Consumer Protection · 26 March 2020
A pub in south Liverpool has been issued with a prohibition order after it was found to be open, in breach of coronavirus restrictions. Licensing officers were tipped off last weekend that The Orient in Speke was open, in contravention of government orders last Friday night for entertainment, hospitality and indoor leisure premises to close.
Housing · 13 January 2020
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson is writing to the Government expressing grave concerns over its decision to reject an application to continue its pioneering landlord licensing scheme. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has turned down an application to keep the citywide scheme going for five years from April 2020 – despite it being backed by Merseyside
Community · 13 December 2019
A company has been labelled ‘foolish’ and ‘negligent’ by a judge and hit with costs totalling more than £11,000 for failing to license a huge portfolio of properties in Liverpool. Roach Estates and Property Management Limited of Duke Street in Southport was charged with failing to license 29 properties as part of the city’s Landlord
Community Safety · 8 November 2019
A Liverpool landlord’s been hit with a bill of more than £2,500 – after being found guilty by magistrates of managing an unlicensed property ridden with defects that had never had a gas safety inspection. Ahmed Kayse Ahmed – of Norwich Road in Wavertree – was charged with failing to license a property under Section
Consumer Protection · 26 September 2019
A LIVERPOOL cabbie who tried to con football fans into paying over the odds for a trip from Anfield back to their hotel has been hit with a hefty fine.
Consumer Protection · 12 July 2019
Liverpool City Council is set to submit a bid to the Government to extend its pioneering landlord licensing scheme for another five years.
Community Safety · 20 June 2019
Benefits chiefs in Liverpool are warning members of the public about a Universal Credit scam that has already left vulnerable people penniless.
Consumer Protection · 9 May 2019
Central heating is to be fitted in 500 of the coldest homes in Liverpool.
Consumer Protection · 15 April 2019
LICENSING officers with Liverpool City Council could soon become real-lifesavers thanks to a new initiative that will see them offer vital first-aid in a medical emergency.
Community Safety · 11 April 2019
Liverpool City Council licensing officers took almost 50 taxis and private hire cars off the road in March for a string safety defects.
Housing · 18 March 2019
Liverpool City Council is joining forces with local authorities across Merseyside and Cheshire to host a free ‘Empty Homes Event’.
Community Safety · 11 February 2019
A landlord has been hit with an £11,000 fine for housing a family of four in an unlicensed property which was in such poor condition it had to be shut down.
Community Safety · 6 February 2019
Liverpool City Council is set to begin consultation on continuing its pioneering Landlord Licensing scheme for another five years.
