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Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...

A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...

A council says a new bond scheme designed to increase the quality and availability of affordable housing for private renters across...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

A council has prosecuted a landlord after a family of nine were discovered living in an outbuilding. Tariq Khan of Peterborough was...

A council claims “hundreds of residents have been made safer in their homes” thanks to a licencing regime. Sheffield council insists the...

A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is launching a consultation to renew yet another selective licensing scheme. The scheme was launched in 2018 and...

A controversial licensing scheme is due to come into force tomorrow - just as the council administering it has declared itself...

The government has agreed a pledge with five insurance brokers which could mean thousands of leaseholders in buildings with identified fire...

A landlord has been found guilty of operating eight unlicensed HMOs and a range of breaches of the HMO Management Regulations. Northampton...

Blackpool council will next week consider a new selective licensing scheme for some of the town’s privately rented properties. The scheme will...

The Additional Licensing HMO scheme in the Bath and North East Somerset area ends on New Year’s Eve.  The scheme covers around...

A fire and rescue service is urging tenants to know their rights when it comes to fire safety. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

Next weekend sees a crash course event for landlords to bring them up to date with the 160 pieces of legislation...

Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed.  Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...

Landlords and managing agents operating in South Warwickshire are being encouraged to take part in the next industry forum on Wednesday...

A council has issued financial penalties of over £20,000 to landlords failing to manage their properties.   Three of the four cases...

A criminal businessman has been given a London council’s first ever landlord banning order. Property dealer Jaydipkumar Rameshchandra Valand, who lives in...

A council that is often outspoken in its criticism of rogue private landlords has been slammed for literally thousands of health...

A controversial licensing scheme will come into force this winter with the blessing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove. Nottingham council’s selective licensing...

The priority for the majority of landlords is rental income that is paid on time, but there is also the priority...

A Labour MP wants the government to include private landlords in the Building Safety Act’s leaseholder protections scheme.  The government introduced the...

Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...

A landlord and three property management companies have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence. Giuseppe Sutera,...

Having insurance is a sensible way to protect yourself as a landlord against the financial cost of damage or liability claims....

Rogue landlord Hazmar Fauz of Welwyn in Hertfordshire has been given a hefty fine of over £15,000 for a series of...

A PropTech firm claims that its research shows a third of tenants have not seen fire safety certificates or information about...

A landlord who was banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards, has lost an appeal to...

Council enforcement officers found 11 people crammed inside a three-bed semi in London following a tip-off from eagled-eyed residents. Brent council officers...

A landlord has been fined more than £8,000 for failing to complete necessary improvements to properties. Eric Bland pleaded guilty at Chesterfield...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 in fines and costs for operating an unsafe HMO. John Abraka pleaded guilty...

A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...

A landlord has received a combined total of £10,478 in fines and costs for breaching safety regulations. Stroud council brought the prosecution...

A London landlord must pay over £6,000 after a tribunal upheld Hillingdon council's decision to fine him for numerous safety risks...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 for operating an unsafe HMO  following enforcement action by Havering council. John Abraka...

A landlord has been found guilty of operating an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation and - in the words of a...

Eight criminal landlords - three of them companies - have been fined approaching half a million pounds. They were prosecuted for offences...

A series of officials carried out a morning visit to an illegal House of Multiple Occupation suspected of involvement in modern...

Instead of selling your current home and buying a new one, you could look at letting out your own home and...

The landlord of two flats in Cardiff has been fined over £4,500 for failing to fix fire safety defects after being...

The landlord of a property dubbed a “house of horrors” by Barking and Dagenham council enforcement officers has been ordered to...

A new licensing scheme for landlords in one of the country’s most controversial cities is likely to be approved next week. Nottingham...

A council at the heart of a controversial scheme claims to be “pleased” with the interest shown by private landlords. Leasing Scheme...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

A council has brought a prosecution against a private landlord who had not complied with a legal health and safety notice...

A former lettings agent who has become a sharp critic of landlords has made another attack - this time suggesting that...

A rogue landlord has been fined £2,814 for failing to license an HMO in Wolverhampton. Dudley Magistrates Court found Maciej Piotr Zaremba...

Many first-time landlords don’t know where to begin when deciding to take in a lodger. Money.co.uk has provided top tips: 1. Check...

A landlord has been fined £10,000 by a Devon council for failing to tackle what it calls “essential repairs following a...

A landlord has been fined £10,000 by a Devon council for failing to tackle what it calls “essential repairs following a...

Time is running out’ for building owners and managers to take action over fire door risk assessments under new Fire Safety...

A landlord has been found guilty of three housing offences after it was discovered a property he let out posed a...

A landlord who left her tenants to live in filthy and unsafe conditions, while running an unlicensed HMO, has been prosecuted...

From November Gedling council in Nottinghamshire wants its Selective Licensing extended to four additional wards.  This follows a pilot where over 78...

A Bristol landlord has been banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards. Naomi Knapp, a portfolio landlord...

The new academic year is just around the corner, so many landlords will be thinking about student housing sector to diversify...

In what has been described as a ‘first’ by the local authority concerned, a rogue landlord has been banned from letting...

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...

London-focussed lettings agency Douglas & Gordon gives its rundown on what new landlords should know to get the most out of...

With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...

A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...

A safety organisation is warning of a “tragedy waiting to happen” because three quarters of fire doors fail to meet the...

A consultation is underway into the extension of yet another private landlord licensing scheme for a further five years. Since March 2018...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...

Local media in Scotland report that no fewer than seven landlords have been struck off the register of landlords operating in...

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...

With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...

For landlords looking to find tenants fast, London-based lettings agency Douglas & Gordon has put together a 12 tip guide to ensure landlords have a smooth letting process – perfect for...

A landlord has been found guilty of a series of fire safety failings which left residents with only one option to...

Airbnb can make life easier for UK landlords by increasing yields, simplifying the rental process and providing peace of mind against...

A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...

A Labour council in London has announced plans to expand its crackdown on what it calls “shoddy landlords.” Southwark council says the...

Landlord Gordon Lee has been sentenced to 12-months' community service and must pay the full costs of his fire safety court...

A company behind a fire safety initiative has surveyed tenants in both the private and social rental sectors, and claims shortcomings...

A landlord has been ordered by a court to pay over £6,000 after admitting a string of regulation breaches.  Juliet Petrovic, of...

A landlord has been refused a lettings licence by a local council because he failed to keep fire safety alarm records...

Landlords must pay well over £700 for entry into what is now the UK’s largest ever HMO licensing scheme, at Westminster...

There’s a warning today that some office-to-resi and shop-to-resi conversions - often thought to be popular purchases by buy-to-let investors -...

A landlord in the north of England has been given a suspended prison sentence and a huge fine for fire safety...

Camden council in north London has become the first local authority to secure an anti-social behaviour injunction against a landlord in...

A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by magistrates after a bedroom fire revealed tenants were living in...

A landlord has been fined more than £16,000 for failing to license his property. It is the first time South Tyneside Council...

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...

A landlord has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment suspended for two years for breaches of fire safety legislation. Thirunavukkaradu Kuladaisamy, the...

The government claims its new Building Safety Bill, published yesterday, will create “lasting generational change” after Grenfell and the cladding crisis...

The Rogue Landlord Team of a local authority has triggered a civil penalty notice resulting in a fine of over £21,000...

Rogue landlord Siddika Begum of Salisbury has been prosecuted for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation in the town. Begum...

A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...

A landlord who was hit with a £66,000 fine over safety breaches at a rental property has fought back - and...

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...

A landlord and a property company have a total of over £90,000 to pay after being found guilty of 27 charges...

A landlord that refused to make safety improvements at two of her properties in Folkestone has been fined nearly £5,000. Madeleine Scott,...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

A tenant who sub-let a property by falsely claiming to be its owner has been given a criminal record.  Sonia Nascimento rented...

A landlord in south west of England has been given a nine month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, following a...