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![Property Tax Loophole costing councils millions, claims consultancy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
A property firm has branded the current council tax rules for holiday homes “a mess” and says local and national government...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s Renters Rights Bill - the government explains](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...
20 July 2024
From: Rental Reform
![HMRC and Labour council in joint clampdown on landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour council warns landlords: “Don’t get caught without a license”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A Labour council is warning landlords to get licensing or face hefty fines or prosecution. Brent council in north London says it...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Illegal eviction and harassment ends up with fine for landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
A landlord has been convicted for the illegal eviction and harassment of a tenant. St Albans Magistrates Court heard how Olufemi Forseythe,...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![What Britain's Biggest Landlord Tells Its Tenants](/upload/images/shutterstock_1032274147.jpg)
Housing has emerged as a key talking point during Labour's first few days in government. This comes at a fractious time for...
13 July 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Council charges over £1k for licence but wants to work with landlords”](/upload/images/shutterstock_261713198(2).jpg)
A council is urging private landlords who let out properties locally to check if they need a licence under a new...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Critical Tax and HMRC Deadlines This Month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
As July heats up, so does the pressure for many to meet critical financial deadlines. James O’Brennan a finance expert from Federal...
06 July 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![Custodial sentence for landlord who broke fire safety laws](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135622365.jpg)
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005,...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Huge £45,000 bill for landlord after fire alarm offences](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tribunal backs landlord’s huge fine after family left without heating](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A landlord must pay £24,000 for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice issued to him. Landlord Lakhbir Singh Rakhra was reported...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council boasts of hammering landlords with £100,000 in HMO fines](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A council has issued a statement apparently celebrating the fact that it’s fined HMO landlords over £100,000 since the start of...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC's Property Tax Rules: Fines and Lesser-Known Facts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
As a homeowner in the UK, navigating the complex landscape of taxes and regulations enforced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...
29 June 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![A Warning to All Landlords Over Selective Licensing Schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The recent unveiling by several London councils of selective licensing schemes should raise concerns among private sector landlords - especially 'amateur'...
29 June 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![One rule for councils, another for private landlords - claim](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
A move by one London council to refer itself to the Regulator of Social Housing should be seen as a 'national...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fines for HMO landlord who allowed sleeping in forbidden rooms](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A landlord with previous offences for breaching safety regulations has been hit with a series of fines in a new case. Norfolk...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord caused “significant risk to health” of tenants - fined £20k](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £20,000 after being found guilty of offences related to the living conditions...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour v Conservative Housing Policy - an analysis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...
22 June 2024
From: The Big Issues
![HMO Neglect leads to Five Figure Fine for landlord](/upload/images/shutterstock_476459503(1).jpg)
The owners of a large HMO in London have been fined £13,500 after failing to repair multiple hazards within their property. A...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Over 40 tenants compete for every Gumtree rental in key towns](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Over55Tenant-400x310.png)
Some locations in the UK are seeing as many as 40-plus prospective tenants racing for the keys of every available rental...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Refurb-To-Let products target landlords improving properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
Paragon Bank has launched a new refurb-to-let deal, offering landlords finance to upgrade their properties. The two refurb-to-let products are designed for...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning to Landlords after Suspended Jail Sentence](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
An advisory service is warning landlords to heed the lessons from a recent court case concerning legal obligation to ensure fire...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bin Storage Row contributes to £25,000 bill for private landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Landlord Mohammed Saleem has been found guilty of multiple planning enforcement violations related to properties in Bedford. Saleem, along with his company...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Billions! Landlords adds so much to the economy, says NRLA](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
The Welsh private rented sector makes a gross value added (GVA) contribution of £1.6 billion to the UK economy, according to...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord sent abusive and racist emails to top politician](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A landlord has pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, with the offence having been racially aggravated, having...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Most renters consider moving back to the family home - new figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_1161757894.jpg)
Almost one in four (23%) young private renters defined as 21 to 34-year-olds regularly consider moving back into their family home. Another...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pair of Portfolio Landlords hit with hefty fine over their HMO](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A couple who are portfolio landlords in the London borough of Haringey have been ordered to pay £10,000 after failing to...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Huge surge in Right To Rent checks as non-compliance fines soar](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
There’s been a surge in Right to Rent checks - up 577% year on year. Under the Right to Rent Scheme, civil...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Case against landlord takes 18 months to reach court](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
The landlord of a property has been hit with over £23,000 in legal costs after being found guilty of operating an...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Banned! HMO Landlord cannot let properties for next three years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_Banned-400x310.png)
A council has obtained a Banning Order against a rogue landlord preventing him letting houses in England for three years. A First...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour council says it’s protecting 5,000 homes from rogue landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
All private landlords in four areas of Islington in north London - where the council claims there are particular problems with...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents Still Rising in Double Digits in parts of UK - agency figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
Landlords in London are benefitting from double digit increases in rents, outdoing every other region of Great Britain. London rents increased by...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![In Court At Last - landlord after two-year investigation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
A private landlord who let three of his properties fall into dangerous disrepair has been ordered to pay almost £14,000 after...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Tax Alert - new guidance from HMRC](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxTime-400x310.png)
HMRC is appealing to landlords to file Self Assessment tax returns early - and claims there are benefits to doing so. In...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets - agents issue new guidance to private tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
Propertymark has issued a guide to tenants about their rights to have a pet. A statement from trade body Propertymark says that...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Official - Labour will NOT introduce rent controls if it wins election](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Half of councils can't be bothered to collect fines from landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
Data gathered by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) shows that less than half the fines levied against rogue landlords have...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord “accepts council penalty but only if not named”](/upload/images/shutterstock_1409975696.jpg)
A council has fined a landlord £17,500 for failing to license two of his properties in the area. However, the identify of...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![E-bike fire leads to fine for landlord over unsafe HMO](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A landlord has been fined over £3,800 for letting out an unsafe and unlicensed HMO. South Gloucestershire council issued the landlord a...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency - should rents be lower in poor EPC homes?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2442670631.jpg)
A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined by court for “unfairly profiting from properties”](/upload/images/shutterstock_2232925689.jpg)
A landlord deemed to be unfairly profiting from properties has been fined a total of £5,825.27. Greenwich council prosecuted Anna Yang, an...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - types of property selling slowest and fastest](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...
27 April 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Landlord faces 15 months in jail unless she pays over £50,000](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Arrested-UK-400x310.png)
A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bizarre Behaviour Landlord back in court a second time](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council. Giuseppe...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Appeal fails against hefty fines for HMO violations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A tribunal case has ended with fines imposed on two landlords - Nigel William Harry Hobbs and James Robert Hobbs -...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMO rogue owner pleads guilty to string of safety failings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
A London council has prosecuted landlord Syed Shah, owner of an HMO, for a string of breaches that posed significant risks...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why are landlords hated? Is it down to the BBC and rest of the media?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fines for non-compliant landlords skyrocket as councils cash in](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark. With 19 council licensing schemes and...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Prosecuted over dangerous property](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A private landlord from Bridlington has been ordered to pay £1,500 for putting tenants into a dangerous property, thereby breaching a...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shamplina Speaks: Letting agents are landlords' allies today](/upload/images/Paul%20Shamplina(3).png)
In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...
06 April 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Landlord must pay £45,000 for letting out unlicensed properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Is Co-Living The Next Big Thing In Private Renting?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1795757935.jpg)
Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...
30 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Another council slaps 100% extra tax on property owners](/upload/images/shutterstock_2385697245.jpg)
A council has agreed a council tax rise of an additional 100% on second home and long-term empty homes, despite widespread...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Councils combine to take rogue HMO landlord to court](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
A landlord referred to only as ‘Mr Gurung’ has been named by two councils as being penalised £3,000 for an overcrowded...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Controls over Airbnbs to be relaxed in near future](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
While parts of Britain are considering tightening rules over Airbnbs and other short lets, the Channel island of Jersey appears to...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Free training for landlords with cooperation of the NRLA](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of a north of England council. Cumberland council is providing the training...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Is the Furnished Holiday Let sector dead post-Budget?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1890342466.jpg)
The tax reliefs enjoyed by landlords running Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) were cut by the Chancellor this month. Some say the...
23 March 2024
From: Tax & Finance
![Energy Theft is ticking time bomb for rental sector - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2341720917.jpg)
Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal. In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Controversial council wants every single private rental home licensed](/upload/images/shutterstock_1530884375.jpg)
Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord harassed tenants - ending up in court and fined](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,500 in fines, compensation and costs after a council brought a prosecution against him. Jama...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Planning Row Landlord forced to pay over £220,000](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined thousands for not handing over paperwork to council](/upload/images/Fine.jpg)
A council is warning landlords and tenants after one landlord was ordered to pay more than £4,700 in fines and costs...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bad landlords get short pricey licences - good landlords get the reverse](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Two landlords to pay £600,000 for ignoring planning and improvement notice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Four figure fine for failing to produce gas certificates](/upload/images/shutterstock_101075668.jpg)
A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![New attack on Airbnb landlords - possible charge for bin collections](/upload/images/shutterstock_572192086.jpg)
Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord hit with big fine after ignoring improvement notice](/upload/images/shutterstock_1606552366.jpg)
A landlord has been slammed with £9,000 in fines and costs for ignoring notices to improve his property. Following reports of disrepair...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord ordered to pay £45,000 for letting unlicensed properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management Regulations.Mohammed...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![“Seize bad landlords' properties” Generation Rent demands](/upload/images/shutterstock_1929449678.jpg)
Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Defiant landlord in court and fined over Improvement Notice](/upload/images/Fine.jpg)
A private landlord has been prosecuted for failing to carry out works to make his rented property safe . David Almond of...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Two landlords with dangerous properties fined thousands](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined200x150.jpg)
Renting out dangerous properties in Cardiff has cost two landlords thousands of pounds. Rowshanara Begum has been fined £20,000 at Cardiff Magistrates'...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council slaps two Civil Penalty Notices on landlord after winning appeal](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310.jpg)
A council has won an appeal concerning two Civil Penalty Notices imposed on a landlord. The landlords had been issued two fines...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Financial Penalty Notice slapped on landlord after appeal case](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined-400x310.jpg)
A council has won an appeal to enforce a Financial Penalty Notice that was served on a landlord who let out...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord fined for letting outbuilding to family of nine](/upload/images/shutterstock_476459503.jpg)
A council has prosecuted a landlord after a family of nine were discovered living in an outbuilding. Tariq Khan of Peterborough was...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Five figure fine for landlord’s HMO bin, garden and fire breaches](/upload/images/shutterstock_1423818530.jpg)
A landlord has been fined a total of £10,000 for breaching regulations when renting HMOs to vulnerable residents, as a supported...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government facing two ways on boiler grants and heat pumps](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BoilerInspection_1-400x310.png)
The government has issued a lengthy statement claiming more home owners, including landlords, are fitting heat pumps - yet at the...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fails to attend court, fined thousands for safety offences](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
The landlord of a flat has been ordered to pay a total of £3,287 for failing to carry out repairs. Carlo Ykhlef,...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Register for further three years or risk fines, landlords warned](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is reminding landlords who registered or renewed with the Landlord Registration Scheme during January,...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Red Tape: landlord fined for not providing paperwork to council](/upload/images/shutterstock_282358193(1).jpg)
A landlord who failed to provide a council with information about one of his properties when served notices requiring him to...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council Warns Landlords - big crackdown is coming this year!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Huge rise in councils using bailiffs to recover unpaid rent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
Some local authorities are quick to criticise private landlords for trying to avoid rent arrears but it appears councils themselves have...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Banning order victory for council after landlord appeal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_Banned-400x310.png)
Newham council in London has won what it calls a landmark case against a convicted rogue landlord. The court has dismissed the...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords warned to check dates of gas safety certificates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
While most landlords will be aware of the fact, they are required by law to renew the gas safety certificate for...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb gives its landlords tax tips to satisfy HMRC](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour Mayor’s landlord clampdown backed by Build To Rent group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
The Build To Rent trade body, the UK Apartment Association, is backing the proposals outlined to clampdown on rogue landlords put...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined by council for failing to carry out repairs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A London council has prosecuted a landlord for failing to carry out repairs on his property and causing a severe health...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords without central heating offered financial incentives](/upload/images/shutterstock_2195215857.jpg)
Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMO licensing scheme is “a step forward” claims council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough. The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Just days to go to self assessment tax deadline - here’s what to do](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-SelfAssessment-400x310.png)
There are now fewer than 35 days until self employed workers - including many landlords - will need to submit their...
30 December 2023
From: Tax & Finance
![Landlords Beware - Concerns over Quality of New Build Homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuildHomes-400x310.png)
New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...
30 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
![Latest council licensing scheme takes over £900 from each landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A new council licensing scheme has been given the go ahead by the government. Peterborough council’s selective licensing scheme will be run...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning to Airbnb and Short Let hosts over January tax change](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Thousands of Britons earning from letting their spare room or using parts of their home on platforms like Airbnb could be...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unknown Energy Costs could hurt tenants this winter](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Low_EPC-400x310.png)
A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...
23 December 2023
From: The Big Issues
![Landlords warned over looming electrical checks crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning landlords of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Banning Order and call for people to watch out for rogue landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
A council has secured a banning order against a landlord, taking effect almost immediately. The order is against Grzegorz Surminski, a landlord...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Husband and wife landlords guilty of breaching Prohibition Orders](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
Landlords Shaun and Laraine Etherington have pleaded guilty to four offences of breaching Prohibition Orders against human habitation at their properties...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove slams council that boasts of clampdowns on private landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Michael Gove has written to 10 social housing providers - housing associations and councils - slamming them after findings of severe...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord tried to let out “uninhabitable outbuilding”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a private landlord who let out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King of Kings Langley was...