbish that he filled an eight-ton skip A Barnsley landlord was left with eight tonnes of waste at their rental investment John, 52, let the house to a woman and her children who failed to pay rent  He said when … Read more

Teenager is detained for four years for killing pub landlord, who went to help person being attacked

A teenager has been detained for four years for killing a pub landlord who went to the aid of another person being attacked, police said. Mark Winchcombe, 58, suffered fatal injuries when he was hit once by 16-year-old Drew Jones while helping the person. The incident took place in the early hours of September 1 … Read more

Tenants get right to sue their landlord for unsafe housing conditions

Landlords will have to take responsibility for Britain’s ONE MILLION hazardous buy-to-let homes in crackdown on unsafe conditions New rules will mean tenants can sue landlords if their homes are unfit to live in Some 1m properties are currently considered having ‘category 1’ hazards  This means they present a ‘serious risk to a person’s health … Read more

Couple move in home to find pensioner there – and now say ‘landlord’ they paid £800 has disappeared

Young couple moving into their first home together turn up to find a 99-year-old pensioner already living there – and now they say the Gumtree ‘landlord’ they paid £800 has disappeared Amy Da Cruz, 22, and Matthew Morgan, 26, were moving to first home together Couple spoke to a ‘landlord’ over Whatsapp after posting an … Read more