{"id":1961,"date":"2010-06-30T08:08:48","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T08:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.legal4landlords.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2010-06-30T08:08:48","modified_gmt":"2010-06-30T08:08:48","slug":"when-landlords-get-it-wrong-with-dire-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/when-landlords-get-it-wrong-with-dire-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"When Landlords Get It Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e<\/p>\n<p>A landlord\u2019s life is not an easy one.\u00a0 Apart from the paperwork, red-tape, bureaucracy, rent and mortgage issues to consider, there\u2019s still the upkeep and maintenance of a property to consider as well as responsibility to tenants, not to mention employees and contractors.<\/p>\n<p>Last year one property company in Bristol was fined \u00a318,000 and ordered to pay the \u00a36,679 costs when they breached a health and safety regulation when they failed to appoint a co-ordinator to review and implement a plan to manage materials containing asbestos.\u00a0 They were found guilty of exposing workers to asbestos and also contamination of units being renovated.<\/p>\n<p>In May this year, landlord, Michael Billings was sentenced to 2 \u00bd years imprisonment for breaching health and safety regulations.\u00a0 He was found guilty to the breach when his tenant almost burned to death.<\/p>\n<p>Under landlord responsibilities, he\/she must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>make      repairs to maintain structure and exterior of property<\/li>\n<li>that      the property provides adequate heating<\/li>\n<li>electrical      systems and appliances supplied with the let are safe to use<\/li>\n<li>gas      appliances and installations are maintained and in good order, unless they      are the property of the tenant.<\/li>\n<li>gas      boilers get an annual safety check by someone registered with the Gas Safe      Register.<\/li>\n<li>Keep      a record of safety checks and issue them with 28 days of each annual check<\/li>\n<li>Any      furniture a landlord provides with the let meets fire resistance      regulations<\/li>\n<li>HMOs      meet fire safety regulations<\/li>\n<li>Type      3 survey carried out before refurbishment or demolition and information      must be passed onto builders\/contractors regarding asbestos queries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By<br \/>\nMadalena Penny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e\u203e A landlord\u2019s life is not an easy one.\u00a0 Apart from the paperwork, red-tape, bureaucracy, rent and mortgage issues to consider, there\u2019s still the upkeep and maintenance of a property to consider as well as responsibility to tenants, not to mention employees and contractors. 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