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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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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 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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mould - Council says private tenants should complain if landlord fails to act](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
A council is telling private tenants in its area to make contact if they believe their mould-related problems are not being...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Are letting agents discrediting the zero deposit insurance concept?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Law firm coaching tenants on how to complain to landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
Two law partners at a legal firm have outlined a five-step process which tenants can use to complain to their landlords...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Council asks private tenants to report landlords who fail on repairs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental Reform - Time Is Of The Essence](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
The future of the private rented sector in England has been back under the Westminster spotlight in the last two weeks...
12 November 2022
From: Rental Reform
![Landlord ignores calls to apply for a licence - then gets a big fine](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A rogue landlord has been fined £2,814 for failing to license an HMO in Wolverhampton. Dudley Magistrates Court found Maciej Piotr Zaremba...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlord forced tenants into “squalid and unsafe conditions”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
The freeholders to a block of maisonettes have been ordered to pay more than £22,000 after failing to carry out repairs...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Five-figure civil penalty served on rogue landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A landlord has paid a £12,400 civil penalty after failing to license their HMO. In March this year officers from West Northamptonshire council attended...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Another landlord hit with a fine thanks to unlicensed HMO](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
The landlord of a property in Northampton has paid a £2,750 civil penalty after failing to licence their HMO. In December 2021...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Another landlord hit with a fine thanks to unlicensed HMO](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
The landlord of a property in Northampton has paid a £2,750 civil penalty after failing to licence their HMO. In December 2021...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords and New Builds - what protections are there?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
What protections do landlords have when investing in a new-build property? From this week those landlords buying a new build home can...
08 October 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Council hits Airbnb whole-house lets with huge waste charges](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
A controversial Labour council aims to make life more expensive for landlords who let out whole properties via Airbnb or other...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive fine for landlord failing to maintain two HMOs](/upload/images/library/HMOlicensing.png)
A landlord has been hit with a huge £23,000 fine for failing to properly maintain two HMOs. Landlord Lystra Dorval from Ilford...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlord banned from letting Airbnb after failed appeal to government](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
A landlord who lives in the US and lets her apartment out via Airbnb has been banned from doing so in...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why you should consider letting your home internet-ready](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Anewyear.png)
A good broadband connection is one of the main amenities tenants expect from a rental property and something you, as a...
19 July 2022
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![Short Lets Licensing - consultation until early August](/upload/images/library/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
A council is one of the first in the UK to consult on a licensing scheme for AirBnb style short lets. The...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords invited to join redress scheme governing body](/upload/images/library/TenantsLandlordTalking-400x310.png)
Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC tax delays likely for landlords with self-assessment returns](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
HMRC is seeing substantial delays in the processing of self assessment tax returns, it’s being claimed. A company called RIFT Tax Refunds...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenant now able to sue landlord for damages after court fine](/upload/images/library/Court-400x310.jpg)
A landlord has been fined and must pay compensation after being involved in an illegal eviction. The landlord - Tahir Aziz - was...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ biggest worries identified by PropTech site](/upload/images/library/AI-PropTech-400x310.jpg)
PropTech supplier Inventorybase has drawn up a league table of what it calls the private rental sector’s most complained about issues. After...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord fined for putting tenants at risk](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
A rogue landlord that put tenants at risk has been fined for £4,808 for breaking housing regulations on a property in...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - landlords’ biggest bugbears with tenants](/upload/images/library/Complaints1-400x310.jpg)
Lettings agency and property management consultancy Bramleys has revealed the most common landlord complaints, and has provided suggestions as to how...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![MPs condemn rental conditions, councils and government](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/DamagedProperty-400x310.jpg)
A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenant or Landlord? Who is responsible for garden maintenance?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Garden-400x310.jpg)
A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Failure to make improvements demanded by council triggers landlord fine](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
A landlord has been fined £6,250 for failing to make a series of improvements to the property he lets out in...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Newspaper campaign to scrap Section 21 and clamp down on landlords](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Eviction2-400x310-min.jpeg)
The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Second-offence landlord guilty of nine safety violations](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
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
![Need help solving a tenant dispute? New redress service launched](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenantsLandlordTalking-400x310.png)
A new voluntary redress scheme has been launched to help landlords and tenants solve disputes. The scheme - by the National Residential...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![New dispute resolution service for private rental sector](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenantsLandlordTalking-400x310.png)
Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![No prosecutions of landlords means good news, insists council](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-400x310.jpg)
A local authority says the fact that it has conducted no prosecutions against private landlords despite over 1,100 complaints from tenants...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![First-time Landlords: key tips to remember in buy to let](/upload/images/library/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let? Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...
19 February 2022
From: Top tips & guides
![Epic Fail: many councils do not report rental sector complaints](/upload/images/Logos/NRLA-Logo-2020-400x310.jpg)
The majority of local authorities in England do not accurately record the number of private rented sector tenure complaints which they...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent claims victory over landlord register](/upload/images/Logos/generation-rent400x310.png)
The activist group Generation Rent says it’s celebrating a victory in its campaign to secure a national mandatory landlord register. Newspaper leaks...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![What a waste - rubbish leads to big fine for landlord](/upload/images/library/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
Complaints from the public about rubbish left in front of a house have led to a landlord being hit with a...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Hundreds of complaints about landlords - only TWO worth prosecuting](/upload/images/library/CourtCase-400x310.png)
A council has admitted that it had received literally hundreds of complaints about landlords, and it investigates each one - yet...