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New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...

A Bristol landlord who confronted handed the tenant an illegal eviction notice after finding him using the bathroom in the house,...

A bizarre situation has arisen with a Labour council securing a banning order on a landlord - who now has to...

The Labour dominated council in Bristol has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove demanding that he gives it the powers to...

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

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

A Labour council which banned councillors who were landlords from contributing to a key debate has done a U-turn on legal...

A rogue landlord who created false identities and fake lcompanies as part of an elaborate web of misinformation designed to exploit...

Bristol councillors who are landlords have been told they cannot speak in a debate on rent controls.  Earlier this week we explained...

A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...

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

Bristol’s Labour council has made a name for itself with policies shifting power from landlords to tenants. Earlier this year the Mayor,...

A landlord has been fined and must pay compensation after being involved in an illegal eviction. The landlord - Tahir Aziz - was...

The mayor of Labour-controlled Bristol council is teaming up with local anti-landlord activists to look at how to introduce local rent...

A landlord who let out a property that raised serious concerns for the safety of 18 residents, including six children, has...

A council is appealing to landlords to help it fulfil a pledge to be a sanctuary to vulnerable refugees. Bristol council has...

Shelter and tenants’ group in a major city have mobilised to set up a campaign called Fair Renting. The campaign is focussed...

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

A landlord has been handed penalties totalling nearly £8,000 after being found guilty of operating an unlicensed HMO. This follows an investigation...

A four year ban on letting any residential property has been imposed on a landlord found guilty of using accommodation that could...

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...

A charity that receives thousands of pounds in housing benefit to accommodate vulnerable people, including the homeless with addiction problems, has...

A Bristol councillor has called for additional selective landlord licensing in the city.  Clifton Down councillor, Carla Denyer, says that even in...