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One of the country’s best known Labour politicians wants the eviction ban extended yet again. Currently there is a moratorium on bailiff-enforced evictions...

Multi-millionaire landlord Fergus Wilson - at one time described as Britain’s most successful buy to let landlord - is reported to...

Police in Devon say they will be cracking down on holiday homes let by landlords in contravention of Coronavirus lockdown rules...

A council that put a selective licensing scheme consultation on pause because of the pandemic has resumed the exercise.  Oldham council says...

A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...

The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...

A councillor has called for all new HMOs to be created with en suite bathrooms, and not shared bathrooms. The call came during...

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

Havering council has agreed to the extension of its landlord licensing scheme.  It currently covers 12 wards and will be rolled out ...

A Green Party councillor is demanding that tenants be allowed to write the local authority’s policy for the private rental sector. According...

Seven Emergency Prohibition Orders have been served on one landlord by a Nottinghamshire Police force and local authority. The seven properties in...

South Tyneside council is considering a selective licensing in two areas of South Shields - and looks likely to ignore its...

A collapsing ceiling, filthy facilities, and an abandoned car are among the dangerous defects leading to a Banbury landlord facing a...

A selective licensing regime is being considered by a westcountry council following an enquiry into private rental sector conditions. Cornwall Council says 50...

West Lothian Council is appealing to buy-to-let landlords to provide private let accommodation as a means of accommodating those on the...

Portsmouth City Council is controversially planning to introduce a landlord licensing scheme in the city without potentially allowing around half of...

A new pilot has been launched by TrustMark, the government endorsed quality scheme, in partnership with East Sussex Trading Standards, to...

Walsall Council is considering introducing new selective landlord licensing in Walsall town centre and Willenhall with a view to raising standards in...

Councillors in Burnley are expected to extend the existing selective licensing schemes in Trinity, Gannow and Queensgate, as well as introduce...

A buy-to-let landlord in Edinburgh who evicted a young family and dumped their belongings in the garden after they fell into...

We all know that buy-to-let investors provide a vital service for people looking for housing, and yet an article in The...

Folkestone Magistrates Court’s decision last week to find high profile landlord, Judith Wilson, guilty of failing to comply with an enforcement...

Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in Cardiff. The one-day conference,...

Brighton and Hove Council has given the go-ahead for new selective landlord licensing to be introduced across 12 wards in the...

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. The one-day conference, which will be held at...

The deputy director the private rented sector in the Ministry of Housing, Anne Frost, has been confirmed as one of the...

A private landlord in St Leonards has been fined £2,000 for failing to comply with an improvement notice.   Hastings Borough Council decided...

Tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in London. The one-day conference, which will...

Tickets have been released for the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) next Future Renting conference in London. The one-day conference, which will be...

A Labour councillor tasked with clamping down on rogue landlords has found herself in hot water after failing to declare a...

A buy-to-let investor, who previously spent time in prison for perjury after he lied during an inquiry into the deaths of...

A Conservative councillor has been ordered to pay more than £57,000 after being taken to court by his own council for...

The government is being urged by the National Landlords Association (NLA) to repeal the fee that councils can now charge when...

Rotherham Council wants to do more to protect private tenants by using tougher new laws to clamp down on rogue landlords. Local...

Hundreds of thousands of people are experiencing acute forms of homelessness across Britain, with rough sleeping set to increase sharply over...

A plan to introduce a new selective licensing scheme in Telford has been scrapped by Telford & Wrekin Council after more...

West Suffolk councils have agreed to clamp down on dodgy landlords by adopting new powers to tackle them, following a joint...

Fly-tipping has become rife and is creating a blot on the landscape around the Manchester Road area of Swindon due to...

The Welsh minister for housing and regeneration, Rebecca Evans AM, will address the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference in Cardiff today.  The Future...

Hefty fines could soon be issued to rogue landlords in Bradford without being taken to court, under plans due to be...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Carl Sargeant, will be the...

A Camden councillor who was prosecuted last year by the council he works for in north west London after failing to...

Plans to introduce an additional licensing scheme across 12 wards in Havering, east London, have been approved. Local councillors met on Wednesday...

New rules to help crack down on rogue landlords in York could soon come into force. City of York Council is considering...

Plans to introduce an additional licensing scheme across 12 wards in Havering, east London, look set to be approved tomorrow. Local councillor will...

A landlord in east London will have to cough up more than £100,000 or face going to jail for illegally converting...

A private landlord has been fined £2,000 for renting out two properties in Peterborough without a licence which he was legally...

A buy-to-let landlord pleaded guilty to two charges relating to the harassment of his tenants during a short hearing at Sheffield...

Nine private landlords have been banned from letting out homes in the Govanhill area of Glasgow after being found unfit to...

A private landlord in Liverpool has been handed a hefty fine for putting his tenants at risk of fire. Following an inspection...

A landlord in Sheffield has been prosecuted for illegally evicting his tenant by simply giving him just a few hours notice...

The prospect of a guaranteed rent each month, even during void periods, has enticed more than 50 private landlords to sign...

A landlord has been fined after being found guilty of letting out a student property in Selly Oak which had a...

City councillors in Nottingham have approved a new licensing scheme aimed at improving housing standards in the city’s private rented sector.  Following...

More than 100 private landlords have now signed up to the Cheshire West and Chester Council Private Landlord Service. The council run...

There is a direct correlation between licensed rental properties and a reduction in anti-social behaviour, according to a north London based...

Private landlords in Nottingham may soon have to obtain a licence after plans to introduce a selective licensing scheme were given...

A rogue landlord who rented out filthy and dangerous flats in Bradford likened to slums has been ordered to pay close...

A landlord has been prosecuted by Barkingside Magistrates' Court for renting out a property in Dagenham with damp and mould issues,...

A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house into two flats without planning consent...

Most buy-to-let landlords could soon be required to licence their properties in the London borough of Brent if the government agrees...

A landlord has been fined over £4,000 at Cardiff Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to eight charges relating to five rented...

West Lindsey District Council made a number of unannounced inspections of private rental homes in Gainsborough yesterday, supported by police officers,...

Southwark council in south London is warning local leaseholders to refrain from renting out properties via short term holiday rental sites,...

A landlord has been ordered to pay in excess of £235,000 for renting out illegal bedsits in east London after pleading...

A landlord has been fined more than £45,000 after 12 people were found living in slum-like conditions in a four storey...

A landlord had been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after putting the lives of his tenants at risk. Daniel Woulfe of...

Buy-to-let investors are being warned not to leave their properties to fall into disrepair after a landlord was found guilty of...

A landlord from Solihull in the West Midlands has been ordered to pay £1,500 for failing to comply with licensing regulations...

Telford & Wrekin Council has launched a consultation on its plans to introduce a Selective Licensing in parts of Telford in...

A buy-to-let landlord in Sheffield has been told that he has to pay £2,412 in court costs, fines and compensation after...

Two landlords in Reading have been fined almost £14,000 for failing to put right a string of housing offences at a...

Peterborough City Council has rejected a claim that it is subsidising slum landlords with taxpayers’ money following an accusation by the...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £21,000 for renting out an unlicensed house in Oxford. Six people were found to be...

A landlord who let out 12 properties in Middleborough has become the first in the local area to be prosecuted for...

Two unscrupulous landlords in Reading have been fined almost £9,000 for poor housing standards and a complete disregard for the welfare...

Landlords in parts of Scarborough may soon have to apply for a licence to let their properties after initial plans to...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £108,000 within three months or go to jail. Mohamed Omar Hassibi was refused consent to...

A landlord who failed to comply with an Improvement Notice and carry out essential repairs to his property was ordered to...

A local council is planning to crackdown on rogue landlords by potentially introducing a selective licensing scheme, it has been revealed. Barrow-in-Furness...

After forcing Burnley Council to hold a referendum on a directly-elected mayor, a disgruntled buy-to-let landlord has now vowed to do...

A private landlord in Scunthorpe has been prosecuted for tenancy fraud and ordered to pay back more than £30,000 after deceptively...

A buy-to-let landlord who failed to attend an appeal hearing has been ordered to pay Stafford Borough Council more than £5,000...

A proposed selective landlord licensing scheme has been pulled after Conservative councillors could not agree on how it could move forward. Plans...

Nottingham City Council has launched a public consultation on plans to introduce a selective landlord licensing scheme in the city. The consultation,...

A buy-to-let landlord who failed to obtain a license for a property in London has been ordered to repay close to...

When a landlord switched off his tenants’ electricity, leaving them without heating, hot water, lighting or cooking facilities, in a bid...

A company letting out an illegally converted house in North West London has been ordered to pay £250,000 under the Proceeds...

Barnet Council has issued a stark warning to the 2,000 landlords without correct licences across the north London borough. The council says...

A private landlord has been fined by Willesden Magistrates Court for poor and potentially dangerous housing conditions following a prosecution by...

A landlord from Sheffield has been fined more than £1,000 for failing to comply with new licensing regulations for properties in...

A landlord has pleaded guilty for failing to comply with license conditions at a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) she ran...

A landlord in Bristol has been fined thousands of pounds after tenants and neighbours complained about the awful state of toilets,...

A buy-to-let landlord was ordered to pay in excess of £7,000 and given 150 hours of community service at Birmingham Magistrates...

Owners of vacant homes in the Rochford district in Essex are being offered grants of up to £1,000 by Rochford District...

A private landlord has been ordered to pay just over £1,000 after being found guilty of providing an ‘extremely dangerous’ rental...

Harrow Council will take fresh measures to tackle rogue landlords by introducing new licensing schemes next week in Wealdstone and Edgware,...

A landlord has been issued with a conditional discharge by Sheffield Magistrates Court after failing to license two rental properties that...

A landlord has become the first to be prosecuted for not signing up to Liverpool council’s new landlord licensing scheme which...

A private landlord has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 in fines and costs for breaching regulations for private accommodation. Piang...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay £5,600 after rubbish from three of his rental properties was found fly-tipped in...

Ashfield District Council has given the go-ahead for new selective landlord licensing to be introduced in two areas of the western...

A landlord who confessed to renting out houses in Stotfold and Arlesey with serious safety hazards has been ordered to pay...

Students are currently exempt from paying council tax and student accommodation is currently exempt from business rates, but that could soon...

Two landlords have been fined for failing to sign up to Oldham Council’s Selective Licensing scheme, designed to improve the management...

Chelmsford City Council is hoping to attract more buy-to-let landlords in the Chelmsford and the wider Essex area with its Homes2Lease Scheme,...

A Nottingham landlord has been ordered to pay £29,000 in fines after a rental property was found to be in what...

Sajid Bashir, of Page Hall, appeared at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court where he was found guilty of failing to pay licence fees...

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

A landlord has been order to pay just over £1,800 for failing to provide an energy certificate and not complying with...

A landlord has been prosecuted for illegally claiming council tax support for his primary residence while receiving rent from an undeclared...

Over-extended student homes are not just an eyesore, but they are also ‘destroying family homes’ and creating ‘misery for local residents’, according...

A landlord has been handed a major fine by Sunderland Magistrates' Court after repeatedly refusing to carry out improvements on his...

Private landlords in Ealing, one of London’s largest boroughs, will soon have to obtain a licence to operate a house in...

Councillors in Redbridge have agreed to move forward with proposals to introduce a selective registration scheme for landlords across 14 wards...

Landlords in parts of Manchester may soon have to apply for a licence to let their properties as part of a...

Rogue landlords in the London Borough of Barnet are being targeted by the local council as part of a crackdown on...

A man who illegally sub-let his council home in Sheffield and then evicted his tenant using force has been prosecuted in...

A new scheme designed to expose and punish rogue landlords in Derby could be in operation before the end of the...

A councillor has been told by his own local authority to pay over £30,000 after admitting he failed to carry out...

A Camden councillor has been prosecuted by the council he works for after failing to carry out improvement works to a...

Reading Council has launched a consultation on the creation of a Private Rented Sector Housing Charter. If established, the Charter will include...

Landlords in Lewisham are invited to a public meeting on Tuesday (15 September) to discuss proposals for selective licencing in the...

A west London landlord has been ordered to pay a total of £75,215 for failing to licence four properties, protect tenants,...

Enforcement officers from Barking and Dagenham Council swooped on three addresses in east London last week as part of clamp down...

Two managing agents, who own and manage properties in Hatfield, were ordered to pay a total of £42,534 in fines after...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has written to Camden Council urging reconsideration of a borough-wide additional licensing scheme for houses in...