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A court has told a multi-millionaire landlord he must pay £125,000 after a 10-year campaign of abuse against a local council. Last...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Health and Safety Executive is urging landlords to check the credentials of gas fitters following a case heard recently in...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Another council has revealed it’s won funding from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to boost the EPCs of...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined in one of the first cases in England, for failing to comply with Electrical Safety Standards. Regulations...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO in London. The fine was issued by Haringey council after the...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been hit with a bill of almost £25,000 for allegedly exposing vulnerable tenants to serious fire risks in...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £6,250 for failing to make a series of improvements to the property he lets out in...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Plans to extend tenants’ rights that were introduced as an emergency measure during pandemic will have a ‘devastating’ effect on the...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A London landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO. The fine was issued after the landlord ignored repeated warnings...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A second-offence landlord has received fines totalling £5,259.75 after council officers found nine different safety violations at a single property. The building...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A £5,000 fine handed to a landlord for not having an HMO licence has been slashed by 50 per cent. The landlord...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Husband-and-wife landlords Robin and Susan Kirstein have been landed with a massive fine for letting a home that was deemed by...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been fined £1,760 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs after failing to properly licence four properties in...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been slapped with a £400 fine for allowing a tenant’s waste to be fly-tipped on the site...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A proposal that landlords be fined up to 36 months rent has been put forward in a consultation paper. The Scottish Government’s...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord who harassed tenants and left them in dangerous accommodation hit has been branded “atrocious” and has been hit with...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords are likely to be obliged to supply agents with additional details in future, before their properties are listed to let...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...
19 February 2022
From: Tax & Finance

A council says it’s going to clampdown on landlords who are “keeping deposits unnecessarily” and agents “charging unpermitted fees.” The pledge comes...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants rogue landlords to pay bigger fines and more compensation to tenants. He is also introducing...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined for failing to ensure that gas fittings, appliances and associated flues were checked for safety. Edinburgh Sheriffs...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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In recent days we have heard Michael Gove trumpet his plans to ‘level up’ the UK. We knew that he would be...
12 February 2022
From: The Big Issues

A London council has secured banning orders against four rogue landlords after they were found to be letting an unlicensed and...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A study suggests that 70 per cent of tenants would be willing to pay more for a property with good indoor...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

New selective licensing schemes are now live in areas of north and east Manchester covering more than 1,400 properties. This means compulsory...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Complaints from the public about rubbish left in front of a house have led to a landlord being hit with a...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...
29 January 2022
From: The Big Issues

A prominent buy to let mortgage provider is advising landlords to ensure they check EPCs and energy efficiency issues on properties...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who has already been fined on numerous occasions for similar offences has now been served with a £5,000...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Landlords believe that energy efficiency upgrades required to comply with Net Zero regulations may cost up to £10,400 per property. From 2025...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined almost £5,000 for failing to install smoke detectors into a house he let to a family. The...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £3,607 over properties that were so dangerous tenants’ lives were at risk. North Lincolnshire council brought a...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A tax consultancy has produced tips for those faced with the self-assessment tax filing deadline of next Monday - and who...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £64,000 for breaking housing regulations. In July last year Sumon Miah was found...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading accountancy firm says the relative good health of the rental market and house price appreciation will trigger stricter enforcement...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A landlord who has been operating a licensable HMO without a licence has been fined £5,000 at a prosecution brought by...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A council has obtained a banning order on a landlord in a ruling that is the first of its kind in...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords in one area of London could face unlimited fines, criminal convictions and bans from letting out properties. The measures are...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Bristol-based lettings management company Iletpro Ltd has been ordered to pay a total of £2,700.06 in fines and costs for failing...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been found guilty of a series of fire safety failings which left residents with only one option to...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord operating a House in Multiple Occupation without a licence has been fined £5,000. An officer from Chesterfield council carried out an...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Build To Rent apartment brand Essential Living is giving its tenants five New Year’s Resolutions for 2022. 1. Create Home Working Space:...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s being reported in the mainstream press that the government may give landlords an extra year to make rental homes more energy efficient. This...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A London council has prosecuted a rogue landlord after a 30 month saga regarding the condition of an apartment. Richmond council received a...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A council says it’s going to contact local landlords to remind them of legal restrictions concerning energy efficiency. Caerphilly council says it’s...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords who jointly own a property to let in Wrexham have been fined for failing to licence it appropriately. Christopher Tye...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Residential landlords need no reminding of the restrictions that have prevented possessions for substantial periods during the pandemic. Nor do they...
27 November 2021
From: The Big Issues

Harry Roberts, managing director of My Favourite Cottages, outlines how holiday homes can be made more sustainable. Earlier this month, world leaders...
27 November 2021
From: Industry Views

A private landlord who failed to carry out essential safety work has been fined for ignoring an Emergency Prohibition Order. Mohammed Deryo,...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A local council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for illegally evicting a young couple from their accommodation in Cheltenham. The landlord -...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Fines on landlords and letting agents that fall foul of London council regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in a largely-rural area of Suffolk is the latest to have won additional funding to push landlords into making...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A couple have been fined over £13,000 after they were found guilty of unlawfully evicting four tenants and breaching management regulations...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A poll suggests that many private tenants admit to being more interested in the tidiness of their properties than safety within...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined and sentenced to a 12-month community order for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £24,750 and told to repay his tenants almost £47,000 in rent. In December 2018, Preston council responded...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A council in the north of England has identified 166 private rental properties within the district that do not comply with...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Barrows and Forrester agency has prepared a tenant guide for those hoping to hold fireworks displays at their rental home...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Paragon Bank is doubling both the maximum loan amount it lends on an individual property and the total buy to let...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The council in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has issued what appears to be a celebration statement about its legal action against rogue landlords. The...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Three criminal landlords have paid £350,000 in fines after being found guilty of illegal ‘beds in sheds’. Brian Linskey and Catherine Hallahan...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham has set out what it considers to be the 10 easy mistakes which some landlords...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord must pay thousands of pounds after illegally letting an outbuilding for over three years. Paul Vig admitted failing to comply with...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour-controlled local authority with a reputation for clampdowns on rogue landyhas issued a statement celebrating its successes. Tower Hamlets council in...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has taken to the local media in his area to express outrage that a council has failed to find...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s more evidence of councils clamping down on landlords fly tipping - Landlord Today has run a series of reports on...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well describes the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...
16 October 2021
From: Top tips & guides

A local authority admits it is using covert cameras to spot landlords illegally fly-tipping. Darlington council claims there have been several incidents...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A London landlord has been ordered to pay almost £275,000 for failing to comply with an existing planning enforcement notice. Mrs Anja...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined over £7,000 for letting out an unsafe and unlicensed HMO. South Gloucestershire council’s private sector housing team...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...
09 October 2021
From: Tax & Finance

A landlord in the north of England has received the largest fine that his local council has ever secured for a...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A remarkable four year court battle has ended with £190,000 in fines for a rogue landlord couple who falsely claimed they...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlords in one part of the Midlands are being warned that they could face fines of up to £30,000 if they...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has entered into partnership with a tech company to assist landlords with regulatory compliance. This partnership will...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A London council has prosecuted a rogue landlord and his associated property firm for letting unsafe properties and being unlicensed -...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...
29 September 2021
From: Agent Advice

A landlord who built extensions and converted them into flats and bedsits all without planning permission has been given a record...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been prosecuted for a second time for breaches of Wirral council’s selective licensing scheme. The council’s housing standards team...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists group Generation Rent is urging renters who have renewed their tenancy but not moved since May 2019 to check if...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has pleaded guilty to harassing one of his tenants during the eviction ban period. Abid Butt from Sheffield has been...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered by a court to pay over £6,000 after admitting a string of regulation breaches. Juliet Petrovic, of...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord company has been fined more than £15,000 for failing to improve housing conditions in three properties. North Somerset council received...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has pleaded guilty to the unlawful eviction of his tenant. Jalal Uddin of Wellingborough has pleaded guilty at the town’s...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A council is threatening to fine private landlords whose properties do not meet energy efficiency standards. Darlington council’s cabinet will meet next...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to comply with improvement notices for a vulnerable tenant and threatened to evict her if the improvements...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The SpareRoom online service has drawn up what it calls an affordability guide, which is effectively a league table of room...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A local newspaper’s investigation has revealed that a London council flouted its own policies to maximise the number of landlords it...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 30 per cent of landlords who plan to remortgage by mid-2022 intent to release equity from their properties according to...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A private landlord operating an unlicensed and overcrowded property in London has been hit with a fine of more than £21,000. Brent...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has overturned a council fine for letting her flat without a licence - and it’s the same local authority...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord in the north of England has been given a suspended prison sentence and a huge fine for fire safety...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Hastings council has taken a landlord to court for failing to obtain a gas safety certificate, which is required by law...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Fines for landlords and lettings agents in Greater London have soared from just £22,000 in May to a huge £139,146 in...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A private landlord operating an unlicensed and overcrowded property in London has been hit with a fine of more than £21,000. The...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by magistrates after a bedroom fire revealed tenants were living in...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been given a hefty fine for housing vulnerable tenants in hazardous conditions in a case brought by a...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined more than £16,000 for failing to license his property. It is the first time South Tyneside Council...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a sharp fall in money raised from a campaign encouraging landlords to voluntarily disclose tax owed on rental properties...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment suspended for two years for breaches of fire safety legislation. Thirunavukkaradu Kuladaisamy, the...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The people behind a new smart system for controlling electric heating and household appliances claim it has the potential to save...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Fines totalling more than £250,000 were issued to rogue landlords in Barking and Dagenham last year. Offences included failing to have a...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A council has gone on record saying it’s trying to stop a rogue landlord from letting out any property anywhere, ever...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A tenant was put at risk from a ceiling that partially collapsed and was left unable to use her shower after...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been hit with a fine of more than £4,200 for failing to keep tenants safe in their homes. North...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been prosecuted for failure to make improvements to his tenanted property, including failing to install a fire detection...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A London council has prosecuted a landlord for renting out an unauthorised and unsafe House in Multiple Occupation. Daniella Mbachu, who owns...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Rogue Landlord Team of a local authority has triggered a civil penalty notice resulting in a fine of over £21,000...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A council says it’s “on the side of tenants” against landlords. The London borough of Tower Hamlets has renewed its Selective Licensing...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been fined £2,000 and must pay a victim surcharge of £22 after pleading guilty to breaching a...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour MP is proposing legislation which would mean that landlords who offer accommodation in exchange for sexual favours could be...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlord Siddika Begum of Salisbury has been prosecuted for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation in the town. Begum...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Landlord Antanas Klibavicius has pleaded guilty to illegally evicting his tenant and not taking any steps towards ending the tenancy properly...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A warning has been issued to landlords about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who was hit with a £66,000 fine over safety breaches at a rental property has fought back - and...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to properly maintain a HMO in Reading. Nidan Singh, 76, has also been ordered to...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords of a property in East London have been ordered to pay costs and fines totalling £61,057.05 after they were prosecuted...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord and a property company have a total of over £90,000 to pay after being found guilty of 27 charges...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord that refused to make safety improvements at two of her properties in Folkestone has been fined nearly £5,000. Madeleine Scott,...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been handed penalties totalling nearly £8,000 after being found guilty of operating an unlicensed HMO. This follows an investigation...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been hit with a bill of £48,000 - a record for the council which brought the prosecution. Tariq...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have been handed hefty fines after pleading guilty to renting out shared houses without the correct paperwork. The owner of...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who allowed his tenants to live in squalid conditions, has been ordered by the court to pay £5,000 for...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A council says it’s on the hunt for landlords letting properties with EPCs below the minimum standard. Working with Exeter Community Energy,...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A reminder has gone to landlords about new electrical safety standards that come into effect for existing tenancies in a week’s...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A serial-offender landlord has been fined for putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions. Nilendu...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

From April, almost two-thirds (67%) of England’s councils are set to increase their council tax by 4.90 – 5.0%. However, the pandemic has...
21 March 2021
From: Conveyancing, Mortgages, Tax & Finance

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Activists in Generation Rent have hit out at the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions. The government has extended this...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A tenant who sub-let a property by falsely claiming to be its owner has been given a criminal record. Sonia Nascimento rented...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who illegally turned a London property into 13 flats has been hit by nearly £200,000 in fines, costs and...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A four year ban on letting any residential property has been imposed on a landlord found guilty of using accommodation that could...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have to pay almost £8,000 for letting their flats in defiance of a Prohibition Order. The order came into force...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The owner of a property used for an illegal party has been fined by a London council for breaking lockdown. Police were called...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to licence his properties has been ordered to pay back over £8,000 in rent. Dexter Blackstock, a former...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency is issuing general guidance to the landlord community ahead of changes to Electrical Safety Standards in April. Helen Hollingsworth,...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord’s firm has been fined after waste accumulated in the rear yard of a tenanted property. Elahi Properties of Blackburn was...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing proper washing facilities or tackling serious fire hazards have been taken to...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation. Wolverhampton council prosecuted Aunberin Saddique after it...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes. Rosalind...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two men have been ordered to pay almost £8,000 for letting out flats in defiance of regulations designed to keep tenants...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been hit with a fine of over £600 after failing to comply with an improvement notice - jeopardising...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions, has been fined. Haroon Karim from Nottingham...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Both Labour and the Scottish National Party have spoken out over online platforms carrying advertisements from landlords seeking sexual favours in...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey conducted for a mortgage broker suggests one in six landlords is unaware that 2019-2020 - tax assessments for which...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...
14 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Advice from a tax software consultancy suggests that landlords must declare Coronavirus grants in future tax returns, including the next self-assessment...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been hit with what a local authority calls a record £66,000 fine after being found guilty of letting...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A former tenant has been fined for sending racially offensive messages to his former landlord over three years after being evicted...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A Labour MP is demanding action against unscrupulous predator landlords who demand sex from tenants in lieu of rent. The Daily Mail...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A councillor has called for all new HMOs to be created with en suite bathrooms, and not shared bathrooms. The call came during...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

A London council has confirmed its right to refuse licenses to criminal landlords - even reformed ones. A story in the East...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An online quiz with 4,000 landlord participants suggests that landlords are well informed - they scored an average 70 per cent...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £2,500 for failing to licence a property that she had been renting out for several years...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A London landlord must pay over £280,000 in three months after housing eight people in a flat deems illegal for even...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The family of an 80-year-old landlord fined for failing to maintain a block of flats in Wisbech has stepped in to...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A law firm says landlords being obliged to conduct checks on the immigration status of potential tenants is encouraging and even...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A £4,550 fine has been upheld after an appeal by the landlord was rejected by a property tribunal. Fenland council served five...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
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HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

As all those responsible for managing property will be only too aware, landlords have many obligations under the laws and regulations...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

A landlord has been prosecuted following the death of a tenant in a house fire at an HMO said to have...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

A collapsing ceiling, filthy facilities, and an abandoned car are among the dangerous defects leading to a Banbury landlord facing a...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay his ex-tenant £1,500 after failing to protect her deposit with an approved scheme. The Housing...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An accountancy firm is warning Airbnb landlords they may be investigated following a decision by the short lets platform to share data...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent campaign says a mandatory landlord register is necessary - and would have stopped the actions of a rogue...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has launched an official consultation on proposals to make the private rental sector more energy-efficient - and they include...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm has drawn up a list of those regions with the highest proportion of rental properties with EPC rating...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in Walthamstow, north east London, have been ordered to pay a collective total of £375,000 after modifying their buy-to-let...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With a number of property investors looking to take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday by expanding their portfolios, NICEIC...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

New regulation introduced yesterday could see unscrupulous landlords fined up to £30,000 if they do not comply with the rules. Under the...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

New regulations that are designed to strengthen electrical safety practices and bring in line with those already well-established within gas safety regulations...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A man deemed not to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence for a house in multiple occupation...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) has produced fresh guidance designed to help landlords and the electrical industry...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

New electrical safety rules have been introduced to ensure that private tenants are protected. New regulations, which were introduced yesterday, are designed to strengthen...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

As more people start to think about moving home as the coronavirus restrictions are eased, sales and letting agents are being...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Ian Wiggett What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Henry Adams Lettings and Henry Adams...
27 April 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Estate and letting agents should be among the first industries to return to work as soon as the lockdown is relaxed,...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been prosecuted by Bristol City Council for providing private rented accommodation that posed a “serious risk to life”. Nine...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

If the private rental sector and sharing economy is to continue to thrive, regular engagement with your tenants is required to...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Most landlords will already be familiar with the Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency (MEES) Regulations which came into force on 1 April...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Associations (RLA) is calling on the government to delay introducing new electrical safety rules to help ensure that...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who illegally rented out properties in Fife has been sentenced to two years in prison after failing to...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2019 has come and gone, however,...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

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