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There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being advised not to panic buy ahead of what may be more difficult lending conditions as the cost of...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is pondering beefing up mandatory alarm requirements which landlords have to meet in England. Until now private landlords have to...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being warned by the Fire Protection Association of major changes ahead for those letting properties in Wales. The Fitness for...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...
23 April 2022
From: The Big Issues

An industry trade body is alerting landlords that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are likely to be introduced soon -...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A controversial PropTech rental platform has issued a list of questions and issues to check when tenants rent from a landlord...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A second-offence landlord has received fines totalling £5,259.75 after council officers found nine different safety violations at a single property. The building...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Husband-and-wife landlords Robin and Susan Kirstein have been landed with a massive fine for letting a home that was deemed by...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A lettings sector trade body is calling for action now by landlords and agents ahead of laws extending the need for...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...
29 January 2022
From: Top tips & guides

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...
29 January 2022
From: Agent Advice

A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A council is consulting over a range of private rental sector measures. Leicester council is proposing a range of measures requiring landlords...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...
20 November 2021
From: Tax & Finance

Landlords, tenants and residents in parts of Nottingham may be eligible for free home safety improvements to crackdown on burglary. Nottinghamshire police...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A warning has gone out to landlords with properties in Scotland regarding legislation coming into effect in early 2022. Trade association SELECT is...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a shocking attack on landlords, claiming many of them are acting illegally. It claims 45 per cent...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered by a court to pay over £6,000 after admitting a string of regulation breaches. Juliet Petrovic, of...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords appear to be well ahead of the game when it comes to carbon monoxide detectors. For around six years it’s been...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by magistrates after a bedroom fire revealed tenants were living in...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in Leicestershire is poised to introduce two new licensing schemes for private landlords. Charnwood council has now approved the conditions...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property. Check...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Rogue Landlord Team of a local authority has triggered a civil penalty notice resulting in a fine of over £21,000...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A Midlands council says it’s sent thousands of letters to landlords in the last 12 months in response to complaints from...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord and a property company have a total of over £90,000 to pay after being found guilty of 27 charges...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A tenant who sub-let a property by falsely claiming to be its owner has been given a criminal record. Sonia Nascimento rented...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have to pay almost £8,000 for letting their flats in defiance of a Prohibition Order. The order came into force...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing proper washing facilities or tackling serious fire hazards have been taken to...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two men have been ordered to pay almost £8,000 for letting out flats in defiance of regulations designed to keep tenants...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in the the Charnwood area of the Midlands are invited to give their views on the proposed conditions for two...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms - a critical issue for landlords in light of recent legislation - are back in the...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There may be new and stricter legal requirements on the way for private landlords with regards to carbon monoxide alarm installation...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Periodic inspections of your property are just as important for landlords as the inventory check at the start of the tenancy....
29 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

As all those responsible for managing property will be only too aware, landlords have many obligations under the laws and regulations...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

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 National Residential Landlords Association has given the sector five top tips to improve home security - marking October as Home...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Over two million homes in England - that’s almost one in 10 - do not have a working smoke alarm according...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Scarborough Council has approved the introduction of a compulsory selective licensing scheme in parts of Scarborough’s Weaponness and Ramshill ward. The decision...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Croydon Council has applied for government consent to renew the borough’s landlord licensing scheme that makes sure privately-let properties meet key...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

If the private rental sector and sharing economy is to continue to thrive, regular engagement with your tenants is required to...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Liverpool has been ordered to pay almost £9.500 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions for his...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An assembly member has welcomed the introduction of legislation for carbon monoxide detectors in rented homes in Wales. The Welsh Government says new...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields currently on offer in many...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Britain has faced terrible flooding this year. Floods and other property emergency can take minutes to occur and years to remedy....
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

As you will undoubtedly know, it is a legal requirement to ensure your rental property has adequate smoke detectors installed. Some landlords...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Brent Council in north London will be taking action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after 17...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

To mark Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, landlords are being reminded that they have a legal obligation to keep tenants safe by...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A high number of people are at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning this winter as they do not have a CO...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

London’s first rogue landlord banning order has been issued after tenants’ lives were put at risk through the letting of unsafe...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Sutton has been fined £2,694 and ordered to pay £1,994 in costs and a victim surcharge of...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Private landlords have long been expected to keep their properties to a reasonable standard, but up until fairly recently what this...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Worcester has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 for operating an unlicensed House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-landlord in Worcester has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 for failing to install adequate safety measures. Mohammed Rafiq, who was...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News

City of Lincoln Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in Lincoln for failing to comply...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Nottingham been fined £6,000 and instructed to pay £1,583.18 costs, along with a £170 victim surcharge following...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in Evesham has been ordered to pay £14,500 after he was found to be illegally renting his property...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay £14,500 for illegally renting out an overcrowded House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) without...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The children are off school, which means the summer break has officially begun and people are gearing up for the holidays....
25 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Citizens Advice has called for more regulation of the private rented sector after research revealed that hundreds of thousands of tenants...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been fined £55,000 and ordered to pay court costs of £2,989.67 as well as a victim surcharge...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings of London Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after pleading guilty to 18 offences largely relating to...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been ordered to pay £800 in fines and costs after investigators discovered several deficiencies in a property...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

From Monday, landlords will be able to apply for an early bird discount for Scarborough Borough Council’s new selective licensing scheme,...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords will soon be able to apply for an early bird discount for Scarborough Borough Council’s new selective licensing scheme,...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £2,646, costs of £2,000 and a victim surcharge of £170...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A new fire safety campaign urging private sector landlords and letting agents to always abide by the law and install smoke...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

New tenant packs designed to help landlords raise awareness of fire and carbon monoxide dangers have been launched by Aico Ltd. Aico,...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who allowed a family to live in a house described as “unfit for human habitation” has been fined...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Toilet flushing discharged into the rear yard of a property, broken fire alarms and faulty electrics were among the defects found...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Brent Council in north London looks set to take action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after ...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

One in three Brits are at risk of from carbon monoxide poisoning this winter as they do not have a CO...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

If you are planning to add to your property portfolio, it is important to ensure that the property is gas safe. Here’s...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The private rented sector is a challenging landscape to negotiate, with tax changes and ever-changing regulation meaning that landlords now, more...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlord Gas Safety Certificate: How to Keep Your Tenants Safe There are plenty of safety considerations when renting out a property. Arguably,...
21 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content

A buy-to-let investor, once dubbed “country’s worst landlord”, still owes more than £100,000 in unpaid fines in relation to over 60...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A private landlord from St Helens has been ordered to pay £21,000 after a prosecution by the local council found a...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who crammed six families into a three-bedroom house has been ordered to pay just under £3,000 by a...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

As a landlord, it goes without saying that you must keep the property you provide your tenants with safe and free...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A neglectful landlord, who allowed his tenants to occupy a property without working smoke alarms, a lack of sufficient fire doors...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A tenant who illegally sublet an unlicensed and poorly-maintained bungalow in north London, which was described by Brent Council as a...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being accused of failing tenants, after a small group of cowboy agents showed prospective tenants around mouldy properties...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has launched new online information designed to help renters and landlords know their rights. The rental guides, published by the...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

As a private landlord you are bound by specific housing legislation, which provide tenants with certain basic rights. From keeping your property...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Singer Midge Ure and West End actress Carley Stenson have backed a campaign attempting to make homes in this country safer. Ure...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been reprimanded for housing too many people in a rented property in Peterborough Raashid Alyas, of Mayors Walk...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Immingham, near Gimsby, has been ordered to pay £1,380 after being found guilty of renting an unlicensed...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

When it comes to rental responsibilities during a tenancy, there remains some confusion among so-called ‘accidental landlords’ when it comes to...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Two letting agents have been hit with £14,000 fines for unlicensed shared properties in Camden, north London. The two rogue letting agents...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Nottinghamshire has been ordered to pay almost £6,500 after failing to comply with an improvement relating to...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who let ‘hazardous’ properties in Leyland has been fined £20,000. Leyland Estates Ltd was prosecuted at Preston Magistrates Court after...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in Lincoln has been fined more than £10,000 after being caught breaking safety rules for a second time. Missing...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants that have nothing but respect and praise for their landlords are the sort of tenants that are likely to be...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The deadline for landlords in parts of Scarborough’s Castle and North Bay wards to apply for a license under the local...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Ilford, Essex, has been sentenced to four months in jail for continuing to rent out his property despite...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A deranged tenant in Scarborough has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after he attempted to set fire to his...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News

There is a lot for landlords to consider when letting a property and what is required often relates to the date...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The government’s decision to review the effectiveness of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 will have an impact...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords across the UK should be responsible for the installation of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, according to a new report. Under...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, non-irritant and therefore undetectable gas, which is why more than half of Britons would...
06 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Almost a third of rental properties in the UK are potentially at risk from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to new research. The study, carried...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Being a student landlord can be an attractive proposition especially in an area with a high student population which has the...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord had been prosecuted for letting rooms to three disabled people in an unlicensed property in the Rose Hill...
26 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord has pleaded not guilty to gross negligence manslaughter after a house fire in Huddersfield last year tragically claimed the...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News

When investing in buy-to-let, you can’t always be sure when the appliances and pipe work in the property were last serviced...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords are taking measures to check the fire safety of their buy-to-let properties in the wake of...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A barrister, who often represented landlords and tenants, has been fined for breaking the law, after it turned out that he...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord who allowed tenants to live in substandard conditions in Oxford has been handed a fine of £2,500. The poorly-maintained six-bedroom...
06 July 2017
From: Breaking News

West Lindsey District Council made a number of unannounced inspections of private rental homes in Gainsborough yesterday, supported by police officers,...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined more than £45,000 after 12 people were found living in slum-like conditions in a four storey...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Two unscrupulous landlords in Reading have been fined almost £9,000 for poor housing standards and a complete disregard for the welfare...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who failed to maintain his rental property, which included mould and a leaking toilet, has been prosecuted by...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Sheffield Council has promised to continue targeting rogue landlords after bringing its highest-ever number of successful prosecutions. Seven individuals and companies were...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been fined by Willesden Magistrates Court for poor and potentially dangerous housing conditions following a prosecution by...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord was ordered to pay in excess of £7,000 and given 150 hours of community service at Birmingham Magistrates...
19 November 2016
From: Breaking News

There are a significant amount of private landlords who fail to keep rental properties in a safe condition for their tenants,...
14 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £162,000 after 18 people were found to be living in his ‘unsafe’ Georgian Grade II-listed flat...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Private landlords and letting agents are failing to get to grips with several legislative changes in the private rented sector, it...
17 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord operating in the London borough of Brent has been has been ordered to pay close to £7,500 for cramming...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Grimsby has been jailed and ordered to pay costs of more than £100,000 after putting the lives of...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A criminal landlord has been handed a fine of almost £40,000 after he was caught housing 24 tenants in a rental...
18 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A new selective landlord licensing scheme will be introduced by Peterborough City Council in parts of the city where there are...
05 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord who continued to rent out a house to tenants despite being warned that it posed serious health and a...
05 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Three landlords in Oxford have been fined a total of £11,000 after being convicted of housing offences. Environmental Health Officers from Oxford...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £20,000 after a raid revealed that 28 tenants were residing in “unsafe” cramped conditions in a...
07 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Wakefield Council is clamping down on landlords that do not have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors fitted in the homes that...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being urged to regularly check their carbon monoxide alarms or risk being fined up to £5,000, after a new...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords in the London Borough of Barnet are being targeted by the local council as part of a crackdown on...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A new version of the National Landlords Association’s (NLA) Fire Safety Logbook has been launched to help landlords protect their tenants...
25 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A Birmingham landlord has been sent to prison for 19 months and ordered to pay £13,820 costs over a catalogue of...
07 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A west London property company managing an HMO in Notting Hill has been fined £47,900 in relation to 24 charges under...
17 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been banned from renting out a converted garage after environmental health officers found a family living in sub-standard...
24 December 2015
From: Breaking News

A survey has claimed that more than four in 10 tenants in house-shares could be at risk due to not having...
04 November 2015
From: Breaking News

A Swindon HMO landlord has been fined more than £16,000 for cramming too many tenants into a converted guesthouse. Javaid Lone, 59,...
27 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) says it is 'entirely supportive' of today's regulation change which requires landlords to install...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Tests by the Trading Standards Service have found that eight in ten Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms failed British Standards tests. The Trading...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Two landlords in Leamington Spa in the West Midlands have been fined £27,000 for failing to manage a house in multiple...
29 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Landlords can use the services of an inventory clerk to carry out checks of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms in...
28 September 2015
From: Sponsored Content

A charity claims there is a blind spot in the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 coming into force next month. Electrical...
23 September 2015
From: Breaking News

A high profile letting agent has urged politicians to lay off the private rented sector and stop overloading it with confusion. Lisa...
21 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The landlord community has hit out at government for unnecessary delays in the introduction of legislation which will make it compulsory...
10 September 2015
From: Breaking News

City of York Council is holding a “decision session” today to discuss the introduction of fixed penalty notices for letting agents...