Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

£240k POCA fine for Brent landlords

17.12.2018

Laura Edgar

brent council | HMO | London | Planning Law | POCA | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

A Crown Court judge has ordered a family of landlords to pay fines totalling £244,367 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA).
£1.5m fine for planning breaches in North London

05.12.2018

Laura Edgar

brent council | harrow | London | Planning Law | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Harrow Crown Court has ordered a rogue landlord to pay £1.5 million or spend nine years in prison after he was found guilty of breaching planning rules for five years in two London boroughs.
Landlord fined £450k for illegal letting

26.11.2018

Laura Edgar

Ealing Council | London | Planning Law | POCA | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

An Ealing landlord has been fined nearly £450,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) for illegally renting out outhouses and ignoring enforcement notices to demolish them.
POCA used to recoup thousands from illegal scrapyard

08.11.2018

Laura Edgar

Development Management & Enforcement | Planning Law | POCA | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 | staffordshire | West Midlands

The owner of an unauthorised scrapyard in South Staffordshire has been directed to pay a £150,000 confiscation order after failing to comply with an enforcement notice.
Abundant enforcement armoury requires pro-active approach

10.10.2018

Stephen Bate

Development Management & Enforcement | England | plannin enforcement | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

The planning enforcement armoury is overflowing, says Stephen Bate.
England round-up: Brent uses POCA against slum landlords; Revised NPPF to be published in draft in spring

02.02.2018

Laura Edgar

construction | Development Management & Enforcement | England | Fracking | Housing | NPPF | Policy & Politics | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 | sajid javid hs2

A round-up of planning news in England: 27 January-2 February, 2018
Brent uses POCA against slum landlords

01.02.2018

Laura Edgar

brent council | Development Management & Enforcement | London | planning enforcement | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Brent Council has used the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) against slum landlords for breaches of licensing conditions.
No hiding place: Planners and the Proceeds of Crime Act

15.09.2017

Huw Morris

Development Management & Enforcement | planning enforcement | Planning Law | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 | UK

It was once a tool for tackling drug dealers and gangland bosses – now planning enforcement teams are using confiscation orders under proceeds of crime legislation. Huw Morris reports on how they are...
Barking enforcement officers praised as rogue landlord faces huge payout

26.04.2017

Huw Morris

barking and dagenham | Confiscation Order | Development Management & Enforcement | Housing | Legal | London | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Planning enforcement officers at the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham have been praised for their role in successfully prosecuting a rogue landlord and securing a massive fine.