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![Council marks 17 years taking licensing money from landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A north of England local authority is launching yet another consultation on licensing - 17 years after it became one of...
17 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
![Lender launches new mortgage product for landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_1245050809.jpg)
Specialist lender Aldermore has launched new and reduced limited edition Buy To Let and residential owner-occupier mortgage products. For individual and company...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![What HMO Landlords should know about Licensing and Planning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/1%20RVG%20announces%20%C2%A32bn%20plan%20to%20build%205000%20new%20homes%20-%20PIT%20Construction-400x310.png)
Understanding Article 4 is crucial for HMO landlords and one legal expert says there is a big difference between HMO licensing...
13 July 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Green Party wants planning consent hurdle for Airbnbs and HMOs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/PropertyPlanning.png)
A Green councillor in a city which has a Green MP is calling for the local authority to require planning consent...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![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
![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
![Yet more lenders slash Buy To Let rates to woo landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Another slew of buy to let lenders have slashed rates on their products as competition for landlords hots up further. A statement...
03 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
![Lenders drop buy to let mortgage rates, with more falls to come](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Molo Finance has made further rate cuts to its UK resident buy to let fixed-rate products. The lender’s BTL rates now start...
26 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
![HMO landlords heavily reliant on property for sole income](/upload/images/shutterstock_2442882233.jpg)
Half of HMO landlords say their property or portfolio is their sole source of income. Just under 30% of landlords who took...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![More Lenders woo buy to let investors with revised rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Mortgage lenders are continuing a mix of cutting rates and changing criteria in a bid to woo buy to let investors. Precise...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![More Lenders Cut Rates and Rules to Win Landlord Clients](/upload/images/shutterstock_2249092475.jpg)
Three more lenders have revised their buy to let mortgage range as competition continues apace to get landlord customers. Landbay has announced...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landslide Labour Council set to force landlords to buy £1,000 licence](/upload/images/shutterstock_506982190.jpg)
Local media in the Midlands say another Labour council is set to charge private landlords £1,000 for a licence allowing them...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Yet More Licensing: another council consults on two schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A consultation on a new licensing scheme has been launched by Reading council. The consultation will look at extending the current HMO...
14 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
![Landlords abandoning single lets in search of higher yields - bank data](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-2-400x310.png)
Landlords are increasingly turning towards semi-commercial property, a bank says. Shawbrook says its semi-commercial applications have almost doubled in 2024 compared to...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another Labour council launching huge expansion of licensing scheme](/upload/images/shutterstock_1937885968(1).jpg)
From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence. With one in four households in...
06 June 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
![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
![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
![Council offering landlords “training to help them improve”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...
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
![Get Courts Done and THEN Scrap Section 21 - Ben Beadle](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...
19 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
![Squeezed landlords increasingly tempted by HMO returns](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-2-400x310.png)
Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook. In both 2022 and 2023,...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![MPs return at last - Renters Reform Bill on the agenda](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Loans extended for landlords with “blemishes” on credit records](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
West One Loans has launched a new product range, called W3, containing a 6.84% five-year fix with a 4.99% fee and...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords piloting new Digital Property Logbook concept](/upload/images/shutterstock_1888607977.jpg)
Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the rental markets. The new logbooks...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![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
![Another council set to implement a landlord licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Burnley council says it’s considered the findings of a six-week public consultation and is set to increase planning controls over the...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour council celebrates leading role in clampdown on landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for “sentencing guidelines” to punish landlords over licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMO clampdown after worry over bins, parking and loss of housing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
A south coast council is set to clampdown on HMOs after a report highlighted alleged issues with the likes of bins,...
27 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
![New HMO clampdown launched by Labour council](/upload/images/shutterstock_138282323.jpg)
A new additional HMO licensing scheme is about to hit landlords in part of London. Haringey council claims its initiative aims to...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![How Technology is Transforming Property Management](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/lendlord/Lendlord%20Article%201%2090x70.png)
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Tenants advised to check their shared rental is licensed HMO](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...
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
![Licensing scheme fees based on landlords’ past performance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council offers free “fundamental training” for private landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
A council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. The training covers pre-tenancy...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lower-rate Green Mortgage deals offered to landlords](/upload/images/Sharp%20rise%20in%20property%20transaction%20fall-throught%20cost%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Bank has introduced offers on its two-year fixed rate BTL mortgages, including its lowest rate...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords rebel against Labour council £1,800 licence fee](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...
13 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
![Panic U-turn on HMO regulation changes for asylum seekers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The government has overturned its policy to relax HMO regulations on private rental properties used by asylum seekers. The policy had previously been...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mental Health in the Rental Sector – Are We Doing Enough?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1099722167.jpg)
One might immediately answer 'no' to this question, but does the HMO property industry possess adequate understanding of this delicate subject...
03 February 2024
From: The Big Issues
![Controversial council threatens series of new licensing regimes](/upload/images/shutterstock_261713198(1).jpg)
New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...
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
![Mortgage lender launches new range to target more landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Sharp%20rise%20in%20property%20transaction%20fall-throught%20cost%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
A range of specialist buy to let mortgage products covering multi-occupancy properties, mixed-use or part-commercial properties, and expat investors, has been...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council raising revenue through licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building society scraps mortgage application fees for landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
The Penrith Building Society has scrapped mortgage application fees for all buy to let and residential products, including further advances, until...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![BTL Mortgage Rates slashed by prominent specialist lender](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
One of the UK’s best known platforms for mortgages has significantly reduced its Buy To Let rates. Starting from 3.79 per cent,...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords overwhelmingly back Airbnb clampdown - council’s claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A local authority in a tourist hotspot claims that local landlords have “overwhelmingly” backed a move to clampdown on Airbnbs and...
03 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
![Landlords upbeat about 2024 prospects despite huge challenges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HappyLandlord-400x310.png)
Some 74 per cent of buy to let landlords are optimistic about the property market in the next 12 months, it’s...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax and Energy Efficiency tips dominate agent’s advice to landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Paragon launches nil-fee five-year BTL fixed-rate mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue Landlord hit with huge Rent Repayment Order](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
A landlord in London has been ordered to refund 12 months’ rent to tenants after failing to license their HMO. The fine...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Demand for HMO landlords to do more to boost recycling](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EcoHomes-2-400x310.png)
A recycling company says landlords should do more to encouraging HMO tenants to boost recycling. The firm - First Mile - suggests...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![A Comprehensive Guide to HMO Mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...
02 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
![HMO anti-litter campaign used to identify unlicensed rental properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A council is running a pilot project to manage litter issues associated with HMOs. All homes in parts of Coventry were given...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![London landlords hold tight grip on HMOs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Stormy%20weather%20for%20homebuyers%20Introducer%20today%20team%20LandlordNews.png)
Owners of London HMOs rarely put them up for sale, meaning investors likely need to convert a residential home into an...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb sub-letting call explodes into national media controversy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Asylum seekers and HMOs - legal challenge to rules relaxation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health gas come out in support of a legal challenge to the government’s draft regulations exempting...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Student lettings under pressure thanks to Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/MillenialAgents1-400x310.png)
A rent guarantor service says the recent Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill has intensified scrutiny on the challenges faced...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMO Council Tax breakthrough 'may not save landlords money'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxMan-400x310.png)
The breakthrough on council tax and HMOs, announced just before the weekend, may not be all that it seems. That’s the view...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Student rent rises should be capped, urges housing analyst](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council Tax victory for landlords of HMOs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Renters in shared housing stand to save up to £1,000 - and the National Residential Landlords Association says it is the...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Abusive landlord prosecuted for obstructing council officers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
An unnamed landlord with a large portfolio of homes has been prosecuted by Portsmouth council for obstructing officers in carrying out...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords warned about end of HMO licensing ‘grace period’](/upload/images/shutterstock_261713198.jpg)
HMO landlords in Portsmouth are being urged to apply for a new licence before the grace period ends on December 1. Additional...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sentencing next year for landlord who controlled illegal HMOs](/upload/images/shutterstock_1896522829.jpg)
A landlord has been found guilty of operating eight unlicensed HMOs and a range of breaches of the HMO Management Regulations. Northampton...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Clampdown on HMOs - another consultation process underway](/upload/images/Legal%20advice(2).jpg)
A prominent north of England council has launched a six-week public consultation on proposals to tighten the planning rules around converting...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Some 700 HMOs will soon be subject to licensing regime](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Warwick council is the latest to introduce an Additional Licensing Scheme for HMOs. The district wide scheme will start on January 18...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Supply Shortage Reinforces Need for Regulation Re-think](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
This is back-to-school season and for the majority of university students who choose to move away from their family home during...
07 October 2023
From: Rental Reform
![Whopping £30,000 fine confirmed for rogue landlord’s HMO activities](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMO licensing regime coming to an end - for now](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
The Additional Licensing HMO scheme in the Bath and North East Somerset area ends on New Year’s Eve. The scheme covers around...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unlicensed HMOs produce £200k windfall for London council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Haringey council has got a £200,000 windfall from landlords of unlicensed HMOs. And now it’s set to get even more. Councillors are to...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yet more London council landlord licensing on the cards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A London council is looking to introduce new licensing for landlords. Currently Wandsworth council operates mandatory licensing for HMOs with five or...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Do HMOs Still Stack Up As An Investment?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed. Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...
16 September 2023
From: Agent Advice
![Tougher powers over HMOs to be subject of autumn consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A northern council is considering tightening the planning rules around converting properties into HMOs. A report to Burnley council’s executive recommends removing...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Consultation starts on ban for HMOs to become Airbnbs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lowest mortgage rates for landlords are tied to good EPC ratings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tory council claims boost in tackling “criminal HMO landlords”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
More than 300 landlords have applied for a new licence brought in this summer by Tory controlled Kensington and Chelsea council...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council boasts of fining HMO landlords over £200,000](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
Landlords across just one London borough who failed to license HMOs have been issued with fines amounting to £207,500. To date, 59...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council tells landlords to apply for new licenses from this week](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A council is warning HMO landlords to apply for a licence ahead of a new regime starting this week. From September 1...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Which Student Areas Have The Biggest Shortage of Properties?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...
26 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
![Landlords pay £20,000 for property management failings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
A council has issued financial penalties of over £20,000 to landlords failing to manage their properties. Three of the four cases...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlords forced to go on ‘recognised landlord training’](/upload/images/shutterstock_1908799612.jpg)
A trio of Cambridge landlords have been fined more than £8,000 between them, after three separate HMOs were found to be...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council admits taking “really hard line” on HMOs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
A council is boasting that it’s taking a "really hard line” over HMO regulation. New rules in Blackburn with Darwen prevent family...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![MP blames Tories for spread of ‘scary’ HMOs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
An MP says owner occupiers are “scared, unable to sleep at night, worried about their safety and even concerned about whether...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Crunch meeting tomorrow to decide on HMO licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
Councillors in Warwick look set to decide tomorrow whether to implement an additional licensing scheme for some HMOs. Following a public consultation...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yet More Landlord Licensing: another council ponders controls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
Landlords providing accommodation on the Wirral are likely to get further licensing as a new consultation goes ahead. The proposals suggest continuing...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bumper £68,000 fines for HMO landlord and his company](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
Mulberry Real Estate Ltd, and its director, David Bryant, who are landlords of properties in Cardiff, have been fined for a...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gove approves one of UK’s largest landlord licensing schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Southwark’s Labour council has won the backing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove for one of the largest private landlord licensing schemes...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Police at centre of crackdown on Illegal HMOs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Police-400x310.png)
Illicit HMOs have been targeted in a bid to improve housing standards and make communities safer. North Northamptonshire council joined forces with...