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21 December 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Croydon Council has applied for government consent to renew the borough’s landlord licensing scheme that makes sure privately-let properties meet key...
24 July 2020
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Following last week's announcement by the Welsh government that it plans to introduce new regulations to combat carbon monoxide poisoning, here are a...
20 January 2020
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An unscrupulous landlord has been fined £27,000 over an unlicensed HMO in Luton with multiple fire and safety breaches. Luton Magistrates Court...
02 January 2020
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Britain has faced terrible flooding this year. Floods and other property emergency can take minutes to occur and years to remedy....
23 December 2019
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As you will undoubtedly know, it is a legal requirement to ensure your rental property has adequate smoke detectors installed. Some landlords...
02 December 2019
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London’s first rogue landlord banning order has been issued after tenants’ lives were put at risk through the letting of unsafe...
19 November 2019
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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...
18 November 2019
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Private landlords have long been expected to keep their properties to a reasonable standard, but up until fairly recently what this...
01 November 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord in Worcester has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 for operating an unlicensed House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)...
24 October 2019
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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...
11 October 2019
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City of Lincoln Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in Lincoln for failing to comply...
04 October 2019
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A private landlord in Evesham has been ordered to pay £14,500 after he was found to be illegally renting his property...
06 September 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of failing to comply with a notice from Bradford Council ordering him to improve...
16 August 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay £14,500 for illegally renting out an overcrowded House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) without...
29 July 2019
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Citizens Advice has called for more regulation of the private rented sector after research revealed that hundreds of thousands of tenants...
27 June 2019
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A rogue landlord has been fined £55,000 and ordered to pay court costs of £2,989.67 as well as a victim surcharge...
24 June 2019
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Brent Council in north London discovered three tenants living inside a shed in the garden of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in...
20 June 2019
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Lettings of London Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after pleading guilty to 18 offences largely relating to...
24 April 2019
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A private landlord has been ordered to pay £800 in fines and costs after investigators discovered several deficiencies in a property...
10 April 2019
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Two landlords have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 for breaching fire safety and over-occupancy licence conditions at their House...
11 March 2019
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Toilet flushing discharged into the rear yard of a property, broken fire alarms and faulty electrics were among the defects found...
11 February 2019
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A landlord who failed to install a proper heating system and left safety hazards across a house in Peterborough has been...
05 February 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord in Glasgow will be left out of pocket after the renewal of her house in multiple occupation (HMO)...
18 January 2019
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HMO properties look very good on paper. Why charge a single rent when you can charge four or five lots of...
14 December 2018
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A buy-to-let investor, once dubbed “country’s worst landlord”, still owes more than £100,000 in unpaid fines in relation to over 60...
19 November 2018
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A rogue managing agent of an overcrowded house of multiple occupation (HMO) in east London has been fined £26,000 for breaches...
16 October 2018
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As a landlord, it goes without saying that you must keep the property you provide your tenants with safe and free...
11 September 2018
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A now former landlord has been fined £20,000 for putting the lives of five residents at risk after a broke out...
13 August 2018
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Singer Midge Ure and West End actress Carley Stenson have backed a campaign attempting to make homes in this country safer. Ure...
11 June 2018
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A buy-to-let landlord in Immingham, near Gimsby, has been ordered to pay £1,380 after being found guilty of renting an unlicensed...
30 May 2018
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A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 after being found guilty of a number of breaches relating to...
17 May 2018
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A buy-to-let landlord in Nottinghamshire has been ordered to pay almost £6,500 after failing to comply with an improvement relating to...
01 May 2018
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A buy-to-let landlord who let ‘hazardous’ properties in Leyland has been fined £20,000. Leyland Estates Ltd was prosecuted at Preston Magistrates Court after...
21 March 2018
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A private landlord in Lincoln has been fined more than £10,000 after being caught breaking safety rules for a second time. Missing...
26 February 2018
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A deranged tenant in Scarborough has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after he attempted to set fire to his...
18 December 2017
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There is a lot for landlords to consider when letting a property and what is required often relates to the date...
20 November 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord had been prosecuted for letting rooms to three disabled people in an unlicensed property in the Rose Hill...
26 September 2017
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A private landlord in Liverpool has been handed a hefty fine for putting his tenants at risk of fire. Following an inspection...
05 September 2017
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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...
27 July 2017
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A barrister, who often represented landlords and tenants, has been fined for breaking the law, after it turned out that he...
07 July 2017
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A landlord who allowed tenants to live in substandard conditions in Oxford has been handed a fine of £2,500. The poorly-maintained six-bedroom...
06 July 2017
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A landlord has been sentenced to six weeks in prison following the illegal evicting of one of his tenants and for...
18 April 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord in Sheffield has been told that he has to pay £2,412 in court costs, fines and compensation after...
15 March 2017
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Two landlords in Reading have been fined almost £14,000 for failing to put right a string of housing offences at a...
10 March 2017
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Two unscrupulous landlords in Reading have been fined almost £9,000 for poor housing standards and a complete disregard for the welfare...
23 February 2017
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Sheffield Council has promised to continue targeting rogue landlords after bringing its highest-ever number of successful prosecutions. Seven individuals and companies were...
03 January 2017
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A landlord in Bristol has been fined thousands of pounds after tenants and neighbours complained about the awful state of toilets,...
21 November 2016
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There are a significant amount of private landlords who fail to keep rental properties in a safe condition for their tenants,...
14 November 2016
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A landlord in Grimsby has been jailed and ordered to pay costs of more than £100,000 after putting the lives of...
24 August 2016
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A landlord has been fined £20,000 after a raid revealed that 28 tenants were residing in “unsafe” cramped conditions in a...
07 July 2016
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Rogue landlords in the London Borough of Barnet are being targeted by the local council as part of a crackdown on...
08 June 2016
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A Birmingham landlord has been handed a fine of more than £24,000 after being prosecuted for a string of offences. Salih Mahfood...
01 June 2016
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A Birmingham landlord has been sent to prison for 19 months and ordered to pay £13,820 costs over a catalogue of...
07 April 2016
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A Reading landlord has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £3,343 costs as well as a victim surcharge of £120...
30 October 2015
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A Birmingham landlord has been fined £6,400 and ordered to pay £3,696 costs and a £120 victim surcharge for failing to...
21 October 2015
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Two landlords in Leamington Spa in the West Midlands have been fined £27,000 for failing to manage a house in multiple...
29 September 2015
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New research from AXA Business Insurance has challenged the stereotype of terrible tenants and penny-pinching landlords but found there’s still room...
27 August 2015
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The Guardian has named and shamed a North London landlord after she topped a list of letting agents and landlords who have...
24 July 2015
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A Birmingham landlord has been ordered to pay nearly £20,000 for a number of failings in managing an HMO. Amrik Singh Gill,...
08 July 2015
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On 9 June Ceyam Rahman, 24, of Whalley Range, pleaded guilty to seven offences and was hit with fines and costs...