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A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...

A solicitors’ firm is warning that a County Court case could be used to allow more tenants to defend Section 21...

While most landlords will be aware of the fact, they are required by law to renew the gas safety certificate for...

A new council licensing scheme has been given the go ahead by the government. Peterborough council’s selective licensing scheme will be run...

Two landlords who let their two-bedroom flat in Tower Hamlets to as many as 22 people, have pleaded guilty to nine...

New research from lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that while net rental yields have increased over the last year,...

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with landlords. The...

A loans company, Moneyboat, has issued a series of tips for renters before and during their tenancies.  It claims that by avoiding...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has set out a radical programme of devolution to local authorities at city and county level...

A landlord has been sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court after she had previously been found guilty of illegal eviction. Dr Amy Eskander,...

The Welsh Government has opened a three month consultation on changes in regulations for holiday let landlords. The Welsh Government - a...

Scottish landlords have been targeted with a raft of restrictive legislation in recent years but most are staying the course and...

A landlord who left her tenants to live in filthy and unsafe conditions, while running an unlicensed HMO, has been prosecuted...

Landlord Action is issuing a reminder to landlords of the importance of carrying out annual gas safety checks and a request...

Gas Safety Week, which begins today and continues until September 18, is going ahead as scheduled. Now in its 12th edition, it...

This week (September 12-18) marks the twelfth annual Gas Safety Week. All landlords renting properties with gas appliances have a legal duty...

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

A landlord who failed to comply with an Emergency Prohibition Order to make safe an HMO has been fined £1,000 and...

A council has imposed fines on five landlords for licensing breaches. Doncaster’s Selective Licensing scheme was introduced - so the council claims...

Housing has always been one of the most sensitive political issues, meaning that legislation in this area is unusually sensitive to...

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...

A survey by the activist group Generation Rent is asking a series of detailed questions of private tenants in the constituency...

Landlords will be breathing a sigh of relief following a Supreme Court decision delivered just before the Easter holiday. The court refused...

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

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

A landlord has been fined for failing to ensure that gas fittings, appliances and associated flues were checked for safety. Edinburgh Sheriffs...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

A free service has been launched by the Nationwide to help landlords manage properties and get through the maze of laws and...

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

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...

Hastings council has taken a landlord to court for failing to obtain a gas safety certificate, which is required by law...

A landlord has been given a hefty fine for housing vulnerable tenants in hazardous conditions in a case brought by a...

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

Activist group Generation Rent are telling tenants to use the slightest documentation error by landlords to avoid eviction. It claims as many...

A rogue landlord has been hit with a bill of £48,000 - a record for the council which brought the prosecution. Tariq...

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

Insurance company CIA landlord has prepared a league table of the most and least profitable locations for buy to let landlords. It’s...

A landlord has been hit with what a local authority calls a record £66,000 fine after being found guilty of letting...

A new app is targeting tenants and says it allows them “to sort any issues at the click of a button.” The...

A London council has confirmed its right to refuse licenses to criminal landlords - even reformed ones. A story in the East...

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

Landlords and tenants in Chelmsford, Essex, are being warned that a local letting agent appears to be trading, despite being expelled from...

Scarborough Council has approved the introduction of a compulsory selective licensing scheme in parts of Scarborough’s Weaponness and Ramshill ward.  The decision...

ARLA Propertymark has compiled some fresh advice and top tips for those starting to think about their living circumstances and renting...

The Court of Appeal’s decision to back landlords in the gas safety certificate challenge last week was an enormous relief to...

The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that Section 21 notices issued by landlords are valid provided a gas safety certificate is...

Yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield has provided landlords with much-needed clarity on...

David Smith, renowned property litigation and housing lawyer, will host a masterclass on possession claims this Friday following a landmark case...

Buy-to-let landlords are being encouraged to back a legal case aimed at protecting their rights to repossess properties by making a...

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 has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 in relation to 12 charges under the Housing Act after...

New technology has been launched in an attempt to improve gas safety accountability in the private rental sector. The existing system makes...

Marks Out Of Tenancy, a letting review website, has launched ‘Tenants’ Tools’ for tenants to securely keep any tenancy-related images and...

From Monday, landlords will be able to apply for an early bird discount for Scarborough Borough Council’s new selective licensing scheme,...

Buy-to-let landlords will soon be able to apply for an early bird discount for Scarborough Borough Council’s new selective licensing scheme,...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has launched a fresh campaign fighting for landlords’ repossession rights. The landlord organisation has decided to take...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has expressed its disappointment at the government’s decision not to address a major ruling that is...

A buy-to-let landlord in Luton has been ordered to pay £8,510 by Luton Magistrates Court for continuing to rent out a...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

The private rented sector is a challenging landscape to negotiate, with tax changes and ever-changing regulation meaning that landlords now, more...

Landlord Gas Safety Certificate: How to Keep Your Tenants Safe There are plenty of safety considerations when renting out a property. Arguably,...

From today, all BTL landlords in England with Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs), regardless of their start date, will need to comply...

Buy-to-let landlords need to prepare themselves for changes to the Section 21 Notice coming into force next week. On 1st October 2018,...

A buy-to-let landlord has been handed a two-year suspended sentence, ordered to pay more than £4,000 and given 100 hours of...

A landlord from Blackburn has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties in Norwich. Norwich Magistrates’ Court...

When it comes to rental responsibilities during a tenancy, there remains some confusion among so-called ‘accidental landlords’ when it comes to...

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

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

Buy-to-let landlords with rental properties in Peterborough will now have to pay £600 for a five-year licence to rent out a...

Landlords are being warned of the dangers of unsafe gas appliances this Gas Safety Week. The seventh annual Gas Safety Week currently...

As the buy-to-let industry has grown, so too have the many rules and regulations involved with letting a property. Keeping up with...

A number of landlords are unwittingly issuing incorrect Section 21 notices, resulting in thousands of pounds being wasted on aborted possession...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £17,000 for renting out an unsafe house in Ipswich, which posed...

A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £800 for various breaches of his selective license. Stephen Halliday, 50, of Bingley,...

A man who is currently serving six years in prison for child sex abuse offences is among four rogue landlords in...

A new scheme launched to help landlords with housing repairs in Peterborough has been panned by the local MP. Stewart Jackson MP...

A buy-to-let landlord has narrowly escaped jail after failing to ensure gas appliances in one of her properties were checked for...

Sheffield Council has promised to continue targeting rogue landlords after bringing its highest-ever number of successful prosecutions. Seven individuals and companies were...

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

A fundamental part of any tenancy agreement is the tenant’s obligation to pay rent to live in the  property. In return,...

A new selective landlord licensing scheme will be introduced by Peterborough City Council in parts of the city where there are...

The owner of a house in Colindale, north London, let out to tenants in a dangerous condition has been fined £25,000. Habib...

A landlord has been fined £11,000 after being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at Plymouth Magistrates Court following...

A Yorkshire landlord has been prosecuted after failing to provide gas safety certificates for two rented properties.  Harrogate Magistrates’ Court heard that...

The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants through a dangerous gas boiler installed in the...

Evictions firm Landlord Action has questioned whether the government has enough resources in place to enforce new Section 21 measures introduced...

The vast majority of tenants are unaware of new laws introduced today which change the Section 21 evictions process.  From today, under...

Two landlords in Leamington Spa in the West Midlands have been fined £27,000 for failing to manage a house in multiple...

Landlords have hit out at a raft of new rules being introduced in just three weeks’ time. The Department of Communities and...