Identity Theft Identity fraud is often described by the police as “Britain’s fastest growing crime”. It involves the misuse of identity information to commit crime. The number of victims of identity fraud rose by 57% in 2016 according to Cifas which states: “Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn...
As a result of the new legislation the government is expecting an in- crease in disputes over tenant’s deposits. The tenants have noth- ing to lose to contest any deduc- tions. In view of the heavy penalties in- volved, many landlords have de- cided that they...
If the HMO has five or more ten- ants or the property is on three or more storeys it will require a li- cence from the local council. This will cost £400—£600 and will be valid for five years. The additional risk to the tenants...
By far the bulk of the new requirements are related to fire precautions. All doors leading onto the hall/ stairs need to be fire doors and all floors will need to have fire- extinguishers and interlinked mains-operated smoke detectors. Details of the necessary work will...
Following concern from the public and consumer groups regarding difficulty in recovering their deposits at the end of the tenancy, the government intro- duced last minute additions to the Housing Bill. In their words: “Tenancy Deposit Protection has been introduced: To ensuregood practice in the deposit handling,...
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...