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A London landlord who ignored six enforcement notices served by his local council has been ordered to pay over £300,000. Salim Mussa Patel...

Two landlords have been fined over £100,000 after 35 people were found living in what a judge called “criminally improper conditions.” Arun...

The Lettings Industry Council has published a report outlining why Section 21 should not be abolished, despite the government’s commitment to...

There’s new legal guidance for landlords faced with long-standing arrears and it says it’s possible to serve a second Section 8...

The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...

An angry landlord has appeared at a magistrates court to deny a charge relating to local council licensing.  Local media report that...

Generation Rent activists are back on the warpath, this time accusing councils of not doing enough - and sometimes nothing -...

Robert Rinder, the reality TV celebrity and barrister, has joined the campaigning charity Shelter to oppose what he describes as illegal...

The Generation Rent campaign says a mandatory landlord register is necessary - and would have stopped the actions of a rogue...

A landlord says he feared for his safety and locked himself in his bedroom following a drunken rampage by a tenant. The...

A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...

A letting agent in Nottinghamshire stole close to £30,000 from several landlord clients and tenants to help prevent his business from...

Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme, both part of the Hamilton Fraser group, have teamed up to help buy-to-let landlords...

The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, but it has also...

With courts now prepared to hear rental property repossession cases again following the end of the ban on evictions, there will...

A second UK court has ruled that ‘No DSS’ is unlawful, after a renter won a legal trial against housing benefit...

As has been broadcast widely in the news the government has been going to extraordinary lengths to enforce their message that...

More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Many renters have welcomed the government's latest announcement around protecting tenants from eviction over the winter period, but tenants and landlords...

The government has been slammed for attempting to shift the responsibility for renters in need onto landlords.  Chris Town a landlord and...

Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...

Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...

More money needs to be made available to support landlords and renters during the existing Covid-19 pandemic, according to Bankrate UK.  The...

The government has finally confirmed how repossession cases in the rental market will be handled from 20 September.    Buy-to-let landlords are now...

Buy-to-let landlords could be facing up to two years without rent due to the government’s decision to extend the evictions ban,...

The government has made a grave mistake extending the evictions ban in England and Wales by four weeks, it has been...

Buy-to-let landlords in England will now have to give tenants six months’ notice to vacate their property except in cases involving...

A number of buy-to-let landlords continue to work closely with tenants to support those in rent arrears as a result of...

There could be a significant increase in repossession cases in London once the tenant eviction ban ends this weekend, legal experts...

The London Renters Union (RLU) will hold a day of action next week demanding that the government acts to protect renters,...

While the five-month tenant eviction ban has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, it has left landlords powerless to take...

As a landlord, it’s vital to conduct periodic inspections throughout each tenancy to ensure that the condition of your rental property...

Buy-to-let landlords planning to evict tenants who have failed to pay rent when the existing evictions ban is scrapped on 23...

A new tenancy mediation service for landlords and tenants has successfully resolved 50% of cases where the renter was willing to...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland have been left with little alternative but to serve 350 eviction notices since the beginning of lockdown,...

A specialist property litigation firm is warning buy-to-let landlords not to discriminate against benefit claimants, following a recent landmark ruling that...

Buy-to-let landlords in Bury now face the prospect of major fines if they are caught providing tenants with unsafe and substandard...

In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appointed a new legal counsel.  Housing lawyer and former Residential Landlords Association (RLA) policy director...

Pepper Money has reintroduced buy-to-let purchase mortgages for individual investors and limited companies. The lender has also announced that it will be...

A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has lost an appeal at the High Court after he built an extension on a property...

The practice of refusing to rent homes to those in receipt of housing benefit has been ruled unlawful this week, but...

Buy-to-let landlords must not discriminate against benefit claimants, a court has ruled.  A court case in York has ruled that blanket bans...

The Dispute Service (TDS) has launched a new service to help reduce tenant and landlord disputes over rent arrears.  TDS Resolution is...

A buy-to-let landlord has been left with a £5,200 legal bill following a string of drug-dealing and possible exploitation offences linked...

The government has confirmed that it will not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 23 August. Renters across England and Wales received greater...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has welcomed confirmation from a government minister that the courts will begin to hear possession...

Rent arrears have increased to more than £3m, with almost 2,500 eviction cases waiting to go through the courts, according to...

The Court of Appeal’s decision to back landlords in the gas safety certificate challenge last week was an enormous relief to...

The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that Section 21 notices issued by landlords are valid provided a gas safety certificate is...

Yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield has provided landlords with much-needed clarity on...

A leading property litigation and housing lawyer will host a masterclass on possession claims today at 10am following yesterday's landmark case ruling.  David Smith,...

David Smith, renowned property litigation and housing lawyer, will host a masterclass on possession claims this Friday following a landmark case...

Earlier this month, the government confirmed that its ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is to be extended for...

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...

With a number of tenants suffering financial hardship due to coronavirus, Wandsworth Council is among a number of councils in the...

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 has been applicable to all tenants in England for just over a month,...

Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has launched a tenancy mediation service for residential and commercial landlords, or their appointed letting agent, and...

Three quarters of landlords warn that tenants will not be in a financial position to pay their rent if the coronavirus...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, often leads...

COVID-19 has presented a hugely challenging and uncertain time for everyone, with many landlords and tenants in desperate need of fresh...

The court service has from today suspended all ongoing housing possession action, which means that neither cases currently in the or...

In principle, tenancy contracts are binding upon both parties and hence can be enforced in a court of law. In practice,...

The devastating impact of the Coronavirus could cost buy-to-let landlords nearly £14.9bn should tenants be unable to pay rent during the...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has published updated guidance to the tenancy deposit protection (TDP) legislation in England and Wales. The information...

A buy-to-let landlord has been sentenced after failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property he owns in Plymouth.  Plymouth Crown...

The cost of buy-to-let mortgages has continued to fall, according to the latest research from Property Master.  The biggest month-on-month fall in...

Former Liverpool FC star and England striker Daniel Sturridge is suing his ex-landlord for £100,000 after finding a Netflix account had...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay back a whopping £190,000 after he was caught receiving rental from illegal flats. A...

A buy-to-let landlord in Liverpool has been ordered to pay almost £9.500 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions for his...

An unscrupulous landlord who illegally rented out properties in Fife has been sentenced to two years in prison after failing to...

Given that the number of people living in private rented accommodation has grown, doubling in the past three decades, renters are...

A new bill that could potentially make it harder for landlords to evict problem tenants swiftly and efficiently due to current...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay just over £90,000 for repeatedly ignoring selective licensing laws in north London.  Stephen Ige...

Chasing an ex-tenant for money owed on unpaid rent is challenging at the best of times, and so imagine the difficulty...

A now-former council tenant in north London has been handed a suspended sentence and ordered to pay close to £90,000 after...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after ignoring several requests to carry out important repairs to...

It now takes private landlords across the UK more than five months on average from making a claim to the courts...

A property firm has been fined £3,000 after neglecting a property in Derbyshire.  A & S Milward Property Limited was found guilty...

A selective licensing scheme covering two areas in the suburbs of Leeds has been introduced by Leeds City Council.  Under the new...

Under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, ‘causing misery for landlords’ not...

An unscrupulous landlord has been fined £27,000 over an unlicensed HMO in Luton with multiple fire and safety breaches. ​ Luton Magistrates Court...

The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA), a UK trade body representing the entire short-term rental sector, from multinational platforms to individual...

A man who rented hundreds of properties that he sub-let to criminal gangs running brothels and cannabis farms has been jailed...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £1,384 after pleading guilty to failing to selectively license a rental property he owns in...

The housing plans being put forward by Boris Johnson have been described by the National Landlords Association (NLA) as “ruinous” and...

A rogue landlord who squeezed 15 people into a modest home in west London has been ordered to pay more than...

An unscrupulous letting agent has been jailed for two years for conning landlords and tenants out of almost a quarter of...

The National Landlords’ Association (NLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...

Slough Borough Council has taken action against an unscrupulous landlord in Slough who to date has refused to pay a fine...

A buy-to-let landlord who was originally fined £31,499 by Coventry City Council for breaches of the Housing Act 2004 has had...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay more than £150,000 after failing to fix several safety hazards in his property. Officers from...

A woman in Cutteslowe, north Oxford, has pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder against her landlord.  A jury at...

A buy-to-let landlord who owns two properties in Scarborough has been fined £35,000 for breaches of his Selective Licence following a...

Brent Council in north London will be taking action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after  17...

A rogue landlord who repeatedly rented out a substandard property in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, has been fined more than £25,000. Jack Collins,...

London’s first rogue landlord banning order has been issued after tenants’ lives were put at risk through the letting of unsafe...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...

A letting agent has been ordered to pay back just £850 despite pocketing more than £16,000 at the expense of three...

A buy-to-let landlord in Lincolnshire been ordered to pay just over £1,200 following a breach of HMO licensing rules.  Nicholas Moyses allowed...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has compiled a manifesto that it hopes all political parties will take note of ahead of...

Tenants are often able to live rent-free for weeks, if not months, when they are in dispute with their landlord about moving...

A buy-to-let landlord in Worcester has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 for operating an unlicensed House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)...

Three rogue operators in London have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering fraudulent rental payments received for properties that...

A buy-to-let landlord in Nottingham has been fined £24,000 and told to pay £1,100 costs as well as a victim surcharge...

A buy-to-landlord in Worcester has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 for failing to install adequate safety measures.  Mohammed Rafiq, who was...

The government’s proposal to scrap the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants has been poorly received by landlords, with...

Pop star Tulisa Contostavlos has been ordered to pay £70,000 in compensation to her former landlord after she trashed a rented...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 after tenants were discovered living in an appalling and unsafe property.  Officers...

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

A new, properly funded housing court is urgently required to cope with proposed regulatory changes, according to the Residential Landlords Association...

A buy-to-let landlord in Sutton has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions for...

City of Lincoln Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in Lincoln for failing to comply...

Abolishing the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants would lead to a dearth of private rental properties across the...

Tenant eviction specialist, Landlord Action, reports that up to half of Section 21 cases they handle are as a consequence of...

A buy-to-let landlord in Nottingham been fined £6,000 and instructed to pay  £1,583.18 costs, along with a £170 victim surcharge following...

The number of tenants evicted by private landlords has continued to fall, according to data from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). From...

An HMO landlord’s attempt to rent out bedrooms smaller than the national minimum size has been thwarted after his legal case...

Build to Rent (BTR) continues to go from strength to strength with record levels of investment in the sector, which explains...

A private landlord in the Scottish Borders has been accused of sending a number of videos of him performing an explicit...

Buy-to-let landlords are being encouraged to back a legal case aimed at protecting their rights to repossess properties by making a...

The government’s existing consultation on the abolition of Section 21 does not close until Saturday 12th October, but its proposal to remove...

A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of failing to comply with a notice from Bradford Council ordering him to improve...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has rejected the government’s claim that landlords’ use of Section 21 eviction notices is the leading...

A buy-to-let landlord in South Ockendon has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions...

Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector has collapsed, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). Confidence in landlords’ business expectations has tumbled...

Damp problems can be a serious concern in any home. Not only are they unwelcoming, but they are also unhealthy, and...

It now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the courts for a property to...

A landlord has been penalised for operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupancy  (HMO) in south London. Fouad Ahmad, from Streatham, pleaded...

It is not always possible for an individual or company to improve its image beyond that of its industry, and that is...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) not to follow new guidance from the government on its...

A buy-to-let landlord who claimed that he needed a council home has been ordered to pay back more than £48,000 or...

There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...

The vast majority of private landlords are dissatisfied with the existing courts process to repossess properties and would support an alternative...

An unscrupulous landlord who housed at least 25 tenants in a rundown property in north-west London has been ordered to pay...

Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...

A managing agent who defrauded buy-to-let landlords out of £16,500 over an 18-month period will face a Proceeds of Crime Act...

An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in central London has been fined £100,000 and evicted by Westminster City...

A private landlord in Nottingham has appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to breaching a prohibition order requiring...

The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 without improving the court system and alternative process for regaining possession of a property,...

Buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the proposed scrapping of Section 21 in the absence of a new system that allows them...

An unscrupulous landlord in Chesterfield has been ordered to pay a total of £5,684.91 after being prosecuted by a second time...

An unscrupulous tenant who forged a statement to back up a county court claim against her landlord has been jailed for...

Private landlords will have a major say in a court case considering the future of the government’s Right to Rent scheme. The...

The level of fraudulent rental applications being received by letting agents is on the up, new research shows. The study by Benham...

Construction has been completed on the first major city centre Build to Rent development in Glasgow. With young professionals flocking to the...

Almost four out of ten adults would like to see the government introduce a fast track housing tribunal if the Section...

A private landlord who put the lives of his tenants at risk has been ordered to pay a £20,000 fine and...

A couple from Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, have been handed suspended prison sentences for benefit fraud after being convicted...

A rogue landlord in north London has been ordered to pay more than £66,000 after being found guilty of making tenants'...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £10,000 after being convicted for renting out two unlicensed properties...

A man has been jailed for a six years and three months for stabbing his landlord in an unprovoked attack. Ainars Jozans,...

A buy-to-let landlord in Telford has been fined £1,000, ordered to pay £2,183 costs and a £100 victim surcharge after pleading...

The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...

A rogue landlord has been fined £55,000 and ordered to pay court costs of £2,989.67 as well as a victim surcharge...

A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house in east London into two flats...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £7,000 for neglecting the garden at one of his properties and allowing to become...

Primas Law is urging landlords and property developers to seek legal advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged Shelter to go back to the drawing board after calling for England to adopt...

A buy-to-let landlord in South Yorkshire has been fined £4,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,121 as well as a...

A private landlord in Doncaster has been found guilty of pushing a council officer down stairs during an inspection of his...

We all know that high quality detailed tenant references are crucial to ensure that people placed in rental properties have been...

A buy-to-let landlord will be sentenced today in Plymouth Crown Court after he admitted to using a secret camera to spy...

Renters would stop paying council tax under radical plans being considered by the Labour Party. A Labour-commissioned report calls on the party...

The government’s controversial plans to scrap Section 21 of the Housing and Planning Act, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’, will leave...

Landlords and letting agents have joined forces to campaign against government plans to scrap Section 21, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’. ‘Fair...

Removing Section 21 could prove devastating for the private rented sector, with almost half of landlords and letting agents more likely...

A BTL landlord who lost his cool during a heated exchange with a tenant over unpaid rent has been ordered to...

A buy-to-let landlord in Nottingham has been ordered to pay just over £1,600 for allowing five tenants to live in what...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 in relation to 12 charges under the Housing Act after...

A man in Dundee has denied that he fraudulently pretended to be a landlord who asked for an up-front deposit from...

Charter Court has reported a record first quarter with new loan originations of £710m, up from £668m during the corresponding period...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed the housing minister’s pledge to make changes to the courts to speed up the...

An unscrupulous landlord has been told to pay close to £25,000 after being prosecuted for renting out rooms in an unlicensed...

Few people familiar with the UK property market would dispute the fact that the Right to Rent scheme has been deeply...

A buy-to-let landlord who converted a flat in London Bridge into ‘cramped bedsits’ without planning consent has been ordered to pay...

Pepper Money has revised rates across its buy-to-let and residential products and reduced the cost of valuation fees. The specialist lender has...

Nationwide were among a small group of mortgage lenders asked to give evidence at a select committee yesterday on restrictions around...

Lettings of London Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after pleading guilty to 18 offences largely relating to...

Following the government’s recent announcement that it is to consult on ending Section 21 repossessions, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is...

The government’s announcement earlier this week that there will be radical reforms of the PRS will not just create open-ended tenancies...

Abolishing Section 21 without making Section 8 fully “fit for purpose” will have dire consequences on our housing supply. This week, the...

The housing minister James Brokenshire’s announcement yesterday that there will be a consultation period on the ability of landlords to remove...

The government is today proposing to consult on scrapping Section 21, so-called  ‘no fault’, repossessions in the private rented sector in favour...

Who are you? Sunil Sharma, Director at Regal Estates. Who are Regal Estates? We are an established independent lettings and management company based in...

A private landlord has been ordered to pay £800 in fines and costs after investigators discovered several deficiencies in a property...

EU citizens may face problems getting rented accommodation in the UK after Brexit due to a lack of guidance for landlords...

A private landlord in Telford has been ordered to pay £29,000 in costs and fines for harassing two tenants out of...

A buy-to-let landlord who allowed tenants to occupy rooms without windows after failing to get planning consent for a block of...

A buy-to-let landlord in London has been ordered to pay more than £9,000 for failing to license a HMO. Across Tower Hamlets,...

The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, has been...

Landlords are being urged to prepare for the new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, which came into effect earlier...

Tenants now have the right to sue their landlords for cold or damp homes under new laws that have come into...

Fergus Wilson was courting controversy long before he appeared on last night’s episode of Panorama. The buy-to-let landlord, widely considered to be...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has launched a fresh campaign fighting for landlords’ repossession rights. The landlord organisation has decided to take...

The new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 will be introduced from tomorrow giving tenants the tenants the right to...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £2,646, costs of £2,000 and a victim surcharge of £170...

New enforcement rules covering living conditions in private rented housing in Hull look set to be introduced after Humber Landlords Association...

A buy-to-let landlord who used violence and intimidation to illegally evict his tenant has been handed a suspended jail sentence and...

Two landlords have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 for breaching fire safety and over-occupancy licence conditions at their House...

The Home Office has announced that it plans to reassess its Right to Rent scheme that requires landlords in England to...

The government faces growing pressure to scrap Right to Rent, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, after the...

A new fire safety campaign urging private sector landlords and letting agents to always abide by the law and install smoke...

A buy-to-let landlord who threatened to take Doncaster Council to court over alleged slander has secured a £100,000 payout from the...

A buy-to-let landlord who crammed at least seven people into a two-bedroom flat has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 by...

A buy-to-let landlord in Leeds who left his tenant homeless after changing the locks while he was on holiday has been...

An unscrupulous landlord who converted three family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMO) without planning consent has been jailed for...

Who are you?  Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...

Buy-to-let investors should be ‘extremely wary’ of buying property in an area affected by selective licensing rules because many local authorities...

A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 in fines and costs following a successful prosecution...

A rogue landlord who allowed a family to live in a house described as “unfit for human habitation” has been fined...

Following the passing of Karen Buck’s Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 into law, it is important that landlords are aware...

Toilet flushing discharged into the rear yard of a property, broken fire alarms and faulty electrics were among the defects found...

Luton Council has successfully prosecuted an unscrupulous landlord for letting three unlicensed houses in which several people lived in squalor. Zenith Accommodation...

Section 8 delays are leaving more than half of landlords with no alternative but serve Section 21 notices, according to new...

A landlord who failed to install a proper heating system and left safety hazards across a house in Peterborough has been...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined close to £6,500 after failing to make improvements to a house in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, including...

Three rogue directors of a letting agency in London who conned at least landlords and tenants out of more than £105,000 were...

The Civil Justice Council has said it cannot support government plans for a specialist housing court, deeming it unnecessary.  Responding to the...

A landlord in Stevenage who allowed his tenant to live in an excessively cold attic with a serious fire safety hazard...

A growing number of local authorities are using selective licensing to introduce penalties for buy-to-let landlords that go well beyond the...

An unscrupulous landlord has been punished for providing his tenant with poor living conditions by being ordered to pay more than...

A private landlord in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire was left horrified after nightmare tenants left his property in a...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has expressed its disappointment at the government’s decision not to address a major ruling that is...

Dodgy solicitor Ross McKay, who helped a fraudster create a £10.8m property empire with the help of Tameside’s criminal underworld, has...

A family of slum landlords who crammed 31 people into a suburban four-bedroom house has been ordered to pay back almost...

Six directors have been banned for a total of 54 years after misleading more than 300 investors who collectively invested at...

A landlord and building contractor have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to large quantities of asbestos fibres at a rented...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined more than £6,000 after failing to obtain a license for a shared house in Bristol. John Elwes...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill will soon become law after passing its third reading at the House of Lords...

The recent conviction of former letting agent Heather Crabb for illegally pocketing £260,000 from renters in Plymouth has contributed significantly to...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are discriminating against prospective tenants based on their nationality and ethnicity due to the impact that...

Tenants are on the verge of being handed fresh powers to take action against rogue landlords thanks to the Homes (Fitness...

A Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent policy, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, will...

A buy-to-let landlord in Luton has been ordered to pay £8,510 by Luton Magistrates Court for continuing to rent out a...

Rogue landlords who converted terrace houses into shoebox flats without planning permission have been ordered to re-pay illegal income or face...

One of the UK’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlords has been ordered to pay £25,000 after ignoring a notice...

At least 19 landlords and tenants have been left £105,000 out of pocket by unscrupulous letting agents who ran London-based letting...

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

A notorious rogue landlord who illegally built a number of tiny bedsits across North West London has been ordered to pay...

If you have inherited a holiday home or B&B you could save thousands of pounds in inheritance tax, according to Kirwans...

It now takes more than five months on average for private landlords to regain possession of a property when applying to...

A woman who repeatedly ignored council orders to stop renting ‘beds in sheds’ has been ordered to pay back almost £450,000...

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

Nottingham City Council has been slammed for wasting taxpayers’ money after spending £95,000 taking a landlord to the Supreme Court and...

A buy-to-let investor, once dubbed “country’s worst landlord”, still owes more than £100,000 in unpaid fines in relation to over 60...

Rogue landlords with properties in Scarborough now face fines of up to £30,000 as the local council looks to clampdown on...

The launch yesterday of a consultation by the government on establishing a new housing court has been welcomed by the Residential...

Britain’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlord could be slapped with an ‘unlimited’ fine after leaving a wheelchair-bound tenant without...

A review of the section 8 possession process is urgently required, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). As many of you...

A landlord’s son has been ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to a tenant after changing the locks with her belongings still...

A tenant who caused almost £6,000 worth of damage to his rented home after refusing to vacate the flat, despite being...

Reading Borough Council has won a case against a buy-to-let landlord who allowed his tenants to live in unsafe conditions, despite...

A private landlord from St Helens has been ordered to pay £21,000 after a prosecution by the local council found a...

The High Court has shut down a Ponzi scheme operated by a property investment firm after ruling that it was misusing...

Landlord licensing schemes are popping up all over the UK as local authorities step up their efforts to clampdown on rogue...

Tenants look set to be given more powers to take action against rogue landlords renting out properties “unfit for human habitation”,...

A rogue landlord whose tenants were living in degrading conditions has been ordered to pay £9,000. Housing enforcement officers from Harrow Council...

A new landlord reward scheme designed to increase the stock of private rented accommodation in the marketplace in Rochford, Essex, has...

A landlord in County Durham has been ordered to pay just over £450 for breaching his licence. Matthew Snowdon, of Cows Hill...

The government is considering plans to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies, according to the Sunday Times. The government is...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for tax reforms to encourage and support more landlords to offer longer tenancies. In its...

A rogue agent and two lettings companies in north west London have been heavily fined for operating a dangerous unlicensed house...

An unscrupulous landlord who crammed six families into a three-bedroom house has been ordered to pay just under £3,000 by a...

Buy-to-let landlords need to prepare themselves for changes to the Section 21 Notice coming into force next week. On 1st October 2018,...

Labour plans to abolish legislation permitting private landlords to evict tenants without giving a reason. Section 21 notices, which have been in...

A buy-to-let landlord who pushed a council employee out of one of his properties in Blackpool has been cleared of assault. Landlord...

SDV HQ Limited, trading as Sterling de Vere, has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after letting an overcrowded flat...

The Home Office is to reconvene its Private Rented Sector (PRS) stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. The government plans to take...

A buy-to-let landlord has been handed a two-year suspended sentence, ordered to pay more than £4,000 and given 100 hours of...

A managing agent has been fined more than £30,000 for allowing a tenant to occupy an unsafe tiny room behind a...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting a property with a number of hazards that could have endangered the...

A neglectful landlord, who allowed his tenants to occupy a property without working smoke alarms, a lack of sufficient fire doors...

A landlord from Blackburn has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties in Norwich. Norwich Magistrates’ Court...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £37,000 for allowing tenants to live in what inspectors described as...

A private tenant was shocked when he returned home to find the locks to his rental property had been changed and...

The owner of a three-bedroom house in west London has not received a penny in rent despite her property being sub-let,...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has once again voiced its opposition to plans to introduce mandatory three year tenancies. Responding to the...

Buy-to-let landlords could have grounds to challenge HMO licensing fees which could save them hundreds of pounds each year, according to...

A disgusting landlord has been ordered to pay a £5,000 fine plus £500 in costs, and handed 100 hours of unpaid...

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

A now former landlord has been fined £20,000 for putting the lives of five residents at risk after a broke out...

The government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, is to be challenged in...

A landlord who burnt his tenant’s possessions has been ordered to pay £12,000 compensation. Buy-to-let investor Tyrone Holmes, of Kensington Grove in...

A tenant has appeared in court after being caught with a drug haul worth in the region of £60,000. The man was...

A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of aggressive practices, failing to protect a tenancy deposit and operating an unlicensed House...

A Lanarkshire-based letting firm has been told to stump up almost £1,000 in compensation to a disgruntled landlord after breaching the...

A buy-to-let landlord has been left with a major clean-up bill after ‘tenants from hell’ whose rent had fallen into severe...

An unscrupulous landlord who allowed up to 40 tenants to live in poor conditions in a disused pub in North Wales...

A landlord who infuriated neighbours by using a back garden at one of his rental properties to dump rubbish has been...