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28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...
31 January 2024
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MPs have given the Renters Reform Bill its Second Reading - a procedure which means it now continues into the Committee...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A family of landlords have been jailed for a total of 31 years after committing horrific violence against tenants and in...
04 October 2023
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The head of a specialist buy to let mortgage broker has split from almost all of the industry by saying the...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord responsible for the management of an HMO has been fined a total of £5,000. The penalties were imposed by Boston...
14 August 2023
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A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Lords and is set to become law...
24 June 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Activists are demanding that the government stop landlords circumnavigating an imminent eviction ban by hiking rents so tenants leave anyway. The London...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A new report claims that many social landlords have inadequate policies to support survivors of domestic abuse. The report, published this week...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A new law is being considered to crack down on predatory landlords exploiting vulnerable people for sex in return for free...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The controversial Section 21 powers are neither overused by landlords, nor abused by them - despite some organisations claiming otherwise. Research by...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
When life is impossibly expensive, it’s not a surprise to see a rise in financial abuse. And to make matters worse,...
10 December 2022
From: Tax & Finance
Generation Rent has returned to the threat of rent-for-sex as it claims 200,000 female tenants could be offered discounted rent in...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Rogue landlords who exploit the supported housing system at the expense of vulnerable residents could be banned from operating or fined...
14 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The current system of so-called ‘exempt rental accommodation’ has been condemned by MPs as “a complete mess” which wastes taxpayers’ money...
31 October 2022
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A London landlord has been fined and ordered to pay a confiscation order for ignoring planning rules Magistrates ordered landlord Zulfiqar Ahmed...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A council has launched a best practice charter for operating “considerate holiday lets” in partnership with a property industry trade body. The...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Activists in the Acorn group is hoping to attract Labour councillors who run Leeds to a meeting next week, which will...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Unscrupulous landlords in the ‘exempt rental’ niche will be driven out by a new clampdown, the government insists. The exempt sector provides...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A pioneering project is matching private landlords with tenant management skills in a local housing association. Salford council and the Irwell Valley...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A court has told a multi-millionaire landlord he must pay £125,000 after a 10-year campaign of abuse against a local council. Last...
12 May 2022
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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants rogue landlords to pay bigger fines and more compensation to tenants. He is also introducing...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The Home Office has confirmed that landlords, letting agents and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The number of repossession cases in the courts involving landlords using Section 21 notices has plummeted over the past two years. A...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The Budget revealed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak does too little to help many of those struggling most to pay their rents. That’s...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A Labour Party pressure group has tweeted the message: “All landlords are bastards.” The tweet, from Labour Tenants United, is the latest...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A large number of private rental tenants may be eligible to take advantage of the new and controversial Breathing Space debt...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has released new forms for secure and assured tenancies - and agents who fail to use them risk having...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has announced changes to tenancy notice periods in line with the phased easing of the pandemic restrictions. Whilst some notice...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A row has blown up in Cheshire over a claim by a student tenant that she pays more rent than the college’s...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...
05 May 2021
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The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s regarded as extremely likely that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will announce an extension to the eviction ban in England today. Pleas...
08 January 2021
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Landlords with leasehold properties should be able to enjoy reduced costs and red tape when they wish to extend their leases,...
08 January 2021
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The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...
04 January 2021
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The government’s announcement at the end of next week that almost no evictions would be possible before January 11 at the...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s been confirmed that during the current one month lockdown in England there will be no enforcement of possession orders except...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, but it has also...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
With courts now prepared to hear rental property repossession cases again following the end of the ban on evictions, there will...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Rules which were due to expire at the end of September have been extended meaning buy-to-let landlords in Wales must now...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Many renters have welcomed the government's latest announcement around protecting tenants from eviction over the winter period, but tenants and landlords...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The government has been slammed for attempting to shift the responsibility for renters in need onto landlords. Chris Town a landlord and...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Covid-19 has been a challenge for landlords and tenants, on a scale that no one could ever anticipate. Whilst our research shows...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords in England will now have to give tenants six months’ notice to vacate their property except in cases involving...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
While the five-month tenant eviction ban has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, it has left landlords powerless to take...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The government’s decision to extend the ban on evictions in England and Wales by a further two months has left victims...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Earlier this month, the government confirmed that its ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is to be extended for...
12 June 2020
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on the government to ensure that reforms are made to the way good landlords...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has proposed that tenants should be permitted to transfer a deposit between landlords when moving property. The...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News
The government’s controversial plans to scrap Section 21 of the Housing and Planning Act, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’, will leave...
04 June 2019
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A briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes has been published by the House of Commons ahead of the Report Stage and...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News
A disgusting landlord has been ordered to pay a £5,000 fine plus £500 in costs, and handed 100 hours of unpaid...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Local authorities should be given the power to confiscate properties from landlords who break the law, according to a committee of...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News
A pair of private landlords from Sheffield who harassed and illegal evicted their tenant have been handed suspended prison sentences. Mark Cashin...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
A north London council is being encouraged to take a tough stance on reported Airbnb and equivalent style rentals in an...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News
A crooked property manager who pocketed thousands of pounds in rental income which he failed to pass on to landlords has been...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords allowing illegal immigrants to live in their properties may face jail after hundreds of people suspected of not having...
21 August 2017
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A tenant who set fire to her flat because her landlord was planning to evict her has been sentenced to three...
21 June 2017
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The UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlord who banned ‘coloured people’ from renting his properties because ‘they make them...
18 May 2017
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Many buy-to-let landlords are simply not getting the best mortgage deal, or find themselves trapped into mortgages with high standard variable rates, as...
14 April 2017
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The UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlord Fergus Wilson has called in the police after receiving a tirade of...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
A man who is currently serving six years in prison for child sex abuse offences is among four rogue landlords in...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News
With a growing number of buy-to-let landlords in London now using short-term letting platforms like Airbnb to breach the rules for...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News
The short-term letting industry, which includes the likes of Airbnb, joined local authorities and community groups at City Hall yesterday to...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
The government has launched an official consultation process on plans to for new banning orders to clampdown on rogue landlords and...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News
Thousands of private tenants claim to have suffered abuse at the hands of landlords according to Shelter, which include threats, assaults...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The government could go a long way towards boosting the stock of properties available for sale, which remains close to record...
09 September 2016
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been accused of hurling homophobic abuse at his gay tenants, even after they moved out of his property. The...
30 August 2016
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Greater scrutiny of the capital gains tax exemption, which is used by people selling their main home, is required to help...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News
A growing number of landlords are attempting to shirk their legal responsibilies of renting out property by advertising it as a holiday...
16 May 2016
From: Breaking News
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