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A landlord has been fined for failing to ensure that gas fittings, appliances and associated flues were checked for safety. Edinburgh Sheriffs...
14 February 2022
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A landlord has been fined and sentenced to a 12-month community order for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental...
09 November 2021
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A landlord is going to court to try to recover £150,000 allegedly owed by an agency in the form of guaranteed...
12 October 2021
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A landlord has been ordered by his local council to remove energy efficient triple glazed windows installed at a cost of...
29 June 2021
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Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...
11 March 2021
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A landlord has been sentenced for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property in accordance with the law. Swansea magistrates’...
19 February 2021
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The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...
14 January 2021
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With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

Landlords are being urged to remain attentive when viewing or inspecting rental homes in order to weed out tenants that may...
30 September 2020
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A buy-to-let landlord has been sentenced after failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property he owns in Plymouth. Plymouth Crown...
18 March 2020
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A landlord and building contractor have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to large quantities of asbestos fibres at a rented...
02 January 2019
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It’s been a busy year in terms of legislation in the Scottish lettings industry. The introduction of the Private Residential Tenancy...
28 December 2018
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Landlord Gas Safety Certificate: How to Keep Your Tenants Safe There are plenty of safety considerations when renting out a property. Arguably,...
21 November 2018
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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...
19 September 2018
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A landlord from Blackburn has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties in Norwich. Norwich Magistrates’ Court...
04 September 2018
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The publication yesterday of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, confirming that landlords and building managers will...
18 May 2018
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The landlord of a north London property where two men died of a suspected carbon monoxide leak on Sunday faces a...
11 April 2018
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A buy-to-let landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence, instructed to undertake community service and ordered to pay almost £6,500...
12 January 2018
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A private landlord from Cornwall has been given a 12-month prison sentence suspended for 24 months, fined £5,000, and ordered to...
11 September 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord in Ilfracombe, a seaside resort on the North Devon coast, has been given a suspended prison sentence for...
08 August 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord has narrowly escaped jail after failing to ensure gas appliances in one of her properties were checked for...
15 February 2017
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With less than just three weeks remaining until the January 31 Self Assessment deadline, buy-to-let landlords are being reminded that there are...
13 January 2017
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A buy-to-let landlord in Plymouth put the lives of his tenants at risk of a gas explosion after carrying out gas...
19 December 2016
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Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
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A landlord has been fined £11,000 after being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at Plymouth Magistrates Court following...
14 April 2016
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A Yorkshire landlord has been prosecuted after failing to provide gas safety certificates for two rented properties. Harrogate Magistrates’ Court heard that...