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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...

The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland has prosecuted landlord Paul Coyle, resulting in fines totalling £3,000. Belfast Magistrates Court found Coyle...

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

Propertymark says that this, the 12th edition of Gas Safety Week, is an ideal opportunity for landlords to make sure they...

The Health and Safety Executive is urging landlords to check the credentials of gas fitters following a case heard recently in...

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

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

A landlord has been sentenced for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property in accordance with the law. Swansea magistrates’...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

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...

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

The landlord of a north London property where two men died of a suspected carbon monoxide leak on Sunday faces a...

A buy-to-let landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence, instructed to undertake community service and ordered to pay almost £6,500...

A private landlord from Cornwall has been given a 12-month prison sentence suspended for 24 months, fined £5,000, and ordered to...

A buy-to-let landlord in Ilfracombe, a seaside resort on the North Devon coast, has been given a suspended prison sentence for...

A private landlord has been prosecuted after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental property in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Llanelli Magistrates’ Court...

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

A buy-to-let landlord in Plymouth put the lives of his tenants at risk of a gas explosion after carrying out gas...

Damp and mould can mean big problems for landlords, letting agents and tenants. It can cause stress and even health issues...

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

A buy-to-let landlord in Stockton-on-Tees, has been sentenced after illegally uncapping and reconnecting a gas supply. Teeside Magistrates’ Court heard that David...

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...

A Kent landlord has been fined for failing to have a valid Gas Safety Record in place for five properties. Medway Magistrates’...