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Multi-millionaire landlord Fergus Wilson - at one time described as Britain’s most successful buy to let landlord - is reported to...
03 February 2021
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Police in Devon say they will be cracking down on holiday homes let by landlords in contravention of Coronavirus lockdown rules...
20 January 2021
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A council that put a selective licensing scheme consultation on pause because of the pandemic has resumed the exercise. Oldham council says...
20 January 2021
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A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...
18 January 2021
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The Liberal Democrats want Airbnb to ensure its landlords offer free accommodation to victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Tier 3...
04 January 2021
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A councillor has called for all new HMOs to be created with en suite bathrooms, and not shared bathrooms. The call came during...
31 December 2020
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A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...
16 December 2020
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Havering council has agreed to the extension of its landlord licensing scheme. It currently covers 12 wards and will be rolled out ...
08 December 2020
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A Green Party councillor is demanding that tenants be allowed to write the local authority’s policy for the private rental sector. According...
04 December 2020
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Seven Emergency Prohibition Orders have been served on one landlord by a Nottinghamshire Police force and local authority. The seven properties in...
25 November 2020
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South Tyneside council is considering a selective licensing in two areas of South Shields - and looks likely to ignore its...
29 October 2020
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A collapsing ceiling, filthy facilities, and an abandoned car are among the dangerous defects leading to a Banbury landlord facing a...
20 October 2020
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A selective licensing regime is being considered by a westcountry council following an enquiry into private rental sector conditions. Cornwall Council says 50...
08 October 2020
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West Lothian Council is appealing to buy-to-let landlords to provide private let accommodation as a means of accommodating those on the...
24 July 2020
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Portsmouth City Council is controversially planning to introduce a landlord licensing scheme in the city without potentially allowing around half of...
16 July 2019
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A new pilot has been launched by TrustMark, the government endorsed quality scheme, in partnership with East Sussex Trading Standards, to...
14 March 2019
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Walsall Council is considering introducing new selective landlord licensing in Walsall town centre and Willenhall with a view to raising standards in...
28 February 2019
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Councillors in Burnley are expected to extend the existing selective licensing schemes in Trinity, Gannow and Queensgate, as well as introduce...
07 February 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord in Edinburgh who evicted a young family and dumped their belongings in the garden after they fell into...
14 January 2019
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We all know that buy-to-let investors provide a vital service for people looking for housing, and yet an article in The...
02 January 2019
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Folkestone Magistrates Court’s decision last week to find high profile landlord, Judith Wilson, guilty of failing to comply with an enforcement...
20 November 2018
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Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in Cardiff. The one-day conference,...
01 October 2018
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Brighton and Hove Council has given the go-ahead for new selective landlord licensing to be introduced across 12 wards in the...
20 September 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. The one-day conference, which will be held at...
12 September 2018
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The deputy director the private rented sector in the Ministry of Housing, Anne Frost, has been confirmed as one of the...
03 September 2018
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A private landlord in St Leonards has been fined £2,000 for failing to comply with an improvement notice. Hastings Borough Council decided...
14 August 2018
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Tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in London. The one-day conference, which will...
25 July 2018
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Tickets have been released for the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) next Future Renting conference in London. The one-day conference, which will be...
02 July 2018
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A Labour councillor tasked with clamping down on rogue landlords has found herself in hot water after failing to declare a...
01 May 2018
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A buy-to-let investor, who previously spent time in prison for perjury after he lied during an inquiry into the deaths of...
05 April 2018
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A Conservative councillor has been ordered to pay more than £57,000 after being taken to court by his own council for...
03 April 2018
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The government is being urged by the National Landlords Association (NLA) to repeal the fee that councils can now charge when...
12 March 2018
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Rotherham Council wants to do more to protect private tenants by using tougher new laws to clamp down on rogue landlords. Local...
05 March 2018
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Hundreds of thousands of people are experiencing acute forms of homelessness across Britain, with rough sleeping set to increase sharply over...
23 February 2018
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A plan to introduce a new selective licensing scheme in Telford has been scrapped by Telford & Wrekin Council after more...
13 February 2018
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West Suffolk councils have agreed to clamp down on dodgy landlords by adopting new powers to tackle them, following a joint...
12 January 2018
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Fly-tipping has become rife and is creating a blot on the landscape around the Manchester Road area of Swindon due to...
09 January 2018
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The Welsh minister for housing and regeneration, Rebecca Evans AM, will address the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference in Cardiff today. The Future...
30 November 2017
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Hefty fines could soon be issued to rogue landlords in Bradford without being taken to court, under plans due to be...
07 November 2017
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Carl Sargeant, will be the...
23 October 2017
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A Camden councillor who was prosecuted last year by the council he works for in north west London after failing to...
13 October 2017
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Plans to introduce an additional licensing scheme across 12 wards in Havering, east London, have been approved. Local councillors met on Wednesday...
13 October 2017
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New rules to help crack down on rogue landlords in York could soon come into force. City of York Council is considering...
10 October 2017
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Plans to introduce an additional licensing scheme across 12 wards in Havering, east London, look set to be approved tomorrow. Local councillor will...
10 October 2017
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A landlord in east London will have to cough up more than £100,000 or face going to jail for illegally converting...
04 October 2017
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A private landlord has been fined £2,000 for renting out two properties in Peterborough without a licence which he was legally...
18 September 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord pleaded guilty to two charges relating to the harassment of his tenants during a short hearing at Sheffield...
06 September 2017
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Nine private landlords have been banned from letting out homes in the Govanhill area of Glasgow after being found unfit to...
06 September 2017
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A private landlord in Liverpool has been handed a hefty fine for putting his tenants at risk of fire. Following an inspection...
05 September 2017
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A landlord in Sheffield has been prosecuted for illegally evicting his tenant by simply giving him just a few hours notice...
01 September 2017
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The prospect of a guaranteed rent each month, even during void periods, has enticed more than 50 private landlords to sign...
31 August 2017
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A landlord has been fined after being found guilty of letting out a student property in Selly Oak which had a...
24 August 2017
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City councillors in Nottingham have approved a new licensing scheme aimed at improving housing standards in the city’s private rented sector. Following...
21 August 2017
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More than 100 private landlords have now signed up to the Cheshire West and Chester Council Private Landlord Service. The council run...
11 August 2017
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There is a direct correlation between licensed rental properties and a reduction in anti-social behaviour, according to a north London based...
25 July 2017
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Private landlords in Nottingham may soon have to obtain a licence after plans to introduce a selective licensing scheme were given...
20 July 2017
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A rogue landlord who rented out filthy and dangerous flats in Bradford likened to slums has been ordered to pay close...
11 July 2017
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A landlord has been prosecuted by Barkingside Magistrates' Court for renting out a property in Dagenham with damp and mould issues,...
30 June 2017
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A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house into two flats without planning consent...
28 June 2017
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Most buy-to-let landlords could soon be required to licence their properties in the London borough of Brent if the government agrees...
28 June 2017
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A landlord has been fined over £4,000 at Cardiff Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to eight charges relating to five rented...
26 June 2017
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West Lindsey District Council made a number of unannounced inspections of private rental homes in Gainsborough yesterday, supported by police officers,...
22 June 2017
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Southwark council in south London is warning local leaseholders to refrain from renting out properties via short term holiday rental sites,...
20 June 2017
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A landlord has been ordered to pay in excess of £235,000 for renting out illegal bedsits in east London after pleading...
21 April 2017
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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
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A landlord had been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after putting the lives of his tenants at risk. Daniel Woulfe of...
30 March 2017
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Buy-to-let investors are being warned not to leave their properties to fall into disrepair after a landlord was found guilty of...
20 March 2017
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A landlord from Solihull in the West Midlands has been ordered to pay £1,500 for failing to comply with licensing regulations...
16 March 2017
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Telford & Wrekin Council has launched a consultation on its plans to introduce a Selective Licensing in parts of Telford in...
16 March 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord in Sheffield has been told that he has to pay £2,412 in court costs, fines and compensation after...
15 March 2017
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Two landlords in Reading have been fined almost £14,000 for failing to put right a string of housing offences at a...
10 March 2017
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Peterborough City Council has rejected a claim that it is subsidising slum landlords with taxpayers’ money following an accusation by the...
06 March 2017
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A landlord has been ordered to pay £21,000 for renting out an unlicensed house in Oxford. Six people were found to be...
01 March 2017
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A landlord who let out 12 properties in Middleborough has become the first in the local area to be prosecuted for...
28 February 2017
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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
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Landlords in parts of Scarborough may soon have to apply for a licence to let their properties after initial plans to...
21 February 2017
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A landlord has been ordered to pay £108,000 within three months or go to jail. Mohamed Omar Hassibi was refused consent to...
20 February 2017
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A landlord who failed to comply with an Improvement Notice and carry out essential repairs to his property was ordered to...
17 February 2017
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A local council is planning to crackdown on rogue landlords by potentially introducing a selective licensing scheme, it has been revealed. Barrow-in-Furness...
15 February 2017
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After forcing Burnley Council to hold a referendum on a directly-elected mayor, a disgruntled buy-to-let landlord has now vowed to do...
14 February 2017
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A private landlord in Scunthorpe has been prosecuted for tenancy fraud and ordered to pay back more than £30,000 after deceptively...
07 February 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord who failed to attend an appeal hearing has been ordered to pay Stafford Borough Council more than £5,000...
25 January 2017
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A proposed selective landlord licensing scheme has been pulled after Conservative councillors could not agree on how it could move forward. Plans...
24 January 2017
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Nottingham City Council has launched a public consultation on plans to introduce a selective landlord licensing scheme in the city. The consultation,...
19 January 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord who failed to obtain a license for a property in London has been ordered to repay close to...
06 January 2017
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When a landlord switched off his tenants’ electricity, leaving them without heating, hot water, lighting or cooking facilities, in a bid...
16 December 2016
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A company letting out an illegally converted house in North West London has been ordered to pay £250,000 under the Proceeds...
12 December 2016
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Barnet Council has issued a stark warning to the 2,000 landlords without correct licences across the north London borough. The council says...
09 December 2016
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A private landlord has been fined by Willesden Magistrates Court for poor and potentially dangerous housing conditions following a prosecution by...
05 December 2016
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A landlord from Sheffield has been fined more than £1,000 for failing to comply with new licensing regulations for properties in...
01 December 2016
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A landlord has pleaded guilty for failing to comply with license conditions at a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) she ran...
22 November 2016
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A landlord in Bristol has been fined thousands of pounds after tenants and neighbours complained about the awful state of toilets,...
21 November 2016
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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
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Owners of vacant homes in the Rochford district in Essex are being offered grants of up to £1,000 by Rochford District...
04 November 2016
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A private landlord has been ordered to pay just over £1,000 after being found guilty of providing an ‘extremely dangerous’ rental...
03 November 2016
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Harrow Council will take fresh measures to tackle rogue landlords by introducing new licensing schemes next week in Wealdstone and Edgware,...
27 October 2016
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A landlord has been issued with a conditional discharge by Sheffield Magistrates Court after failing to license two rental properties that...
26 October 2016
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A landlord has become the first to be prosecuted for not signing up to Liverpool council’s new landlord licensing scheme which...
21 October 2016
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A private landlord has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 in fines and costs for breaching regulations for private accommodation. Piang...
17 October 2016
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A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay £5,600 after rubbish from three of his rental properties was found fly-tipped in...
04 October 2016
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Ashfield District Council has given the go-ahead for new selective landlord licensing to be introduced in two areas of the western...
28 September 2016
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A landlord who confessed to renting out houses in Stotfold and Arlesey with serious safety hazards has been ordered to pay...
26 September 2016
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Students are currently exempt from paying council tax and student accommodation is currently exempt from business rates, but that could soon...
23 September 2016
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Two landlords have been fined for failing to sign up to Oldham Council’s Selective Licensing scheme, designed to improve the management...
22 September 2016
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Chelmsford City Council is hoping to attract more buy-to-let landlords in the Chelmsford and the wider Essex area with its Homes2Lease Scheme,...
15 September 2016
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A Nottingham landlord has been ordered to pay £29,000 in fines after a rental property was found to be in what...
09 September 2016
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Sajid Bashir, of Page Hall, appeared at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court where he was found guilty of failing to pay licence fees...
06 September 2016
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A Bristol councillor has called for additional selective landlord licensing in the city. Clifton Down councillor, Carla Denyer, says that even in...
19 August 2016
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A landlord has been order to pay just over £1,800 for failing to provide an energy certificate and not complying with...
15 August 2016
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A landlord has been prosecuted for illegally claiming council tax support for his primary residence while receiving rent from an undeclared...
12 August 2016
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Over-extended student homes are not just an eyesore, but they are also ‘destroying family homes’ and creating ‘misery for local residents’, according...
29 July 2016
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A landlord has been handed a major fine by Sunderland Magistrates' Court after repeatedly refusing to carry out improvements on his...
27 July 2016
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Private landlords in Ealing, one of London’s largest boroughs, will soon have to obtain a licence to operate a house in...
26 July 2016
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Councillors in Redbridge have agreed to move forward with proposals to introduce a selective registration scheme for landlords across 14 wards...
01 July 2016
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Landlords in parts of Manchester may soon have to apply for a licence to let their properties as part of a...
21 June 2016
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Rogue landlords in the London Borough of Barnet are being targeted by the local council as part of a crackdown on...
08 June 2016
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A man who illegally sub-let his council home in Sheffield and then evicted his tenant using force has been prosecuted in...
27 May 2016
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A new scheme designed to expose and punish rogue landlords in Derby could be in operation before the end of the...
03 May 2016
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A councillor has been told by his own local authority to pay over £30,000 after admitting he failed to carry out...
25 January 2016
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A Camden councillor has been prosecuted by the council he works for after failing to carry out improvement works to a...
21 January 2016
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Reading Council has launched a consultation on the creation of a Private Rented Sector Housing Charter. If established, the Charter will include...
22 September 2015
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Landlords in Lewisham are invited to a public meeting on Tuesday (15 September) to discuss proposals for selective licencing in the...
11 September 2015
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A west London landlord has been ordered to pay a total of £75,215 for failing to licence four properties, protect tenants,...
24 August 2015
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Enforcement officers from Barking and Dagenham Council swooped on three addresses in east London last week as part of clamp down...
17 August 2015
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Two managing agents, who own and manage properties in Hatfield, were ordered to pay a total of £42,534 in fines after...