Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Dr Akbar Ali Malik operated his business from his house / Ealing Council

Ealing Council serves solicitor with £500k confiscation order

05.06.2019

Laura Edgar

Ealing Council has won £500,000 under a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) order against a Southall solicitor who used his home as an office for his legal practice.

No hiding place: Planners and the Proceeds of Crime Act

South London council wins POCA order

01.05.2019

Laura Edgar

Development Management & Enforcement | London | planning enforcement | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 | Southwark Council

Southwark Council has won over £1 million under a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) order against a landlord who converted three flats into two cramped studios and bedsits.

Croydon couple to pay £100k POCA fine

11.04.2019

Laura Edgar

Croydon | Development Management & Enforcement | London | POCA | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Croydon Crown Court has ordered a husband and wife to pay a total of £136,240 for renting out a property despite being served with a council enforcement notice requiring its demolition.

£240k POCA fine for Brent landlords

17.12.2018

Laura Edgar

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.

POCA used to reclaim illegal rental earnings / Shutterstock_253769623

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.

Illegal scrap yard / South Staffordshire Council

POCA used to recoup thousands from illegal scrapyard

08.11.2018

Laura Edgar

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.