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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:00:15 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Landlords urged to report hate crimes on behalf of tenants </title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/landlords-urged-to-report-hate-crimes-on-behalf-of-tenants/</link>
<description><![CDATA[It's a “mad” policy according to a leading political magazine.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Massive growth of landlord companies still accelerating</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nearly 14,000 registered in the first five months of 2026]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>HMO room sizes, bins and gardens to be specified by council </title>
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<description><![CDATA[The council is now consulting on what it calls "amenity standards"]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Burnham has “genuine interest in property standards” says NRLA chief</title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/burnham-has-genuine-interest-in-property-standards-says-nrla-chief/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The NRLA chief executive has written to he new PM outlining a vision for private renting]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Council boasts of penalties meted out to HMO owners </title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/council-boasts-of-penalties-meted-out-to-hmo-owners/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Licensing can uncover problems that might otherwise go unnoticed, a council claims]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Burnham lobbied to test private rent controls in one city</title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/burnham-lobbied-to-test-private-rent-controls-in-one-city/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Labour wants mayors to get powers to improve rent control regimes]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Rayner&#8217;s Back! Burnham&#8217;s surprise choice as Housing Secretary</title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/burnham-makes-surprise-choice-as-housing-secretary/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rayner resigned from the post 10 months ago - and now she's back]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:09:58 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Council claims to know conditions of HMOs without inspections </title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/council-claims-to-know-conditions-of-hmos-without-inspections/</link>
<description><![CDATA[t is even predicting this down to a tenth of a per cent. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Labour bid to clampdown on Airbnbs and other short lets</title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/labour-bid-to-clampdown-on-airbnbs-and-other-short-lets/</link>
<description><![CDATA[A Private Member’s Bill wants a reduction in the freedom of short let landlords.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Landlords resort to auctions to shift units as Renters Rights Act kicks in </title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/landlords-resort-to-auctions-to-shift-units-as-renters-rights-act-kicks-in/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Activity is up by over a third]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Renters&#8217; chief quits, taking part-credit for Section 21 abolition</title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/renters-chief-stands-down-taking-part-credit-for-section-21-abolition/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ben Twomey joined Generation Rent in a role upgraded from director to chief executive]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Huge fine for landlord of home “caked in faeces and urine”</title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/huge-fine-for-landlord-of-home-caked-in-faeces-and-urine/</link>
<description><![CDATA[A portfolio landlord responsible for 300 properties has been fined over £42,000 for serious breaches of his licence. County Durham council took legal action against Carter Property Services in Sedgefield, owned by portfolio landlord Glyn Carter, after receiving reports of its Selective Licence not being followed. Peterlee Magistrates Court heard that 13 conditions of the [&hellip;]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>House prices suffers larger-than-usual summer fall </title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/house-prices-suffers-larger-than-usual-summer-fall/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The average asking price of a newly-listed home for sale has fallen by 1.0% this month, says Rightmove.&nbsp; While a price drop in July is normal, this month&#8217;s fall is much larger than the ten-year average July fall of 0.2%.&nbsp; The portal warns that sellers are having to compete harder to attract distracted summer buyers [&hellip;]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Council threat to pursue convicted landlords over damp and mould</title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/council-threat-to-pursue-convicted-landlords-over-damp-and-mould/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The landlords ignored an Improvement Notice]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Landlords and tenants poles apart on rent levels, says top agency</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The analysis is of prime rental markets across the UK]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>New guidance for selling tenanted properties</title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/agents-given-new-guidance-for-selling-tenanted-properties/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The new guidance is account of the Renters Rights Act]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Councils fail to collect millions in fines from landlords</title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/councils-fail-to-collect-vast-majority-of-fines-issued-to-landlords/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The NRLA used Freedom of Information requests to find out]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Rental stock drops as Renters Rights Act kicks in</title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/rental-stock-drops-as-renters-rights-act-kicks-in/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The total number of homes to rent is now 1% lower than a year ago.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Market stabilises despite new record high rents &#8211; Rightmove </title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/market-stabilises-despite-new-record-high-rents-rightmove/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Average advertised rents outside London are now 2.3% higher than a year ago]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/?p=136207</guid>
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<title>New figure leads Housing Ombudsman office &#8211; for now</title>
<link>https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2026/07/new-figure-leads-housing-ombudsman-office-for-now-2/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Will the new landlord ombudsman service use this existing social housing service&gt;]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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