How to find a private landlord?

If someone has nuisance neighbours and they are renting it privately, how can you find out who the landlord is? Do the council keep a list or register of landlords? Any ideas? Thanks.

If someone has nuisance neighbours and they are renting it privately, how can you find out who the landlord is? Do the council keep a list or register of landlords? Any ideas? Thanks.

 

https://eservices.landregistry.gov.uk/www/wps/portal/!ut/p/b1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOKNjSxMDA1NjDwsjM3MDTxN3dyNDUNMjQ1MjPWDU_P0C7IdFQG9k5Tz/

 

For properties you are interested in, you can download:

 

a title register where you can find out who owns the property, price paid/value stated information if sold since April 2000 and any rights of way or restrictions on the land noted on the register for only £3

 

 

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/landlord-registration-scheme

Edited November 13, 2014 by andil

Yes, as post #2.

But be careful; there can be more than one title for each property (e.g. leasehold + freehold reversion); and not all land is as yet registered at HMLR.

Ok, thanks very much

However...having identified the landlord, it is unlikely that you can make him do anything about your nuisance neighbours, even if they are his tenants.

 

If he is running a licensed HMO, then he may be required to intervene in the hope of persuading them to behave more appropriately, but most property let out to related sharers/a family doesn't require an HMO licence.

However...having identified the landlord, it is unlikely that you can make him do anything about your nuisance neighbours, even if they are his tenants.

But you could sue the landlord, whether for nuisance/negligence/otherwise, once you know who he/she is.

Or you could sue the tenant- but that's probably a waste of time if he/she has no assets.

Won't the council still deal with it even though it's rented privately?

But you could sue the landlord, whether for nuisance/negligence/otherwise, once you know who he/she is.

But the landlord did not cause the nuisance; his tenants did. A LL is not normally responsible for the behaviour of his tenants. Assuming the tenants are independent adults, surely they are the ones responsible, not the LL? It would be like suing the council because your council-tenant neighbours are a pain. Edited November 17, 2014 by aliceBB

But the landlord did not cause the nuisance; his tenants did. A LL is not normally responsible for the behaviour of his tenants. Assuming the tenants are independent adults, surely they are the ones responsible, not the LL? It would be like suing the council because your council-tenant neighbours are a pain.

 

I'm sure that the law places the responsibility with the land owner if someone is causing a nuisance from their land.

Their lease may have clauses regarding 'nuisance' and a responsible landlord may be the easiest way to change their behaviour.

Always worth contacting them to see how they want to cooperate.

Won't the council still deal with it even though it's rented privately?

 

Nope, we had this problem at our old house. They couldn't do SFA.

I'm sure that the law places the responsibility with the land owner if someone is causing a nuisance from their land.

 

That is nonsense. On that logic, the Queen could be prosecuted whenever teenage drunks have a beach party.

 

With rental property, it is indeed in the LL's interests to evict anti-social tenants. But in the first instance the neighbours affected must complain to the local council, keep a log of disturbances, etc. The LL is not legally responsible (except in the case of a licensable HMO, as mentioned above).