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A private landlord from Bridlington has been ordered to pay £1,500 for putting tenants into a dangerous property, thereby breaching a...

A prominent London-focused agent and property consultant says landlords are prioritising long term ‘tenant quality’ over short term yields. Jo Eccles, founder...

Pipes aren’t normally the first thing that spring to mind when we think of wrapping up for winter, but with an...

A landlord who let tenants live in properties riddled with hazardous electrics, unsafe boilers, mould and no smoke alarms must pay...

New research has uncovered what the organisations behind it call “shocking discrimination towards migrant communities” while they try to find places...

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

A landlord and his property company have been ordered to pay a total of £40,000 in fines after a council says...

Research conducted by activist group Generation Rent is claiming “shocking discrimination towards minority ethnic communities while navigating the private rental market.” The...

A series of officials carried out a morning visit to an illegal House of Multiple Occupation suspected of involvement in modern...

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

A landlord has been found guilty of three housing offences after it was discovered a property he let out posed a...

A landlord has been hit with a huge £23,000 fine for failing to properly maintain two HMOs. Landlord Lystra Dorval from Ilford...

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

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

The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...

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

Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...

A rogue landlord who has already been fined on numerous occasions for similar offences has now been served with a £5,000...

A poll suggests that many private tenants admit to being more interested in the tidiness of their properties than safety within...

A landlord who failed to ensure his property was clean and safe for tenants to live in has been prosecuted by...

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...

A landlord has been hit with a fine of more than £4,200 for failing to keep tenants safe in their homes. North...

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property.  Check...

A serial-offender landlord has been fined for putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions. Nilendu...

Research by an insurance firm has identified the high costs incurred by landlords on emergency call-outs. Whilst inevitably promoting the merits of...

A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

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

With a number of property investors looking to take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday by expanding their portfolios, NICEIC...

Buy-to-let landlords in England must now ensure that electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new tenancies in...

Ashfield District Council has joined forces with police officers in the Sutton area of Nottinghamshire to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords operating...

You may wonder whether there are really that many benefits of home and boiler cover that’s specifically tailored for landlords and,...

New regulation introduced yesterday could see unscrupulous landlords fined up to £30,000 if they do not comply with the rules.  Under the...

Buy-to-let landlords in England will soon need to ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new tenancies...

New electrical safety regulations were presented before Parliament on 13 January 2020 in a move by the government to strengthen electrical...

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

Private landlords have long been expected to keep their properties to a reasonable standard, but up until fairly recently what this...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay £47,500 after council officers found 11 people living in a small flat in...

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

Nearly half of tenants in the UK claim to have suffered health problems and injury as a direct result of conditions...

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

A London-based property firm has been ordered to pay back 70% of their profits gained from renting poorly converted flats in...

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

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

Almost seven in 10 people find the current system for complaining about housing confusing, according to the results of Ombudsman Services'...

An ‘unsafe’ house in multiple occupation (HMO) in north London has been uncovered by enforcement officers from Brent Council following a...

Nine private landlords have been banned from letting out homes in the Govanhill area of Glasgow after being found unfit to...

Three landlords have been ordered to pay costs totalling £18,000 for renting out an unsafe house in High Wycombe, which included...

A private landlord has been ordered to pay just over £1,000 after being found guilty of providing an ‘extremely dangerous’ rental...

Daniel Hill, managing director of Multi-Let UK, explains how you could build and manage a profitable HMO portfolio. Recent research fromMortgages...

A landlord has been banned from renting out a converted garage after environmental health officers found a family living in sub-standard...

Private housing tenants from across income scales are living in unsafe homes that fail to meet basic legal standards, a report...

Landlords and letting agents of student accommodation are putting their tenants’ lives at risk by failing to fix serious safety hazards,...