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25 January 2021
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A landlord has been hit with a fine of over £600 after failing to comply with an improvement notice - jeopardising...
22 January 2021
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A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...
21 January 2021
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The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic...
18 January 2021
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Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...
14 January 2021
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A former tenant has been fined for sending racially offensive messages to his former landlord over three years after being evicted...
12 January 2021
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The government insists that its ban on bailiff-enforced evictions “protects the most vulnerable renters” during the pandemic. The claim comes in the...
11 January 2021
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Activists in a rental reform coalition say court possession hearings should be halted as well as bailiff-led evictions. They say the stress...
11 January 2021
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The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...
08 January 2021
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Martin Lewis, the celebrity consumer rights campaigner behind MoneySavingExpert, has called upon the government to extend the current ban on bailiffs...
07 January 2021
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Activists from Shelter and Generation Rent have led the charge for a renewed eviction ban in the light of the latest...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who breached a court order not to harass or evict his tenants has been given a prison sentence. Saakib Khan,...
22 December 2020
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An investigation by the BBC has found that 80 per cent of advertisements on two websites used by landlords say people...
18 December 2020
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A landlord has been fined £10,000 by her local council for failing to licence a HMO. Tracey Davies of Bath was found...
17 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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The National Residential Landlords Association has released its manifesto for the 2021 Welsh Parliament elections - and it makes the case...
11 December 2020
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A landlord has been ordered to pay £3,928.44 after failing to licence two properties he has been letting out in Nottingham. Jaswinder...
10 December 2020
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A London council has confirmed its right to refuse licenses to criminal landlords - even reformed ones. A story in the East...
08 December 2020
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The chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association has admitted in a newspaper article that some landlords do misuse their...
04 December 2020
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Private landlords are setting out a manifesto of radical changes for the rental sector, starting with more repossession rights. The demands are...
02 December 2020
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Courts are now introducing Review Hearings to prioritise eviction cases during lockdown, adding more red tape for anxious landlords. The purpose of...
01 December 2020
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Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...
01 December 2020
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The leading landlords trade body is accusing the government of rewarding rent dodgers with its latest restrictions on eviction. The National Residential...
18 November 2020
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From today possession cases with severe rent arrears will be exempt from the effective ban on evictions applying to the England...
17 November 2020
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A legal challenge has been started to the government’s current ‘ban’ on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. High profile property...
17 November 2020
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An industry service supplier has revealed the scale of the backlog in possession cases which cannot be pursued to eviction because of...
11 November 2020
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A leading property law firm says the government’s ‘eviction ban by the back door’ means many buy to let properties are...
10 November 2020
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Mark Horsey, a landlord who has been convicted of voyeurism, has now been banned from continuing to work in the financial...
09 November 2020
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The government’s announcement at the end of next week that almost no evictions would be possible before January 11 at the...
09 November 2020
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It’s been confirmed that during the current one month lockdown in England there will be no enforcement of possession orders except...
06 November 2020
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Generation Rent says there should be a reinstatement of the eviction ban immediately, and appears to have been stung into the...
05 November 2020
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An analysis of the private rental sector by the London School of Economics suggests there could be three times the current...
03 November 2020
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Generation Rent is calling for a furlough-type scheme aimed at helping tenants. The group says that following news of the four week...
02 November 2020
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A local authority is thought to be the first in the country to be offering a Coronavirus lifeline to hard-pressed landlords. Leicester...
02 November 2020
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A leading property lawyers says he’s willing to act for landlords to take the government to judicial review over its latest...
30 October 2020
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A council has prosecuted a landlord who failed to ensure waste from his property was properly disposed of. Mohammed Hussain from Leeds...
29 October 2020
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Insurance firm CIA Landlord is offering advice to landlords on how to prepare for five likely problems to appear this winter...
27 October 2020
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Bailiffs have agreed to a government request not to enforce court orders against tenants in Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations. This...
26 October 2020
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A landlord has been prosecuted following the death of a tenant in a house fire at an HMO said to have...
26 October 2020
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A council has prosecuted a local landlord for failing to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of his tenants. Eastleigh council took...
26 October 2020
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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...
22 October 2020
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Two landlords have been fined over £100,000 after 35 people were found living in what a judge called “criminally improper conditions.” Arun...
22 October 2020
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The Lettings Industry Council has published a report outlining why Section 21 should not be abolished, despite the government’s commitment to...
20 October 2020
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There’s new legal guidance for landlords faced with long-standing arrears and it says it’s possible to serve a second Section 8...
16 October 2020
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The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...
15 October 2020
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An angry landlord has appeared at a magistrates court to deny a charge relating to local council licensing. Local media report that...
14 October 2020
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Generation Rent activists are back on the warpath, this time accusing councils of not doing enough - and sometimes nothing -...
12 October 2020
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Robert Rinder, the reality TV celebrity and barrister, has joined the campaigning charity Shelter to oppose what he describes as illegal...
07 October 2020
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The Generation Rent campaign says a mandatory landlord register is necessary - and would have stopped the actions of a rogue...
06 October 2020
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A landlord says he feared for his safety and locked himself in his bedroom following a drunken rampage by a tenant. The...
06 October 2020
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A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...
02 October 2020
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A letting agent in Nottinghamshire stole close to £30,000 from several landlord clients and tenants to help prevent his business from...
28 September 2020
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Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme, both part of the Hamilton Fraser group, have teamed up to help buy-to-let landlords...
23 September 2020
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The six-month tenant eviction ban, which finally ended yesterday, has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, but it has also...
21 September 2020
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With courts now prepared to hear rental property repossession cases again following the end of the ban on evictions, there will...
21 September 2020
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A second UK court has ruled that ‘No DSS’ is unlawful, after a renter won a legal trial against housing benefit...
18 September 2020
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As has been broadcast widely in the news the government has been going to extraordinary lengths to enforce their message that...
18 September 2020
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More needs to be done to help support tenants, especially those facing financial hardship as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
17 September 2020
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Many renters have welcomed the government's latest announcement around protecting tenants from eviction over the winter period, but tenants and landlords...
15 September 2020
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The government has been slammed for attempting to shift the responsibility for renters in need onto landlords. Chris Town a landlord and...
09 September 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...
03 September 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords must now provide tenants with at least six months’ notice period prior to seeking possession through the courts in...
01 September 2020
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More money needs to be made available to support landlords and renters during the existing Covid-19 pandemic, according to Bankrate UK. The...
01 September 2020
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The government has finally confirmed how repossession cases in the rental market will be handled from 20 September. Buy-to-let landlords are now...
01 September 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords could be facing up to two years without rent due to the government’s decision to extend the evictions ban,...
28 August 2020
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The government has made a grave mistake extending the evictions ban in England and Wales by four weeks, it has been...
25 August 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords in England will now have to give tenants six months’ notice to vacate their property except in cases involving...
24 August 2020
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A number of buy-to-let landlords continue to work closely with tenants to support those in rent arrears as a result of...
24 August 2020
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There could be a significant increase in repossession cases in London once the tenant eviction ban ends this weekend, legal experts...
21 August 2020
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The London Renters Union (RLU) will hold a day of action next week demanding that the government acts to protect renters,...
19 August 2020
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While the five-month tenant eviction ban has helped renters that are suffering financial difficulty, it has left landlords powerless to take...
18 August 2020
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As a landlord, it’s vital to conduct periodic inspections throughout each tenancy to ensure that the condition of your rental property...
17 August 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords planning to evict tenants who have failed to pay rent when the existing evictions ban is scrapped on 23...
17 August 2020
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A new tenancy mediation service for landlords and tenants has successfully resolved 50% of cases where the renter was willing to...
17 August 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland have been left with little alternative but to serve 350 eviction notices since the beginning of lockdown,...
11 August 2020
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A specialist property litigation firm is warning buy-to-let landlords not to discriminate against benefit claimants, following a recent landmark ruling that...
06 August 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords in Bury now face the prospect of major fines if they are caught providing tenants with unsafe and substandard...
05 August 2020
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In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
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The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appointed a new legal counsel. Housing lawyer and former Residential Landlords Association (RLA) policy director...
28 July 2020
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Pepper Money has reintroduced buy-to-let purchase mortgages for individual investors and limited companies. The lender has also announced that it will be...
22 July 2020
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A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has lost an appeal at the High Court after he built an extension on a property...
20 July 2020
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The practice of refusing to rent homes to those in receipt of housing benefit has been ruled unlawful this week, but...
15 July 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords must not discriminate against benefit claimants, a court has ruled. A court case in York has ruled that blanket bans...
14 July 2020
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The Dispute Service (TDS) has launched a new service to help reduce tenant and landlord disputes over rent arrears. TDS Resolution is...
14 July 2020
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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...
13 July 2020
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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...
02 July 2020
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The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has welcomed confirmation from a government minister that the courts will begin to hear possession...
02 July 2020
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Rent arrears have increased to more than £3m, with almost 2,500 eviction cases waiting to go through the courts, according to...
26 June 2020
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The Court of Appeal’s decision to back landlords in the gas safety certificate challenge last week was an enormous relief to...
22 June 2020
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The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that Section 21 notices issued by landlords are valid provided a gas safety certificate is...
19 June 2020
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Yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield has provided landlords with much-needed clarity on...
19 June 2020
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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,...
19 June 2020
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David Smith, renowned property litigation and housing lawyer, will host a masterclass on possession claims this Friday following a landmark case...
16 June 2020
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Earlier this month, the government confirmed that its ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is to be extended for...
12 June 2020
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A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...
01 June 2020
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With a number of tenants suffering financial hardship due to coronavirus, Wandsworth Council is among a number of councils in the...
26 May 2020
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A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...
12 May 2020
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The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 has been applicable to all tenants in England for just over a month,...
29 April 2020
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Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has launched a tenancy mediation service for residential and commercial landlords, or their appointed letting agent, and...
28 April 2020
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Three quarters of landlords warn that tenants will not be in a financial position to pay their rent if the coronavirus...
22 April 2020
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The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, often leads...
22 April 2020
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COVID-19 has presented a hugely challenging and uncertain time for everyone, with many landlords and tenants in desperate need of fresh...
02 April 2020
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The court service has from today suspended all ongoing housing possession action, which means that neither cases currently in the or...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

In principle, tenancy contracts are binding upon both parties and hence can be enforced in a court of law. In practice,...
27 March 2020
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The devastating impact of the Coronavirus could cost buy-to-let landlords nearly £14.9bn should tenants be unable to pay rent during the...
24 March 2020
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has published updated guidance to the tenancy deposit protection (TDP) legislation in England and Wales. The information...
23 March 2020
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A buy-to-let landlord has been sentenced after failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property he owns in Plymouth. Plymouth Crown...
18 March 2020
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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...
10 March 2020
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Former Liverpool FC star and England striker Daniel Sturridge is suing his ex-landlord for £100,000 after finding a Netflix account had...
02 March 2020
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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...
28 February 2020
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A buy-to-let landlord in Liverpool has been ordered to pay almost £9.500 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions for his...
27 February 2020
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An unscrupulous landlord who illegally rented out properties in Fife has been sentenced to two years in prison after failing to...
24 February 2020
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Given that the number of people living in private rented accommodation has grown, doubling in the past three decades, renters are...
18 February 2020
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A new bill that could potentially make it harder for landlords to evict problem tenants swiftly and efficiently due to current...
12 February 2020
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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...
04 February 2020
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Chasing an ex-tenant for money owed on unpaid rent is challenging at the best of times, and so imagine the difficulty...
04 February 2020
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A now-former council tenant in north London has been handed a suspended sentence and ordered to pay close to £90,000 after...
28 January 2020
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A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after ignoring several requests to carry out important repairs to...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

It now takes private landlords across the UK more than five months on average from making a claim to the courts...
17 January 2020
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A property firm has been fined £3,000 after neglecting a property in Derbyshire. A & S Milward Property Limited was found guilty...
10 January 2020
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A selective licensing scheme covering two areas in the suburbs of Leeds has been introduced by Leeds City Council. Under the new...
07 January 2020
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Under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, ‘causing misery for landlords’ not...
03 January 2020
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An unscrupulous landlord has been fined £27,000 over an unlicensed HMO in Luton with multiple fire and safety breaches. Luton Magistrates Court...
02 January 2020
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The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA), a UK trade body representing the entire short-term rental sector, from multinational platforms to individual...
31 December 2019
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A man who rented hundreds of properties that he sub-let to criminal gangs running brothels and cannabis farms has been jailed...
27 December 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £1,384 after pleading guilty to failing to selectively license a rental property he owns in...
24 December 2019
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The housing plans being put forward by Boris Johnson have been described by the National Landlords Association (NLA) as “ruinous” and...
20 December 2019
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A rogue landlord who squeezed 15 people into a modest home in west London has been ordered to pay more than...
19 December 2019
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An unscrupulous letting agent has been jailed for two years for conning landlords and tenants out of almost a quarter of...
19 December 2019
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The National Landlords’ Association (NLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Slough Borough Council has taken action against an unscrupulous landlord in Slough who to date has refused to pay a fine...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who was originally fined £31,499 by Coventry City Council for breaches of the Housing Act 2004 has had...
11 December 2019
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An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay more than £150,000 after failing to fix several safety hazards in his property. Officers from...
06 December 2019
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A woman in Cutteslowe, north Oxford, has pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder against her landlord. A jury at...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who owns two properties in Scarborough has been fined £35,000 for breaches of his Selective Licence following a...
02 December 2019
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Brent Council in north London will be taking action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after 17...
29 November 2019
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A rogue landlord who repeatedly rented out a substandard property in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, has been fined more than £25,000. Jack Collins,...
28 November 2019
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London’s first rogue landlord banning order has been issued after tenants’ lives were put at risk through the letting of unsafe...
19 November 2019
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again called for the introduction of a properly funded housing court to cope with...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A letting agent has been ordered to pay back just £850 despite pocketing more than £16,000 at the expense of three...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has compiled a manifesto that it hopes all political parties will take note of ahead of...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Tenants are often able to live rent-free for weeks, if not months, when they are in dispute with their landlord about moving...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Worcester has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 for operating an unlicensed House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Three rogue operators in London have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering fraudulent rental payments received for properties that...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s proposal to scrap the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants has been poorly received by landlords, with...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Pop star Tulisa Contostavlos has been ordered to pay £70,000 in compensation to her former landlord after she trashed a rented...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 after tenants were discovered living in an appalling and unsafe property. Officers...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let investor, who previously spent time in prison for perjury after he lied during an inquiry into the deaths of...
08 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A new, properly funded housing court is urgently required to cope with proposed regulatory changes, according to the Residential Landlords Association...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Sutton has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions for...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

City of Lincoln Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in Lincoln for failing to comply...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Abolishing the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants would lead to a dearth of private rental properties across the...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Tenant eviction specialist, Landlord Action, reports that up to half of Section 21 cases they handle are as a consequence of...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of tenants evicted by private landlords has continued to fall, according to data from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). From...
10 September 2019
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An HMO landlord’s attempt to rent out bedrooms smaller than the national minimum size has been thwarted after his legal case...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Build to Rent (BTR) continues to go from strength to strength with record levels of investment in the sector, which explains...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in the Scottish Borders has been accused of sending a number of videos of him performing an explicit...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being encouraged to back a legal case aimed at protecting their rights to repossess properties by making a...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s existing consultation on the abolition of Section 21 does not close until Saturday 12th October, but its proposal to remove...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of failing to comply with a notice from Bradford Council ordering him to improve...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has rejected the government’s claim that landlords’ use of Section 21 eviction notices is the leading...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in South Ockendon has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords’ confidence in the buy-to-let sector has collapsed, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). Confidence in landlords’ business expectations has tumbled...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Damp problems can be a serious concern in any home. Not only are they unwelcoming, but they are also unhealthy, and...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News

It now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a claim to the courts for a property to...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been penalised for operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupancy (HMO) in south London. Fouad Ahmad, from Streatham, pleaded...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

It is not always possible for an individual or company to improve its image beyond that of its industry, and that is...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) not to follow new guidance from the government on its...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who claimed that he needed a council home has been ordered to pay back more than £48,000 or...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The vast majority of private landlords are dissatisfied with the existing courts process to repossess properties and would support an alternative...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who housed at least 25 tenants in a rundown property in north-west London has been ordered to pay...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in central London has been fined £100,000 and evicted by Westminster City...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in Nottingham has appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to breaching a prohibition order requiring...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 without improving the court system and alternative process for regaining possession of a property,...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the proposed scrapping of Section 21 in the absence of a new system that allows them...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord in Chesterfield has been ordered to pay a total of £5,684.91 after being prosecuted by a second time...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous tenant who forged a statement to back up a county court claim against her landlord has been jailed for...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Private landlords will have a major say in a court case considering the future of the government’s Right to Rent scheme. The...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The level of fraudulent rental applications being received by letting agents is on the up, new research shows. The study by Benham...
08 July 2019
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Construction has been completed on the first major city centre Build to Rent development in Glasgow. With young professionals flocking to the...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Almost four out of ten adults would like to see the government introduce a fast track housing tribunal if the Section...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord who put the lives of his tenants at risk has been ordered to pay a £20,000 fine and...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A couple from Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, have been handed suspended prison sentences for benefit fraud after being convicted...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord in north London has been ordered to pay more than £66,000 after being found guilty of making tenants'...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £10,000 after being convicted for renting out two unlicensed properties...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A man has been jailed for a six years and three months for stabbing his landlord in an unprovoked attack. Ainars Jozans,...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been fined £55,000 and ordered to pay court costs of £2,989.67 as well as a victim surcharge...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house in east London into two flats...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay £7,000 for neglecting the garden at one of his properties and allowing to become...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Primas Law is urging landlords and property developers to seek legal advice about potential stamp duty rebates on ‘uninhabitable’ second properties...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has urged Shelter to go back to the drawing board after calling for England to adopt...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in Doncaster has been found guilty of pushing a council officer down stairs during an inspection of his...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

We all know that high quality detailed tenant references are crucial to ensure that people placed in rental properties have been...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord will be sentenced today in Plymouth Crown Court after he admitted to using a secret camera to spy...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Renters would stop paying council tax under radical plans being considered by the Labour Party. A Labour-commissioned report calls on the party...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s controversial plans to scrap Section 21 of the Housing and Planning Act, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’, will leave...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords and letting agents have joined forces to campaign against government plans to scrap Section 21, the so-called ‘no fault eviction’. ‘Fair...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Removing Section 21 could prove devastating for the private rented sector, with almost half of landlords and letting agents more likely...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A BTL landlord who lost his cool during a heated exchange with a tenant over unpaid rent has been ordered to...
21 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Nottingham has been ordered to pay just over £1,600 for allowing five tenants to live in what...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 in relation to 12 charges under the Housing Act after...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A man in Dundee has denied that he fraudulently pretended to be a landlord who asked for an up-front deposit from...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Charter Court has reported a record first quarter with new loan originations of £710m, up from £668m during the corresponding period...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed the housing minister’s pledge to make changes to the courts to speed up the...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord has been told to pay close to £25,000 after being prosecuted for renting out rooms in an unlicensed...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Few people familiar with the UK property market would dispute the fact that the Right to Rent scheme has been deeply...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who converted a flat in London Bridge into ‘cramped bedsits’ without planning consent has been ordered to pay...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Pepper Money has revised rates across its buy-to-let and residential products and reduced the cost of valuation fees. The specialist lender has...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Nationwide were among a small group of mortgage lenders asked to give evidence at a select committee yesterday on restrictions around...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings of London Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after pleading guilty to 18 offences largely relating to...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Following the government’s recent announcement that it is to consult on ending Section 21 repossessions, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s announcement earlier this week that there will be radical reforms of the PRS will not just create open-ended tenancies...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Abolishing Section 21 without making Section 8 fully “fit for purpose” will have dire consequences on our housing supply. This week, the...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The housing minister James Brokenshire’s announcement yesterday that there will be a consultation period on the ability of landlords to remove...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The government is today proposing to consult on scrapping Section 21, so-called ‘no fault’, repossessions in the private rented sector in favour...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Sunil Sharma, Director at Regal Estates. Who are Regal Estates? We are an established independent lettings and management company based in...
11 April 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

A private landlord has been ordered to pay £800 in fines and costs after investigators discovered several deficiencies in a property...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

EU citizens may face problems getting rented accommodation in the UK after Brexit due to a lack of guidance for landlords...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in Telford has been ordered to pay £29,000 in costs and fines for harassing two tenants out of...
04 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who allowed tenants to occupy rooms without windows after failing to get planning consent for a block of...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

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,...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, has been...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being urged to prepare for the new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, which came into effect earlier...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Tenants now have the right to sue their landlords for cold or damp homes under new laws that have come into...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has launched a fresh campaign fighting for landlords’ repossession rights. The landlord organisation has decided to take...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 will be introduced from tomorrow giving tenants the tenants the right to...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

New enforcement rules covering living conditions in private rented housing in Hull look set to be introduced after Humber Landlords Association...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who used violence and intimidation to illegally evict his tenant has been handed a suspended jail sentence and...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 for breaching fire safety and over-occupancy licence conditions at their House...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The Home Office has announced that it plans to reassess its Right to Rent scheme that requires landlords in England to...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The government faces growing pressure to scrap Right to Rent, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, after the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A new fire safety campaign urging private sector landlords and letting agents to always abide by the law and install smoke...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who threatened to take Doncaster Council to court over alleged slander has secured a £100,000 payout from the...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Leeds who left his tenant homeless after changing the locks while he was on holiday has been...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who converted three family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMO) without planning consent has been jailed for...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...
15 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

Buy-to-let investors should be ‘extremely wary’ of buying property in an area affected by selective licensing rules because many local authorities...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 in fines and costs following a successful prosecution...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who allowed a family to live in a house described as “unfit for human habitation” has been fined...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Following the passing of Karen Buck’s Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 into law, it is important that landlords are aware...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Toilet flushing discharged into the rear yard of a property, broken fire alarms and faulty electrics were among the defects found...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Luton Council has successfully prosecuted an unscrupulous landlord for letting three unlicensed houses in which several people lived in squalor. Zenith Accommodation...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Section 8 delays are leaving more than half of landlords with no alternative but serve Section 21 notices, according to new...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to install a proper heating system and left safety hazards across a house in Peterborough has been...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined close to £6,500 after failing to make improvements to a house in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, including...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Three rogue directors of a letting agency in London who conned at least landlords and tenants out of more than £105,000 were...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The Civil Justice Council has said it cannot support government plans for a specialist housing court, deeming it unnecessary. Responding to the...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Stevenage who allowed his tenant to live in an excessively cold attic with a serious fire safety hazard...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A growing number of local authorities are using selective licensing to introduce penalties for buy-to-let landlords that go well beyond the...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord has been punished for providing his tenant with poor living conditions by being ordered to pay more than...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire was left horrified after nightmare tenants left his property in a...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has expressed its disappointment at the government’s decision not to address a major ruling that is...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Dodgy solicitor Ross McKay, who helped a fraudster create a £10.8m property empire with the help of Tameside’s criminal underworld, has...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A family of slum landlords who crammed 31 people into a suburban four-bedroom house has been ordered to pay back almost...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Six directors have been banned for a total of 54 years after misleading more than 300 investors who collectively invested at...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord and building contractor have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to large quantities of asbestos fibres at a rented...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill will soon become law after passing its third reading at the House of Lords...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The recent conviction of former letting agent Heather Crabb for illegally pocketing £260,000 from renters in Plymouth has contributed significantly to...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords are discriminating against prospective tenants based on their nationality and ethnicity due to the impact that...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants are on the verge of being handed fresh powers to take action against rogue landlords thanks to the Homes (Fitness...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent policy, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, will...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Luton has been ordered to pay £8,510 by Luton Magistrates Court for continuing to rent out a...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords who converted terrace houses into shoebox flats without planning permission have been ordered to re-pay illegal income or face...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

At least 19 landlords and tenants have been left £105,000 out of pocket by unscrupulous letting agents who ran London-based letting...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Edinburgh who evicted a young family and dumped their belongings in the garden after they fell into rent...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A notorious rogue landlord who illegally built a number of tiny bedsits across North West London has been ordered to pay...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

If you have inherited a holiday home or B&B you could save thousands of pounds in inheritance tax, according to Kirwans...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

It now takes more than five months on average for private landlords to regain possession of a property when applying to...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A woman who repeatedly ignored council orders to stop renting ‘beds in sheds’ has been ordered to pay back almost £450,000...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Nottingham City Council has been slammed for wasting taxpayers’ money after spending £95,000 taking a landlord to the Supreme Court and...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords with properties in Scarborough now face fines of up to £30,000 as the local council looks to clampdown on...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The launch yesterday of a consultation by the government on establishing a new housing court has been welcomed by the Residential...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A review of the section 8 possession process is urgently required, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). As many of you...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord’s son has been ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to a tenant after changing the locks with her belongings still...
12 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A tenant who caused almost £6,000 worth of damage to his rented home after refusing to vacate the flat, despite being...
12 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Reading Borough Council has won a case against a buy-to-let landlord who allowed his tenants to live in unsafe conditions, despite...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A private landlord from St Helens has been ordered to pay £21,000 after a prosecution by the local council found a...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The High Court has shut down a Ponzi scheme operated by a property investment firm after ruling that it was misusing...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlord licensing schemes are popping up all over the UK as local authorities step up their efforts to clampdown on rogue...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants look set to be given more powers to take action against rogue landlords renting out properties “unfit for human habitation”,...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord whose tenants were living in degrading conditions has been ordered to pay £9,000. Housing enforcement officers from Harrow Council...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A new landlord reward scheme designed to increase the stock of private rented accommodation in the marketplace in Rochford, Essex, has...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord in County Durham has been ordered to pay just over £450 for breaching his licence. Matthew Snowdon, of Cows Hill...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The government is considering plans to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies, according to the Sunday Times. The government is...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for tax reforms to encourage and support more landlords to offer longer tenancies. In its...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A rogue agent and two lettings companies in north west London have been heavily fined for operating a dangerous unlicensed house...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who crammed six families into a three-bedroom house has been ordered to pay just under £3,000 by a...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Labour plans to abolish legislation permitting private landlords to evict tenants without giving a reason. Section 21 notices, which have been in...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who pushed a council employee out of one of his properties in Blackpool has been cleared of assault. Landlord...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

SDV HQ Limited, trading as Sterling de Vere, has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after letting an overcrowded flat...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Home Office is to reconvene its Private Rented Sector (PRS) stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. The government plans to take...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A managing agent has been fined more than £30,000 for allowing a tenant to occupy an unsafe tiny room behind a...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting a property with a number of hazards that could have endangered the...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A neglectful landlord, who allowed his tenants to occupy a property without working smoke alarms, a lack of sufficient fire doors...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord from Blackburn has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties in Norwich. Norwich Magistrates’ Court...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £37,000 for allowing tenants to live in what inspectors described as...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A private tenant was shocked when he returned home to find the locks to his rental property had been changed and...
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The owner of a three-bedroom house in west London has not received a penny in rent despite her property being sub-let,...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has once again voiced its opposition to plans to introduce mandatory three year tenancies. Responding to the...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords could have grounds to challenge HMO licensing fees which could save them hundreds of pounds each year, according to...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A disgusting landlord has been ordered to pay a £5,000 fine plus £500 in costs, and handed 100 hours of unpaid...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

A now former landlord has been fined £20,000 for putting the lives of five residents at risk after a broke out...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, is to be challenged in...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A tenant has appeared in court after being caught with a drug haul worth in the region of £60,000. The man was...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of aggressive practices, failing to protect a tenancy deposit and operating an unlicensed House...
07 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A Lanarkshire-based letting firm has been told to stump up almost £1,000 in compensation to a disgruntled landlord after breaching the...
06 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been left with a major clean-up bill after ‘tenants from hell’ whose rent had fallen into severe...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who allowed up to 40 tenants to live in poor conditions in a disused pub in North Wales...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord who infuriated neighbours by using a back garden at one of his rental properties to dump rubbish has been...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents for residential properties fell across parts of London in quarterly terms as the supply of properties coming on to the...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A tenant who illegally sublet an unlicensed and poorly-maintained bungalow in north London, which was described by Brent Council as a...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for thousands of private landlords –...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £2,525 after failing to obtain a license for a shared house in Thurrock, Essex. Adeola Makinde was...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords who break the law and exploit vulnerable tenants often make headlines, but spare a thought for landlords who are...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Rogue letting agents and landlords have reportedly been convicted of stealing almost £1m worth of tenancy deposits so far this year,...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords with existing tenancies on properties rented out in the private rented sector are being reminded to take note of...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has been criticised for continuing to drag its heels over taking on key recommendations made in a recent report...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A couple who claim they are owed thousands of pounds in unpaid rent have called for a ban on the letting...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined ordered to pay £5,000 for allowing tenants to sleep in an outbuilding in Enfield, north London. Sanjiv...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News

An angry tenant who damaged his landlord’s car following a tenancy deposit dispute has been ordered to pay £1,351 repairs. Nottingham Magistrates'...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord from Greater Manchester has been fined for letting out a flat which had no heating during winter. North Staffordshire Justice...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News

As a landlord, you have a number of different responsibilities and obligations that you need to stay on top of, in...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been reprimanded for housing too many people in a rented property in Peterborough Raashid Alyas, of Mayors Walk...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The High Court has given the go-ahead for a legal review to be launched into the government’s Right to Rent policy. The...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The controversial Right to Rent scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling discrimination and should...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who owns 30 properties in York and Leeds has been handed a fine of more than £1,000 and...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The government is facing a High Court challenge this week to stop it forcing buy-to-let landlords to check the immigration status of...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords have been fined on average just over £654 each by the Home office for failing to meet their obligations...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who swindled £28,000 from a family friend has been sentenced to four years in prison. Mark Thorogood of Maelgwyn...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Immingham, near Gimsby, has been ordered to pay £1,380 after being found guilty of renting an unlicensed...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord who built an outbuilding and converted it into eight small flats without planning consent has been ordered to pay...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of exploiting six vulnerable tenants by bullying them into working for him without pay. Hargit...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 after being found guilty of a number of breaches relating to...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has released its latest annual report revealing an increase in the number of consumers contacting the...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Two letting agents have been hit with £14,000 fines for unlicensed shared properties in Camden, north London. The two rogue letting agents...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in North West London has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 for licensing breaches in connection with...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A number of buy-to-let landlords who failed to provide tenants with a copy of a ‘How to Rent’ guide – a...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Nottinghamshire has been ordered to pay almost £6,500 after failing to comply with an improvement relating to...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Birmingham has been fined £25,000 after pleading guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court for regulation breaches in relation...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Doncaster Council’s Cabinet will be discussing new ways to tackle rogue landlords at their meeting later today. The proposal is to introduce...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord in North West London who failed to deal with noisy pigeons nesting at one of its properties has been...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

The government’s Right to Rent' policy has been slammed by a government inspector for failing “to demonstrate its worth” by encouraging...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who rented out a converted British Telecom station in Osterley without consent has been ordered to pay over...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

EastEnders has been praised by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) for a recent storyline tackling tenancy deposit issues faced by some...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A pair of private landlords from Sheffield who harassed and illegal evicted their tenant have been handed suspended prison sentences. Mark Cashin...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Universal credit will cause up to 1.3 million evictions from privately rented homes, Liberal Democrat Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who let ‘hazardous’ properties in Leyland has been fined £20,000. Leyland Estates Ltd was prosecuted at Preston Magistrates Court after...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Councils are being urged to do more to crack down on rogue landlords who are leaving thousands of tenants living in...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been fined in excess of £20,000 after renting a single house out to three separate families. Veli Bunul...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been fined more than £11,000 for operating an unlicensed property in Bedford. Mr Fhalora of Ampthill Road, Bedford,...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Rogue letting agents have reportedly been convicted of stealing more than £750,000 worth of tenancy deposits so far this year –...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Private landlords who reject housing benefit claimants could be breaking the law. A recent legal case saw single mother Rosie Keogh win...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Three tenants who sub-let a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingsbury, north-west London, to 35 men have been fined more than 23,000. The residents...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in Lincoln has been fined more than £10,000 after being caught breaking safety rules for a second time. Missing...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Councils cannot use selective licensing conditions to impose new standards on private rented homes, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The case...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence, handed a 16-week curfew and ordered to pay more than £10,600...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay £7,400 after failing to obtain a license to rent out a property in...
13 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A mix of tax reforms and tighter regulation for the buy-to-let sector must not prevent private landlords from being able to...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A company and the manager of a house of multiple occupation (HMO) in South Hampstead, north-west London, have been hit with...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News

We all know that buying a home is a distant dream for many young people without wealthy parents, but there is...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Using an ombudsman has long been a pretty successful way of trying to resolve a complaint with a property firm without...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous individual pretending to be a private landlord in order to scam more than £10,000 from unsuspecting tenants before going...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined almost £34,000 for putting tenants at risk. Harbhajan Singh Dhami pleaded guilty to not one, but 32...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A major cannabis farm was discovered over the weekend at a house in Plymouth city centre after two police community support...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Criminal landlords who crammed up to 40 migrants inside their semi-detached townhouse in north-west London face losing hundreds of thousands of...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Two separate legal challenges have been launched against government's 'Right to Rent' policy. The scheme, which requires landlords to check the immigration...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A but-to-let landlord in south east London has been penalised for allowing his elderly tenants to live in a property that...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Tiptree has been fined for poor property management that left a family in Poor living conditions. Mohibur Rahman,...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Dangerous electrical mains installation, ‘defective’ sanitary fitments in both the bathroom and kitchen, and a ‘lack of automatic fire detection’, were among...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords who fail to comply with minimum standards will face fines up to £30,000 for each offence under tough new...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading letting agent has warned that new measures to protect tenants do not go far enough. The government announced earlier this...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Luton has been handed the largest fine the town has ever seen for breaches of the law regarding...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Ex-Big Brother TV star Heavy D was humiliated on ITV daytime show Judge Rinder yesterday after having a case against his...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants will be given the right to take legal action against landlords who offer properties that are not ‘fit for human...
15 January 2018
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A buy-to-let landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence, instructed to undertake community service and ordered to pay almost £6,500...
12 January 2018
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A buy-to-let landlord who was convicted of nine counts of breaching regulations for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) that he...
10 January 2018
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A buy-to-let landlord has been convicted of nine counts of breaching regulations for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) that he...
05 January 2018
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A landlord in Ilford, Essex, has been sentenced to four months in jail for continuing to rent out his property despite...
22 December 2017
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A deranged tenant in Scarborough has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after he attempted to set fire to his...
18 December 2017
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Rent prices will increase next year, according to the latest property market analysis. Shortages of suitable properties to let and greater demand...
12 December 2017
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A private landlord in Northampton has been fined £3,300 and ordered to pay the council’s £1,890.26 legal costs along with a...
12 December 2017
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A rogue landlord in Newmarket who exposed tenants to ‘significant risk’ has been ordered to pay almost £33,000 after being found...
08 December 2017
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A property firm with assets in the Virgin Islands has paid a £8,000 civil penalty to Brent Council after two tenants...
07 December 2017
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A crooked property manager who pocketed thousands of pounds in rental income which he failed to pass on to landlords has been...
05 December 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay almost £6,500 for renting out four houses in Nottingham without a license. Dilip Gohil...
04 December 2017
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A landlord who failed to provide his tenants with adequate living conditions has been sent to jail. Majid Saniinejad, of Stoke Newington,...
29 November 2017
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Action from Hertsmere Borough Council has left a landlord with a bill of close to £7,000 for letting an unlicensed property...
27 November 2017
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Many property owners agree to electronic communications operators, such as mobile phone companies, installing aerials and other equipment, for example on...
22 November 2017
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A landlord has been handed a £10,000 fine after failing to properly maintain his rental property, leaving tenants living in substandard...
17 November 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord in Colchester has been fined for poor property management that left a family in Wimpole Road, CO1, living...
14 November 2017
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The UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlord who earlier this year banned ‘coloured people’ from renting any of his...
09 November 2017
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Havering Council has defended its decision to advise a tenant to break back into a rental property that she had vacated...
08 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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A number of landlords are leaving themselves wide open to legal claims of retaliatory eviction and property disrepair by failing to...