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London Evening Standard on MSN.com · 20h

North London landlord fined £5000 after leaving tenants without heating for a year

A north London landlord has been fined more than £5,000 after leaving tenants without heating or hot water for a year. Rosa Giddy failed to repair a defective gas boiler at the home she rented out in Mayfield Crescent in Edmonton.
Icon for www.msn.comBBC on MSN.com · 13d

Buskers protest against possible street music ban

Buskers have gathered in London's Leicester Square to mark what could be the last day of being allowed to perform on the street. A judge served Westminster City Council with a noise abatement notice categorising music played by buskers in Leicester Square as a statutory nuisance and akin to "psychological torture".
BBC on MSN.com · 18d

Man has ban on playing saxophone overturned

Mr Wilkinson appealed to have the notice thrown out in a hearing on Wednesday. The appeal succeeded after the court heard the council was not in a position to fight the case. Mr Wilkinson was served a noise abatement notice on January 15 after a dispute in ...
ArtsProfessional · 12d

Musicians protest busking ban in London’s Leicester Square

More than 30 buskers gathered in London’s Leicester Square to mark the last day of busking at two designated performance pitches in the square.The pitches have been suspended from today (April 17) after the City of London Magistrates’ Court served Westminster City Council with a noise abatement notice,
Southend Echo on MSN.com · 5d

'Nuisance' south Essex neighbour hit with £1.4k bill over order to stop loud music

A "NUISANCE" neighbour who ignored an order to stop repeatedly playing loud music has been ordered to pay almost £1,500 after being prosecuted
Icon for www.aol.comAOL · Mar 25, 2025

Court orders noisy neighbours to pay £1,700

Jozef Dunka and Angela Horvathova, both of Grosvenor Street, Scunthorpe, had been handed abatement notices following a series of complaints. But they continued to cause disturbances, so their ...
ITV · 12d

Buskers banned from London tourist hotspot after court judgement compared noise to 'torture'

If buskers don't move away after a warning, they could have their equipment confiscated or potentially taken to court. | ITV News London
LancsLive on MSN.com · 6d

Stereos and loudspeakers seized from Preston property after excessive noise complaints

Council officers then applied for a warrant to enter the property and once it was granted, they were able to abate the ongoing statutory nuisance. Lancashire Constabulary supported this and the property was entered in to and equipment capable of producing excessive noise, including stereos and loudspeakers were seized.
Icon for www.sunjournal.comSun Journal · 7d

Oxford closes book on property abatement requests

OXFORD — Selectmen were presented with four more property tax abatement applications during ... “I received notice from the school department (that Oxford’s share) is $5,980,302,” he ...
Icon for www.bbc.comBBC · 18d

Man has ban on playing saxophone overturned

The saxophone player was served a noise abatement notice in January A ban preventing a professional saxophonist from playing his instrument at home has been overturned after a successful appeal.
Icon for www.bbc.comBBC · 14d

Buskers protest against possible street music ban

A judge served Westminster City Council with a noise abatement notice categorising music played by buskers in Leicester Square as a statutory nuisance and akin to "psychological torture".