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![Have your say on latest controversial licensing consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The London borough of Wandsworth is the latest council to trigger a consultation for more licensing. It’s inviting tenants, landlords, property...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s Renters Rights Bill - the government explains](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...
20 July 2024
From: Rental Reform
![Good Landlord Charter launches today - Labour urges signing up](/upload/images/shutterstock_1289565160.jpg)
The much-publicised and long-awaited Good Landlords Charter for the Greater Manchester area has at last been launched. A statement from the local...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Named and Shamed - 27 councils and social landlords accused](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The latest report from the Housing Ombudsman, which presides over social landlords, has named 27 local authorities and social housing providers...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tribunal backs landlord’s huge fine after family left without heating](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A landlord must pay £24,000 for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice issued to him. Landlord Lakhbir Singh Rakhra was reported...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA slams councils for failing to inspect rental homes with hazards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
Private renters in England face a postcode lottery as councils are failing to properly inspect properties with potential hazards. That’s the view of...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why Inventories Are Important - everything landlords should know](/upload/images/shutterstock_1640440078.jpg)
What is a property inventory? A property inventory is a detailed document that records the condition of a property and its contents...
01 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Corbynite Rental Reform MP stopped from standing in election](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A Labour MP who served in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow administration and has spent much of his Parliamentary career criticising the private...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Case against landlord takes 18 months to reach court](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
The landlord of a property has been hit with over £23,000 in legal costs after being found guilty of operating an...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Named And Shamed - huge number of social housing landlords slammed](/upload/images/shutterstock_2288122591.jpg)
The Housing Ombudsman - which currently presides over the social housing sector - has named and shamed 12 councils and housing...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![In Court At Last - landlord after two-year investigation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
A private landlord who let three of his properties fall into dangerous disrepair has been ordered to pay almost £14,000 after...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour council charging almost £1,000 per property for a license](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Labour-controlled Lambeth council in south London is introducing a Selective Licensing Scheme at almost £1,000 per property. A statement from the council...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour Mayor splashes council tax cash on landlord clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets - agents issue new guidance to private tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
Propertymark has issued a guide to tenants about their rights to have a pet. A statement from trade body Propertymark says that...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![EPCs are often wrong and need major overhaul - Which?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Clampdown on Short Lets Will Not Change, claims government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
The government is ruling out any U-turn on the tax changes regarding furnished holiday lettings - despite substantial complaints from Tory...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Website for tenants who don’t know where to turn to](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
A website is being prepared to assist private renters know where to turn if their landlord or lettings agent fail to...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande - Why the Section 21 Debate Is a Smokescreen](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers. It’s almost...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Surprise move as agents issue ‘how to complain’ guide to tenants](/upload/images/shutterstock_2190262027.jpg)
A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Worried renters suffer hair loss and weight gain - wealth firm’s claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
A controversial wealth management company claims that almost two thirds of private tenants have suffered a deterioration in their mental and...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords can afford much tougher regulation, says think tank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Controversial council wants every single private rental home licensed](/upload/images/shutterstock_1530884375.jpg)
Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord harassed tenants - ending up in court and fined](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,500 in fines, compensation and costs after a council brought a prosecution against him. Jama...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Complaints about letting agents soar, claims redress service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Massive rise in complaints from social housing tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
The Housing Ombudsman has revealed figures showing huge increases in the numbers of complaints from tenants on social housing. The Ombudsman says...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb bans security cameras inside rental properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras inside rental properties from the end of April. Airbnb currently allows security cameras in...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Police and council back landlord’s Section 8 notice on nuisance tenant](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
Liverpool council and Merseyside Police have secured the eviction of a private tenant making life ‘a nightmare’ for the local community. The...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Four figure fine for failing to produce gas certificates](/upload/images/shutterstock_101075668.jpg)
A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Radical reforms to rejuvenate renting, by industry commentator](/upload/images/shutterstock_194216909(3).jpg)
A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill compromise 'near' but activists re-ignite arguments](/upload/images/shutterstock_1723539217(2).jpg)
Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another social landlord slammed for poor repairs and records](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Family ate Xmas dinner on floor due to social landlord neglect](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/StressedTenant-400x310.png)
The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Yorkshire Housing to pay £3,780 after it found three findings of severe maladministration for how it...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Chaos! Confusion over identity and power of new Private Rental Ombudsman](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents could face regulation under Labour amendment tactic](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council slammed for series of failings as a social landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
The Housing Ombudsman - which assesses problems involving social housing landlords - has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords taking legal action against ‘eye watering’ council licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Four landlords are contemplating seeking a judicial review of a council’s proposed licensing scheme extension. Middlesbrough council is consulting on extending its...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord complaint leads to agency being expelled from Ombudsman scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council urges tenants to report mould and tells landlords what to do](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135683647(1).jpg)
Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord tried to let out “uninhabitable outbuilding”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a private landlord who let out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King of Kings Langley was...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Many More Details expected when landlords advertise properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Landlords will have to include many more specific points about their properties when they list them in future - whether directly...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb landlord prosecuted for contravening planning regs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Melton council in Leicestershire has prosecuted a resident who pleaded guilty of failing to comply with a planning contravention notice which...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activist leader claims ‘one man band’ landlords worst at exploiting tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A leader of the pro-tenant activist group Acorn has told MPs that “one man bands” are more likely to exploit tenants...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMO license failure leads to five figure fine for landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A landlord has been hit with an £11,800 fine for operating an HMO without a licence. Stoke-on-Trent council launched an investigation into...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Enforcement Notice blunder leads to landlord court appearance](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CourtCase-400x310.png)
A landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with a Planning Enforcement Notice has received a hefty fine. Sultan Mahmood, of Woking, was...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Uninhabitable building let to tenants - landlord ends up in court](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a private landlord who rented out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King was initially fined £4,000...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Social landlord criticised over “deeply distressing” tenant suicide](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing landlords - has issued his report on what he calls the “deeply...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Advert by Property Investment Service changes after watchdog intervenes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
The property investment service BuyAssociation has changed the wording of an advertisement after intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA says: “A...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rubbish - landlord fined after complaint by member of public](/upload/images/shutterstock_1313185946.jpg)
A public complaint about rubbish being dumped in a remote country lane started a trail that eventually led to a landlord...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shocking Surge In Landlord Complaints from social housing tenants](/upload/images/shutterstock_705724939(1).jpg)
The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over all social housing - has revealed a huge surge in what it calls “severe...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Biggest Rental Sector Complaint…By A Man Who Knows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Holding deposits head the list of complaints about the private rental sector, says the man at the top of the Property...
14 October 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
![New App allows activists to complain about Airbnb-style short lets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A tenants’ union has developed an app which it claims makes it easy to complain about short lets. Living Rent - a...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord ignores Banning Order - now awaiting sentence](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a landlord for a second time, for multiple offences. The offences concerned a tenanted caravan that had been...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent Repayment Orders now key part of council war on landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
A Labour council claims to have a pioneering scheme to get refunds from law breaking landlords. Local media in York say the...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Veteran landlord’s fine will rise day-by-day if unsafe homes remain occupied](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined-400x310.jpg)
A landlord who let tenants live in properties riddled with hazardous electrics, unsafe boilers, mould and no smoke alarms must pay...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Strict New Guidelines for landlords over Damp and Mould](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Mould-400x310.png)
New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords to take responsibility for issues of damp and...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Watchdog to Probe Five Issues Involving Landlords and Letting Agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving landlords and letting agents and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council that threatened landlords is guilty of “severe maladministration”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
A London council that just days ago threatened private landlords with unlimited fines and “have control of their properties removed” has...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Social landlord boss ordered to apologise directly to tenant](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over housing associations and other social housing providers - has ordered a chief executive to...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords Beware - agent still trading after compensation failure](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Hawks Properties Limited has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to honour a compensation award. The agency - with...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Complaints about lettings agents go through the roof](/upload/images/shutterstock_1499251934.jpg)
There’s been a large increase in the number of complaints registered with The Property Ombudsman - with lettings agents in the...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council claims “thousands of complaints” about landlords and homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_2032034948.jpg)
Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord couple in hot water over heating failures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
A north of England council says it’s held two local landlords to account after they failed to make essential repairs to...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord refuses to identify himself - and gets hit with huge fine](/upload/images/Fine(1).jpg)
A landlord has been ordered to pay over £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence. Giuseppe Sutera,...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sub-standard HMO costs landlord five figure sum after council action](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
A private landlord in Mansfield has been ordered to pay a £17,000 penalty after renting out sub-standard accommodation. The unnamed landlord, investigated...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Marathon complaint letter sent to Gove by angry landlord-agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A lettings agent with 3,500 properties under management has written a long letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove complaining about the...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: Angry landlord’s letter from Michael Gove’s team](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
An angry landlord has contacted Landlord Today to show what she calls the “twaddle” response she has received from the Department...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Chaos! Bid to regulate Airbnb and short lets in tatters after ruling](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A plan to regulate short lets such as Airbnbs has been ruled unlawful by a judge before it even comes into...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb using ‘screening technology’ to spot anti-social tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb says it’s using screening technology to weed out anti-social tenants this summer. The short lets platform has launched what it calls...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMO unlicensed for years - hefty fine imposed on landlord](/upload/images/Fine(1).jpg)
An unnamed landlord has been fined more than £3,500 after an HMO in Cambridge was found to have been unlicensed. After receiving...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMO prosecution is warning to landlords, says council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 in fines and costs for operating an unsafe HMO. John Abraka pleaded guilty...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants trained to complain about landlords, funded by taxpayers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
Social housing tenants are to be encouraged to hold their landlords to account as part of a taxpayer funded training scheme. From free advice on...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Huge six-figure fine for mystery HMO landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A mystery unnamed landlord has been hit with a bill of over £115,000 as a result of a series of problem...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Clean Sweep - landlords get a free guide to spring cleaning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Spring%202023.jpg)
The National Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have produced what they call a comprehensive spring cleaning guide for...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Activists join Labour Mayor in criticism of private rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
Both the Generation Rent activist group and London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan have issued a joint attack on private rental sector...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Enforcement action leaves rogue landlord with huge bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 for operating an unsafe HMO following enforcement action by Havering council. John Abraka...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![28 days for landlord to pay fine, costs and victim surcharge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A landlord was prosecuted after a council discovered he had unlawfully allowed occupation of a prohibited property. Following a complaint from a...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency advises landlords on how to handle most common tenant gripes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
A lettings agency has identified the three most complained-about issues by tenants last year. All the tenants were in Greater London and...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shamplina Speaks - A step in the right direction, but it isn’t enough](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Paul%20Shamplina.png)
Recently the government once again committed to banning 'no-fault' evictions, with the new government housing minister Rachel Maclean promising the ban on...
15 April 2023
From: Rental Reform
![Landlord slammed by Ombudsman over damp and mould failures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Mould-400x310.png)
The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord stared at tenants before illegally evicting them](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £1,600 after pleading guilty to an illegal eviction. Grace Young of Derby let...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord allowed tenants into house with Prohibition Order](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
An unnamed landlord has been prosecuted after Rochdale council discovered they had unlawfully allowed occupation of a property that had been...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent says tenants afraid to report damp and mould](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Activist group Generation Rent is demanding that the government tighten regulations on damp and mould - and is tying this to...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Budget could help landlords AND tenants, insists PropTech chief](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Shutterstock_374810995%20small.png)
A leading figure in the PropTech sector wants this week’s Budget to provide more funding for local council enforcement of rental...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined for refusing to produce paperwork for council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a landlord operating a property firm for not producing the right paperwork. Luton local authority has prosecuted Poplar...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hefty fine for landlord who didn’t bother attending court](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
Dacorum council in Hertfordshire has prosecuted a private landlord who rented out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King was fined...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government tells tenants to complain about landlords - ad campaign](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove is urging tenants to complain about sub-standard housing with the government’s ‘Make Things Right’ advertising campaign. Social housing...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords in hot water for providing no hot water](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BoilerInspection_1-400x310.png)
A north of England council has released figures on the number of complaints it has received about private landlords. Pendle council in...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council to spend £1m gathering information about HMOs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_AgentOnline-400x310.png)
A council is to spend £1m “to gather information about the conditions of specific groups of privately rented properties and proactively...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord let property with unsafe electrics](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A landlord of a home with unsafe electrics has been issued with a fine of £7,500 by a west country council. Following...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Controversial Labour licensing scheme set to be approved](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
A new licensing scheme for landlords in one of the country’s most controversial cities is likely to be approved next week. Nottingham...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Ignoring Prohibition Order leads to fine for rogue landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A landlord has been fined after pleading guilty to breaching a prohibition order preventing him from letting a property. The Isle of...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Empty property’s garden rubbish costs landlord thousands](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-2-400x310.png)
A landlord has been landed with a bill of almost £2,800 for failing to clear rubbish and maintain his vacant property. Alex...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big fine for landlord’s string of health and safety failures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay over £25,000 by magistrates for a catalogue of failings relating to his rental property...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council slammed for “severe maladministration” over damp and mould](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Inspection_1-400x310.png)
The Housing Ombudsman - a service which deals with social housing - says it’s found severe maladministration in how Leeds council...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mould and Damp - Ombudsman launches probes into landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Inspection_1-400x310.png)
Social housing, believed by some to be superior to private rental, is under the spotlight as two major landlords are to...
20 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord strikes deal with council to plead guilty to offences](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
A rogue landlord who created false identities and fake lcompanies as part of an elaborate web of misinformation designed to exploit...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock Horror! Big majority of tenants are happy with their landlords!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tenant_Dispute-400x310.png)
Campaigners often like to portray relations between tenants and landlords as poor, but a new survey suggests this is far from...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour councils named and shamed by Housing Secretary Gove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
Three more social housing landlords have been ‘named and shamed’ by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The trio - two of which are...