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Syrians jailed for raping drunk teenager at HMO

Dilgash Adil and Diyar Mohammed Abdulsalm were jailed for raping the teenager after meeting her at a nightclub.

Evening Standard

Asylum seekers to face £10,000 accommodation bill before being granted settled status in UK

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the current cost to support asylum seekers is ‘too high’

Evening Standard

UK Government’s new refugee repayment plan branded ‘performative cruelty’

ASYLUM seekers will be made to pay up to £10,000 towards the cost of their accommodation and support once they start earning, Shabana Mahmood has…

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'Riddled with fire hazards': North London landlord fined £9,000 over 'dangerous' HMO

Council inspectors found ‘dangerous living conditions’ after receving repeatred claims about the property

Evening Standard

South London residents forced to urinate in bathtub after being left without toilet for 58 days

The tenants were handed £5,300 back in rent after the property was found to be not properly licensed

Evening Standard

Living with the hidden horrors of illegal HMOs

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Aditya Chakrabortty on the scandal involving houses in multiple occupation

The Guardian - UK

The crimewave sweeping Britain? Illegal houses in multiple occupation

With private-sector villainy and public-sector complicity, what makes this HMO scandal so characteristic of modern Britain is how far the guilt spreads, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Tory chair accepted £2k hospitality from developer of HMOs for asylum seekers

Exclusive: Kevin Hollinrake’s conference costs paid for by firm helping landlords convert homes for lucrative market

The Guardian - UK

How HMOs became London's next asylum battleground

Controversial houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) already home people with complex needs — now asylum seeker hotels are set to close, the situation is about to get critical. By Yasminara Khan

Evening Standard

‘They’ve got to go somewhere’: Bolton residents on the rise of HMOs

Frustration has been brewing for some time in Horwich on outskirts of Bolton with more than 700 houses in multiple occupation

The Guardian - UK

Landlord who packed 18 people into east London house is fined £33,000

The house had been converted into 11 bedrooms and was being sub-divided into even more rooms when the landlord was finally prosecuted

Evening Standard

East London landlord fined £16k after leaving children in cockroach-infested house of horrors

Ten people, including four children, had been living at the property in Rainham

Evening Standard

Three London students in 'danger to health' cold and mouldy flat win £20,000 rent back from landlord

A residential property tribunal ruled in their favour after they sought a rent repayment order in the row over a £1.2 million flat near Hyde Park in west London

Evening Standard

London landlord fined £10,000 for turning family home into HMO for nine people across seven households

Haringey Council discovered seven different households were living at the unlicensed, three-storey property

Evening Standard

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The Landlord's Playbook: Optimising Your HMO Investment with the Right Insurance

Investing in a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) property can be a smart move for any landlord looking to expand their portfolio and increase rental yield.

The Guardian - UK

Home Office drops plan to remove housing protections from asylum seekers

Draft policy to remove HMO regulations for landlords in England and Wales withdrawn hours before high court challenge

The Guardian - UK

Rent rebels: the tenants who fought for their rights and won

It is not easy but you can take on a landlord over bad treatment or neglecting a property

Belfast Live

"Growing concerns" about the increase in HMO houses in North Belfast

Councillors discussed an appeal against their decision to refuse a HMO, which faced significant local objection

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Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Mould, rat poison and stairs sawn in half

Police find one of the ‘most dangerous’ premises they’ve seen on Counterfeit Street PLUS Brace for high pollen

Daily Record

Plan for Grangemouth development to house contract workers delayed

Councillors heard the proposed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) would help workers who are currently being forced to find properties as far away as Stirling.

The Guardian - UK

Home Office plans to ditch housing protections for asylum seekers face legal challenge

Three families launch action against plan to exempt landlords in England and Wales from rules including minimum room sizes

Daily Record

Bid to turn notorious Grangemouth pub The Ellwyn into a house rejected

The former pub closed after facing a string of reports about anti-social behaviour, but councillors said plans to turn it into an HMO were not acceptable.

The Independent UK

Government to remove licensing requirements for landlords housing asylum seekers

The changes would allow landlords to house asylum seekers for two years without an HMO licence.

Motorsport

Phillip Island TCR: Buchan cruises to final race win

Buchan, driving the sedan version of the i30 run by HMO Customer Racing, was unstoppable in the 14-lap heat to round out the weekend.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow landlord warned after renting flat when licence had expired

The city's licensing committee granted a new licence, for a restricted period, but gave the landlord a 'severe warning' over his management.

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