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

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...

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

With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...

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 safety organisation is warning of a “tragedy waiting to happen” because three quarters of fire doors fail to meet the...

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

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...

Local media in Scotland report that no fewer than seven landlords have been struck off the register of landlords operating in...

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...

With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...

For landlords looking to find tenants fast, London-based lettings agency Douglas & Gordon has put together a 12 tip guide to ensure landlords have a smooth letting process – perfect for...

A landlord has been found guilty of a series of fire safety failings which left residents with only one option to...

Airbnb can make life easier for UK landlords by increasing yields, simplifying the rental process and providing peace of mind against...

A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...

A Labour council in London has announced plans to expand its crackdown on what it calls “shoddy landlords.” Southwark council says the...

Landlord Gordon Lee has been sentenced to 12-months' community service and must pay the full costs of his fire safety court...

A company behind a fire safety initiative has surveyed tenants in both the private and social rental sectors, and claims shortcomings...

A landlord has been ordered by a court to pay over £6,000 after admitting a string of regulation breaches.  Juliet Petrovic, of...

A landlord has been refused a lettings licence by a local council because he failed to keep fire safety alarm records...

Landlords must pay well over £700 for entry into what is now the UK’s largest ever HMO licensing scheme, at Westminster...

There’s a warning today that some office-to-resi and shop-to-resi conversions - often thought to be popular purchases by buy-to-let investors -...

A landlord in the north of England has been given a suspended prison sentence and a huge fine for fire safety...

Camden council in north London has become the first local authority to secure an anti-social behaviour injunction against a landlord in...

A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by magistrates after a bedroom fire revealed tenants were living in...

A landlord has been fined more than £16,000 for failing to license his property. It is the first time South Tyneside Council...

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 sentenced to nine months imprisonment suspended for two years for breaches of fire safety legislation. Thirunavukkaradu Kuladaisamy, the...

The government claims its new Building Safety Bill, published yesterday, will create “lasting generational change” after Grenfell and the cladding crisis...

The Rogue Landlord Team of a local authority has triggered a civil penalty notice resulting in a fine of over £21,000...

Rogue landlord Siddika Begum of Salisbury has been prosecuted for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation in the town. Begum...

A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...

A landlord who was hit with a £66,000 fine over safety breaches at a rental property has fought back - and...

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...

A landlord and a property company have a total of over £90,000 to pay after being found guilty of 27 charges...

A landlord that refused to make safety improvements at two of her properties in Folkestone has been fined nearly £5,000. Madeleine Scott,...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

A tenant who sub-let a property by falsely claiming to be its owner has been given a criminal record.  Sonia Nascimento rented...

A landlord in south west of England has been given a nine month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, following a...

Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing proper washing facilities or tackling serious fire hazards have been taken to...

It’s feared that the government’s latest funding to solve the cladding crisis will leave thousands of landlords with loans and unsellable...

A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...

When it comes to conveyancing for landlords and investors, the purchasing process itself doesn’t differ that much from residential conveyancing, there...

Periodic inspections of your property are just as important for landlords as the inventory check at the start of the tenancy....

A landlord has been prosecuted following the death of a tenant in a house fire at an HMO said to have...

A council has prosecuted a local landlord for failing to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of his tenants. Eastleigh council took...

A new strategy has been launched today by Westminster City Council to help raise standards for tenants who rent privately.  Westminster, which...

The government has published its response to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s (HCLG) report on cladding...

TSB will no longer lend on buy-to-let properties in England and Wales that do not meet minimum energy efficiency standards.  Buy-to-let landlords...

Buy-to-let landlords with a rental property in Harrow have just a few weeks left to have their say in a consultation...

A new licensing scheme designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords has been put forward for consideration by  Liverpool City Council. The new...

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...

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

Three years after the Grenfell fire, 257 tower blocks in Britain, housing about 56,000 people, are still to be made safe,...

The government has been criticised by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) for taking far too long to remove all flammable cladding...

Harrow Council is looking to renew its landlord licensing scheme in Edgware, enabling tougher enforcement action on rogue landlords. It is consulting...

Rendered insulation could be a bigger issue for scores of tower blocks with flammable cladding, according to Andrews Property Group.  Almost three...

The government is being urged to fund a bailout to help social landlords avoid a £10bn bill to fix fire safety...

If the private rental sector and sharing economy is to continue to thrive, regular engagement with your tenants is required to...

New technology is being launched in an attempt to improve fire safety in the rental sector.  Following the changing recommendations around fire...

City of York Council has vowed to crack down on rogue landlords looking to exploit the housing market, as part of...

London’s first rogue landlord banning order has been issued after tenants’ lives were put at risk through the letting of unsafe...

A buy-to-let landlord in Sutton has been fined £2,694 and ordered to pay £1,994 in costs and a victim surcharge of...

House sharing has becoming increasingly popular as more (and older) people opt to live with housemates over ownership or renting alone....

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

A buy-to-landlord in Worcester has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 for failing to install adequate safety measures.  Mohammed Rafiq, who was...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 after tenants were discovered living in an appalling and unsafe property.  Officers...

A buy-to-let investor, who previously spent time in prison for perjury after he lied during an inquiry into the deaths of...

Birmingham  City Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in the Small Heath area in what...

A council used a plane with thermal imaging to catch unscrupulous landlords that allowed tenants to live in substandard conditions.  Several people...

A private landlord who put the lives of his tenants at risk has been ordered to pay a £20,000 fine and...

A buy-to-let landlord in South Yorkshire has been fined £4,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,121 as well as a...

A buy-to-let landlord in north London has been ordered to pay more than £13,000 after breaching fire safety regulations and failing...

An unscrupulous landlord has been told to pay close to £25,000 after being prosecuted for renting out rooms in an unlicensed...

Lettings of London Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after pleading guilty to 18 offences largely relating to...

More needs to be done to stem the increase in short-term lets on Airbnb and similar platforms to ensure that there...

Two landlords who let substandard properties in Lancing and Southwick have had their appeals against Civil Penalty Notices (CPNs) rejected. Adur District...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £2,646, costs of £2,000 and a victim surcharge of £170...

Two landlords have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 for breaching fire safety and over-occupancy licence conditions at their House...

A new fire safety campaign urging private sector landlords and letting agents to always abide by the law and install smoke...

A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 in fines and costs following a successful prosecution...

New tenant packs designed to help landlords raise awareness of fire and carbon monoxide dangers have been launched by Aico Ltd. Aico,...

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

Buy-to-let landlords looking to invest in Croydon or stay on top of industry best practice are invited to attend a free...

A landlord in Stevenage who allowed his tenant to live in an excessively cold attic with a serious fire safety hazard...

A buy-to-let landlord in Glasgow will be left out of pocket after the renewal of her house in multiple occupation (HMO)...

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

Eight men were found living in cramped conditions in a one-bedroom flat in east London during a raid by Barking and...

A rogue agent and two lettings companies in north west London have been heavily fined for operating a dangerous unlicensed house...

Buy-to-let landlords with properties in Croydon, south London, are being invited to attend a free conference being run this week by...

Fire safety knowledge in the private rented sector has improved over the past 12 months but there is still significant room...

Less than one in five BTL landlords have contacted with their tenants regarding basic fire safety precautions since the Grenfell Tower...

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. The one-day conference, which will be held at...

As a landlord, it goes without saying that you must keep the property you provide your tenants with safe and free...

A neglectful landlord, who allowed his tenants to occupy a property without working smoke alarms, a lack of sufficient fire doors...

Brent Council officers discovered 15 men crammed inside a two-bedroom bungalow during an enforcement raid yesterday morning. Tenants were found sleeping on...

A landlord has been ordered to pay just over £5,000 after admitting safety failings at a fire-hit house in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. Lawrence...

Landlords generally believe that many recent regulation changes have gone too far and want to see the government rethink the swathes...

Private landlords looking for fresh fire safety guidance can now gain access to an online fire safety course that has been...

Tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in London. The one-day conference, which will...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £2,525 after failing to obtain a license for a shared house in Thurrock, Essex. Adeola Makinde was...

A call by a Parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in privately owned residential blocks has...

With more Airbnb listings in this country than ever before, there is growing concern among MPs that the home sharing website...

A rogue landlord letting a cold, damp property with a lack of hot water and heating has been ordered to pay...

Tickets have been released for the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) next Future Renting conference in London. The one-day conference, which will be...

As a private landlord you are bound by specific housing legislation, which provide tenants with certain basic rights. From keeping your property...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border are being urged to demonstrate that they are complying with all of their legal obligations...

Industry experts have joined forces to launch a campaign urging policy makers to create legislation on appliance testing in rental properties. It...

A landlord who built an outbuilding and converted it into eight small flats without planning consent has been ordered to pay...

The publication yesterday of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, confirming that landlords and building managers will...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 after being found guilty of a number of breaches relating to...

Two letting agents have been hit with £14,000 fines for unlicensed shared properties in Camden, north London. The two rogue letting agents...

The government’s review into building and fire safety regulations is ‘missing the opportunity’ to assess fire safety regulations across all types...

A buy-to-let investor, who previously spent time in prison for perjury after he lied during an inquiry into the deaths of...

A private landlord in Lincoln has been fined more than £10,000 after being caught breaking safety rules for a second time. Missing...

A company and the manager of a house of multiple occupation (HMO) in South Hampstead, north-west London, have been hit with...

A Private Members’ Bill put forward by Labour MP, Karen Buck, which offers tenants the legal right to take action against...

The deadline for landlords in parts of Scarborough’s Castle and North Bay wards to apply for a license under the local...

A landlord in Ilford, Essex, has been sentenced to four months in jail for continuing to rent out his property despite...

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

A buy-to-let landlord in Flintshire has been given 28 days to pay a fine of £11,081 after being found guilty of...

A private landlord in Northampton has been fined £3,300 and ordered to pay the council’s £1,890.26 legal costs along with a...

There is a lot for landlords to consider when letting a property and what is required often relates to the date...

More than 500 landlords attended Brent Council’s latest Landlord Forum in north London last week where they were given presentations from...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike, and because...

As the letting fees ban looms ahead, it is clear that however it plays out we are seeing more and more...

People living in high rise tower blocks across the UK are being let down by a system in which it is...

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

Being a student landlord can be an attractive proposition especially in an area with a high student population which has the...

A new fire door checker has been launched as part of Fire Door Safety Week (25 September - 1 October), designed...

Landlords have been accused of doing little to improve fire safety in their rental properties following the Grenfell Tower disaster. New research,...

A buy-to-let landlord had been prosecuted for letting rooms to three disabled people in an unlicensed property in the Rose Hill...

Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy and in support of this year’s Fire Door Safety Week (25 September – 1 October 2017),...

A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £10,000 after tenants were discovered living in appalling, cramped conditions, as Brent Council...

Buy-to-let landlords seeking fire safety guidance following the Grenfell Tower tragedy can now gain access to an online fire safety course...

Borough wide selective licensing could soon be coming to Brent if the the local council gets its way. Brent Council wants the...

A crowdfunding page has been set up by concerned tenants who are looking to pay for an independent fire safety inspection...

Contradictory and outdated fire safety guidance urgently needs updating to better support private landlords, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are taking measures to check the fire safety of their buy-to-let properties in the wake of...

Private landlords of high-rise buildings in Wales are being encouraged to take up an offer of free cladding safety checks following...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined for renting out ‘dangerous and poor’ accommodation after a fire broke out at her property...

A landlord has been fined more than £5,000 after St Helens Council’s private sector housing team inspectors found fire safety issues...

The owner of a rental property in west London, which was described by a judge as a “deathtrap”, has been told...

A landlord had been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after putting the lives of his tenants at risk. Daniel Woulfe of...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £21,000 for renting out an unlicensed house in Oxford. Six people were found to be...

Landlord obligations can be difficult. Electrical safety, fire safety, deposit protection, licensing and consent, the list is endless - leaving some...

A buy-to-let landlord has been prosecuted after three flats that he owns in Hull were found to be in a dangerous...

A landlord has been fined £162,000 after 18 people were found to be living in his ‘unsafe’ Georgian Grade II-listed flat...

A Coventry-based landlord has avoided a prison sentence over fire safety offences after his tenant suffered life-threatening burns to 40% of...

A landlord operating in the London borough of Brent has been has been ordered to pay close to £7,500 for cramming...

A  landlord and his letting agents have been slapped with a fine of more than £20,000 and given criminal records for failing...

A landlord in Grimsby has been jailed and ordered to pay costs of more than £100,000 after putting the lives of...

A criminal landlord has been handed a fine of almost £40,000 after he was caught housing 24 tenants in a rental...

A company has been handed a hefty fine by Islington Council for letting an unlicensed flat in the north London borough. Landhouse...

A landlord who continued to rent out a house to tenants despite being warned that it posed serious health and a...

Private landlords in Ealing, one of London’s largest boroughs, will soon have to obtain a licence to operate a house in...

A landlord has been fined £20,000 after a raid revealed that 28 tenants were residing in “unsafe” cramped conditions in a...

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

A new version of the National Landlords Association’s (NLA) Fire Safety Logbook has been launched to help landlords protect their tenants...

Newham Council has prosecuted what it called a “group of criminals” running a dodgy letting business with an estimated income of...

A landlord in Bolton, Lancashire, has been fined £1,500 at Bolton Magistrates Court after a fire at one of his properties...

A landlord has been fined for breaching regulations for houses in multiple occupation following an early morning raid involving immigration enforcement officers. As...

Two Southall landlords have been found guilty of failing to comply with notices and orders to make safe dangerous and illegal...

A firefighter has been jailed after inadequate fire safety measures contributed to the deaths of five people at a rented property...

A landlord has been found guilty and fined for fire safety failings and denying that his property was being used as...

A charity claims there is a blind spot in the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 coming into force next month.  Electrical...

A Bristol landlord has been handed a suspended jail sentence after student flats under his ownership were found to have numerous...

A letting agency has been handed fines totalling £7,000 and costs of £1,140 after the council took it to court over...

Two managing agents, who own and manage properties in Hatfield, were ordered to pay a total of £42,534 in fines after...

A Cambridge landlord has been prosecuted for putting tenants at risk by renting out an unsafe house in multiple occupation (HMO). Maciej...

On 9 June Ceyam Rahman, 24, of Whalley Range, pleaded guilty to seven offences and was hit with fines and costs...

Two landlords each face a bill of well over £4,000 each after being found guilty of charges relating to their three...

Forty-six residents of a block of converted flats in Luton have been forced to leave their homes after it emerged the...

A Harlington HMO landlord has been fined £11,000 after putting his tenants' lives at risk. London Borough of Hillingdon Council found Javeed...

A Surrey landlord has been fined £7,000 and ordered to undertake 200 hours of unpaid work, after he was found to...

A landlord in Coventry has been handed a £3,350 fine after a house in multiple occupation under his ownership was found...

A London landlord has been fined £160,000 and ordered to pay £40,000 prosecution costs for breaking fire safety laws following a...