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An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark.   With 19 council licensing schemes and...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

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Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...

Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina has endorsed a new PropTech tool aimed at stopping landlords falling victim to fraud. Title Guardian claims...

Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...

A landlord has found himself on the Rogue Landlord Database after repeatedly renting out hazardous properties in Sheffield. Local landlord and businessman...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for a second time, for multiple offences.  The offences concerned a tenanted caravan that had been...

Councillors in part of Wales are considering the creation of a 'Report A Rogue Landlord’ system for tenants who claim their...

A trio of Cambridge landlords have been fined more than £8,000 between them, after three separate HMOs were found to be...

Only one in 10 landlords look likely to expand their portfolios according to a new survey - although if they go...

Details are emerging about a new Landlords Database, which is one of the major provisions of the Renters Reform Bill. Within the...

The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...

Both the Generation Rent activist group and London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan have issued a joint attack on private rental sector...

The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...

Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has set out a radical programme of devolution to local authorities at city and county level...

The Welsh Government has opened a three month consultation on changes in regulations for holiday let landlords. The Welsh Government - a...

Lambeth council in south London has prosecuted a rogue landlord who illegally ran a bed-sit in the borough. Frank Otuo of Putney...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made an announcement overnight that “the government will always act to protect tenants.” The claim comes as...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has praised tenants in the capital for using a register that names and shames rogue landlords -...

The government has outlined how a new ‘portal’ will carry the rogue landlords database and be available to the general public. In...

A Bristol landlord has been banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards. Naomi Knapp, a portfolio landlord...

In what has been described as a ‘first’ by the local authority concerned, a rogue landlord has been banned from letting...

A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...

A council has secured a banning order against a rogue landlord who was found guilty of failing to comply with legal...

A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...

A landlord who let out a property that raised serious concerns for the safety of 18 residents, including six children, has...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...

Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...

A Labour councillor in a Green Party-controlled local authority wants the body to name and shame rogue landlords on a publicly-available...

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...

If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...

The government needs to beef up enforcement if it wants to address rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is spending £100,000 on a feasibility study to investigate the setting up of...

Only 39 rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with banning orders in the first three years of their existence. The...

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...

The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for an extension of the eviction ban and a two year rent freeze in the...

The latest data demonstrates the failure of government policy for the private rented sector, which in turn is having an adverse...

Proposals for a national register of landlords have been rejected by the government.  A report on the joint research project between the...

As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, amid increasing regulation and tax changes, some are questioning more than ever the point of...

Vida Homeloans has launched a new Buy to Let Hub, powered by eTech, with a view to introducing time saving tools...

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

Australia is the popular country of residence for overseas Scottish property owners, followed by the USA, new figures show. SafeDeposits Scotland, the...

Touchstone Education is planning to expand with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in property investment strategies. The property...

Introducing a ‘rogue landlords’ database without better enforcement would be a pointless exercise, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). A rogue...

HMRC is starting to catch up with overseas-based landlords who have not been paying tax on the rental income they receive...

Fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage costs look set to rise in the near term, according to Property Master. Property Master’s May 2019 Mortgage...

Zoopla will no longer allow letting agents and landlords to issue ‘blanket bans against tenants in receipt of housing-related benefits’ after...

A rogue landlord deemed unfit to rent out property in the north London borough of Brent in 2015 has since received...

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

Tenants will be offered access to the government’s rogue landlord database under fresh plans unveiled by Theresa May. The Prime Minister was...

The government’s attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords have been branded ‘weak and pathetic’, partly due to the vast and complex...

The UK rental market remained in recession during the third quarter of 2018, the latest figures from The Deposit Protection Service...

The reversal of controversial alterations to mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties understandably...

The Liberal Democrats once again called for the introduction of mandatory licensing for PRS homes as well as a publicly available...

Citylets has adopted blockchain technology to help track and store rental data in Scotland.   The Scottish property rental portal has teamed...

A briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes has been published by the House of Commons ahead of the Report Stage and...

Cheshire East Council has pledged to clampdown on rogue landlords who allow tenants to live in poor housing standards within the...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database in partnership with GetRentr, a technology platform which automatically monitors property portfolios for compliance...

Criminal landlords across London will be named and shamed on an online database after all London boroughs signed up to a rogue...

A combination of tax reform and stricter regulation for landlords is slowing the growth of the private rented sector (PRS), but private...

Unscrupulous landlords who rent out substandard properties face being driven out of the private rented sector as new banning orders are...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed the new database of rogue landlords and letting agents, which will come into effect from tomorrow, as...

Landlord licensing, a database of rogue landlords and improved rent controls are among some of the primary measures proposed by renters...

A recently launched digital buy-to-let mortgage brokerage service that enables landlords to find, compare and secure the best mortgage deals available...

The mayor of London’s decision to launch a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ rogue landlords and letting agents...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan yesterday launched a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ dodgy landlords and letting...

It has been confirmed that a database of rogue landlords and letting agents as well as new banning orders will be...

There are now only six months until the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are implemented – a sweeping change due...

The new blacklist of rogue agents and landlords, introduced as part of the Housing and Planning Bill, will go a long...

Private landlords offering accommodation to students who are planning to go to the University of Newcastle this September are being targeted...

A new digital buy-to-let mortgage brokerage service that enables landlords to find, compare and secure the best mortgage deals available for...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has vowed to crackdown on criminal landlords by ensuring that they are ‘named and shamed’...

Harrison Murray Lettings is inviting private landlords to attend a public event this week that will offer expert buy-to-let tips and...

Buy-to-let landlords are being invited to attend a special public event tomorrow which will offer expert tips and advice.  The event, which...

The government has launched an official consultation process on plans to for new banning orders to clampdown on rogue landlords and...

The cost of renting property is now more expensive than ever with the average price of a flat or a house...

The mayor of London’s pledge to publically name ‘bad’ landlords who have been convicted of housing-related offences is supported by the...

The new mayor of London has pledged to get tough on rogue landlords in the capital by introducing a ‘London Landlord...

The Housing and Planning Bill, which includes measures to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents, should also address the issue of...

Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has launched his election manifesto and pledged to help the capital’s two million renters. Khan’s election...

The legislative system dealing with rogue landlords is ‘unfit for purpose’ and should be replaced with a national database covering all...

Rogue landlords will be banned from letting property under new measures to be brought in under the Housing and Planning Bill. The...