Private housing news

Council seizes seven empty properties

Birmingham City Council has seized seven residential houses from their owners, after they have each stood vacant for more than 10 years.

Published 16th December 2019.

• Rogue Birmingham landlord endangering lives successfully prosecuted

  George Lindsay, 55, from Erdington, has been successfully prosecuted and ordered to pay close to £20,000 for breaching housing regulations.

  Published 9th December 2019.

• Council seizes five empty properties

  Birmingham City Council has had their applications for Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) approved, so they can now exercise their enforcement powers to seize five empty properties.

  

  Published 29th January 2018.