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A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

Another council is looking for landlords with rental properties to match them with prospective tenants who are ready to move in....

Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...

A landlord referred to only as ‘Mr Gurung’ has been named by two councils as being penalised £3,000 for an overcrowded...

The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...

Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal.  In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...

A personal finance company has attempted to quantify the costs of pet damage at a property.  Novuna polled over 2,000 UK homeowners...

A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

Mohammed Sharaz, a landlord from Bradford, recently seized an opportunity to enhance his property portfolio after Wildstone acquired the gable end...

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

Urgent action is needed by government to protect tenants who live in poor quality private rented homes, MPs have demanded. A report...

Established by the UK Government, the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was launched in April 2021.  In the summer of that...

A new council licensing scheme has been given the go ahead by the government. Peterborough council’s selective licensing scheme will be run...

Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning landlords of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...

Landlords Shaun and Laraine Etherington have pleaded guilty to four offences of breaching Prohibition Orders against human habitation at their properties...

A controversial licensing scheme is due to come into force tomorrow - just as the council administering it has declared itself...

A landlord and a property management company have been found guilty of putting tenants at risk after a council probe. Kensington and...

New guidance has been launched on how to conduct thorough electrical safety checks on private rentals, and how to report any...

A new but small survey by a compensation consultancy claims there are serious mould and damp issues amongst private rental properties. Some...

A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £50,000 for failing to adhere to licensing legal requirements on several rental properties,...

HMO landlords in Portsmouth are being urged to apply for a new licence before the grace period ends on December 1. Additional...

New research from lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that while net rental yields have increased over the last year,...

A fire and rescue service is urging tenants to know their rights when it comes to fire safety. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue...

A council has prosecuted four landlords in three days, with convictions secured for seven offences. Harold Mews Management Ltd of Margate was...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new partnership with electrical and telecoms retailer Currys Business.  It means that member landlords...

A rogue landlord has been fined £27,460 for putting residents at risk by failing to maintain a property. Flintshire County Council brought...

If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...

A landlord showed a “flagrant disregard” for her duties, including failing to replace a condemned boiler, and has been struck off. In...

A council has issued financial penalties of over £20,000 to landlords failing to manage their properties.   Three of the four cases...

Landlords are unwittingly exposing their tenants to the serious danger of fire because they opt for the cheaper option when hiring...

A controversial licensing scheme will come into force this winter with the blessing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove. Nottingham council’s selective licensing...

On occasion, a landlord may find that they need to clear a property after a tenant has left unexpectedly. It might...

According to the latest English Housing Survey there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said to...

A north of England council says it’s held two local landlords to account after they failed to make essential repairs to...

The priority for the majority of landlords is rental income that is paid on time, but there is also the priority...

Having insurance is a sensible way to protect yourself as a landlord against the financial cost of damage or liability claims....

The UK has long been a pioneer in terms of Net Zero goal setting, but many people across the nation remain...

A landlord has been fined more than £8,000 for failing to complete necessary improvements to properties. Eric Bland pleaded guilty at Chesterfield...

A council is apply to private landlords to help it solve its housing crisis. Peterborough council says it’s looking for family sized...

A lettings agency chief is operating a course to help landlords meet new requirements imposed by the Welsh Government. Landlords in Wales...

A court has heard that Amjad Ali Khattak, owner of a flat in Oxford, removed his tenant’s possessions and left them...

A London landlord must pay over £6,000 after a tribunal upheld Hillingdon council's decision to fine him for numerous safety risks...

Shelter claims that private renters who complained to their landlord, letting agent or local council in the last three years were...

Instead of selling your current home and buying a new one, you could look at letting out your own home and...

A council has prosecuted a landlord operating a property firm for not producing the right paperwork. Luton local authority has prosecuted Poplar...

The landlord of a property dubbed a “house of horrors” by Barking and Dagenham council enforcement officers has been ordered to...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, LandlordBuyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up most...

A landlord of a home with unsafe electrics has been issued with a fine of £7,500 by a west country council. Following...

A new licensing scheme for landlords in one of the country’s most controversial cities is likely to be approved next week. Nottingham...

A landlord who failed to provide a fire detection and alarm system in an HMO has been fined a total of...

A London borough council has revealed the number of cases it has taken against private landlords since the start of 2021...

A new crowdfunding platform says it’s opening up property investing to “a whole new generation.” Allbricks claims it’s disrupting “the antiquated mortgage...

A think tank says household costs are under more pressure from the cost of living crisis than in the pandemic, with...

Repairs are a normal part of owning a home, and the costs can add up quickly.  Home warranties can help homeowners budget...

Illegal meter-tampering is putting people’s lives at risk as they resort to increasingly desperate measures to reduce spiralling energy bills, two...

Here are five of the most common bad energy habits that people tend to overlook, and advice on how to fix...

Typical household disposable incomes for working-age families are on track to fall by three per cent this financial year, and by...

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

A property company owns over 140 rental units and has analysed its costs, and shared them with Landlord Today. The units owned...

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

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £10,000 at Cardiff Magistrates' Court for a catalogue of failures relating to a...

Although the property and mortgage markets have been in a state of flux for the past few months, with rising interest...

What has been billed as the bigger change ever to housing law in Wales comes into force today and is described...

Scottish landlords have been targeted with a raft of restrictive legislation in recent years but most are staying the course and...

The government has once again declined to give any meaningful timetable for the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill. At the end...

A landlord has been issued with a £16,000 penalty after the Residential Property Tribunal dismissed an appeal and upheld a financial penalty. North Norfolk council issued the...

Many first-time landlords don’t know where to begin when deciding to take in a lodger. Money.co.uk has provided top tips: 1. Check...

A landlord who left her tenants to live in filthy and unsafe conditions, while running an unlicensed HMO, has been prosecuted...

Gas Safety Week begins next Monday (September 12) and, in light of that, the team at Ideal Heating have provided some...

It may sound a small sum compared to many landlords’ experiences, but a new survey suggests a landlord spends an average...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...

A group of health and safety experts has created a guide to help landlords understand major rental reform being introduced in...

As the providers of housing for tenants, landlords are responsible for ensuring the property is safe for those living in it. Various...

A London council has boasted of its success in working with a landlord to remedy problems on a rental property served...

Electricians have revealed the 10 most dangerous mistakes made by those attempting electrical DIY, with some possibly leading to serious injuries...

Two tenants who were amongst a group of activists in a battle with their landlord have written in a left-wing journal...

London-focussed lettings agency Douglas & Gordon gives its rundown on what new landlords should know to get the most out of...

A landlord who failed to comply with an Emergency Prohibition Order to make safe an HMO has been fined £1,000 and...

Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...

A new survey has painted a daunting picture of how much it may cost a landlord to remedy damage from pets. Amidst...

The campaigning charity Shelter - once a critic of government policies over letting agents and landlords - has given a ringing...

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...

A new survey from an experienced company in the private rental sector has revealed shocking findings about what landlords really think...

A rogue landlord that put tenants at risk has been fined for £4,808 for breaking housing regulations on a property in...

A landlord has been fined £7,500 for not complying with electrical safety standards at a property he owns and lets out...

There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...

A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...

A consultation is underway into the extension of yet another private landlord licensing scheme for a further five years. Since March 2018...

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

A survey by the activist group Generation Rent is asking a series of detailed questions of private tenants in the constituency...

A controversial PropTech rental platform has issued a list of questions and issues to check when tenants rent from a landlord...

A landlord has been fined in one of the first cases in England, for failing to comply with Electrical Safety Standards. Regulations...

A landlord has been fined £6,250 for failing to make a series of improvements to the property he lets out in...

Husband-and-wife landlords Robin and Susan Kirstein have been landed with a massive fine for letting a home that was deemed by...

A lettings agent says his client landlords are already turning their back on short let platforms including Airbnb ahead of likely...

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

A rogue landlord has been fined a total of £57,577.92 for running an HMO without a licence.  Fahed Alam Choudhry’s property in...