Of interest is the fact that a managing agent got hit by a fine, obviously as they exercised a high degree of control over the premises. Not often you a managing agent taking a hit. BREACHES of fire safety regulation by a Derby landlord have resulted in a fine of more than £7,000. Derbyshire Fire…

BHS staff ‘did not know where wheelchair exit was’ in fire alarm. BHS owners apologise and pledge to change safety procedures after wheelchair-bound man was trapped in store with his family during a fire alarm Share on print Share on email BHS in Elmsleigh Shopping Centre, Staines An elderly wheelchair-bound man was left trapped in…

This could have been so much worse. Terrified residents speak of fatal New Invention flat block fire Terrified residents told a jury of the dramatic moments they escaped from a fire at a block of flats in which one man died. Windows are blackened at the scene following the fire at the flats in Southey…

As written by James Forsyth of the Sunday Mail The Coalition is taking the first steps towards an integrated police and fire service. Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Local Government, has written to Cabinet colleagues asking them to back fire authorities that want to come under the control of local Police and Crime Commissioners.…

Planning Inspectorate rejects rogue landlord's appeal against enforcement action..

A bid to turn an outbuilding into a home has been blocked on appeal, in a move which could deter rogue landlords from creating so-called “beds in sheds”. Muhammad Afzal Khan illegally placed a tenant in a shed at the rear of Leslie Road, Leytonstone. When he was ordered to cease using the shed as…