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Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

A London council has prosecuted landlord Syed Shah, owner of an HMO, for a string of  breaches that posed significant risks...

Another council is looking for landlords with rental properties to match them with prospective tenants who are ready to move in....

A private landlord from Bridlington has been ordered to pay £1,500 for putting tenants into a dangerous property, thereby breaching a...

A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...

Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of a north of England council. Cumberland council is providing the training...

A new additional HMO licensing scheme is about to hit landlords in part of London.  Haringey council claims its initiative aims to...

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

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...

Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to restrict Airbnb-style short lets do not go far enough, a group of activists has said. Yesterday...

The Conservative leader of a council which claims it has had problems with Airbnbs and short lets has given wholehearted backing...

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...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

The chartered surveyor team at Stokemont is giving advice on potential pitfalls in new build homes.  This is from RICS-accredited valuer Bradley...

The think tank Policy Connect is warning that landlords have reported that sub-standard carbon monoxide alarms are persistently available online, leaving...

Landlords who fail to ensure their private rented homes meet required standards face massively increased charges from a council. Bath & North...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is launching a consultation to renew yet another selective licensing scheme. The scheme was launched in 2018 and...

A council has secured a banning order against a landlord, taking effect almost immediately. The order is against Grzegorz Surminski, a landlord...

Landlords Shaun and Laraine Etherington have pleaded guilty to four offences of breaching Prohibition Orders against human habitation at their properties...

A landlord and a property management company have been found guilty of putting tenants at risk after a council probe. Kensington and...

The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over all social housing - has revealed a huge surge in what it calls “severe...

Inventory clerks are ideally placed to protect landlords from some heavy fines triggered by the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been claimed. The...

A landlord has found himself on the Rogue Landlord Database after repeatedly renting out hazardous properties in Sheffield. Local landlord and businessman...

A council has prosecuted four landlords in three days, with convictions secured for seven offences. Harold Mews Management Ltd of Margate was...

A landlord who let tenants live in properties riddled with hazardous electrics, unsafe boilers, mould and no smoke alarms must pay...

Over the last 15 years, the HMO market has been transformed.  Back in the ‘90s, multi-lets were mainly student housing or cheap...

Airbnb is linking up with private landlord agency OpenRent to offer reduced-price gas and boiler safety certificates. The short lets platform says...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords to take responsibility for issues of damp and...

Housing associations are urged to urgently check building specifications for the use of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC. RAAC is the...

Landlords are unwittingly exposing their tenants to the serious danger of fire because they opt for the cheaper option when hiring...

A council that is often outspoken in its criticism of rogue private landlords has been slammed for literally thousands of health...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

Mulberry Real Estate Ltd, and its director, David Bryant, who are landlords of properties in Cardiff, have been fined for a...

The priority for the majority of landlords is rental income that is paid on time, but there is also the priority...

A landlord and three property management companies have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...

A landlord who failed to get his properties licensed has been fined. Under the Selective Landlord Licensing scheme in part of Middlesbrough...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence. Giuseppe Sutera,...

Landlords are being invited to a free event to find out more about help and incentives on offer to help local...

A Tory MP representing a popular tourist area has attacked the proliferation of short lets, and wants a “locals first” policy...

A landlord has been fined more than £8,000 for failing to complete necessary improvements to properties. Eric Bland pleaded guilty at Chesterfield...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

The landlord of a cellar ‘flat’ where a fire resulted in the death of a man has been jailed for breaching...

The government is proposing to slash the regulations on HMOs used to house asylum seekers.  Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004...

A landlord has received a combined total of £10,478 in fines and costs for breaching safety regulations. Stroud council brought the prosecution...

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

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 for operating an unsafe HMO  following enforcement action by Havering council. John Abraka...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising landlords worried about red tape to use letting agents. Neil Cobbold, managing director of rental payment service...

Instead of selling your current home and buying a new one, you could look at letting out your own home and...

A Labour candidate hoping to become the MP in a popular tourist area is on the warpath over what she calls...

Activist group Generation Rent is demanding that the government tighten regulations on damp and mould - and is tying this to...

A council has prosecuted a landlord operating a property firm for not producing the right paperwork. Luton local authority has prosecuted Poplar...

A Cardiff landlord has been ordered to pay just over £4,500 for failing to rectify faults relating to two flats he...

A landlord who failed to provide a fire detection and alarm system in an HMO has been fined a total of...

A London borough council has revealed the number of cases it has taken against private landlords since the start of 2021...

In 2020 to 2021, the private rented sector in the UK accounted for 4.4m households, housing over 11m people with an...

A company which failed to declare its interest in a property which had health and vermin risks has been ordered to...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £25,000 by magistrates for a catalogue of failings relating to his rental property...

The government says it’s reviewing landlord guidance on the health risks of damp and mould following the death of two year...

The ingenuity of the human race knows no bounds, especially, it seems, when it comes to exploiting opportunities. We have all become...

A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...

A council has brought a prosecution against a private landlord who had not complied with a legal health and safety notice...

A former lettings agent who has become a sharp critic of landlords has made another attack - this time suggesting that...

The government has once again declined to give any meaningful timetable for the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill. At the end...

The freeholders to a block of maisonettes have been ordered to pay more than £22,000 after failing to carry out repairs...

Mendip District Council is warning landlords to comply with changes to Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations - or face a...

Time is running out’ for building owners and managers to take action over fire door risk assessments under new Fire Safety...

Coventry council has issued financial penalties on a landlord of a poorly managed and unlicensed HMO totalling £60,000. The council has also...

A new survey throws light on how perilous some household finances are as energy prices increase despite government interventions. Research from The...

A landlord has been found guilty of three housing offences after it was discovered a property he let out posed a...

Greenwich council in south London has launched a new selective licensing scheme: all private-rented single-household properties in five wards of the...

The first step within the UK to officially monitor Airbnb-style short lets comes into effect tomorrow, October 1. Scotland’s Short-Term Lets Licensing...

From November Gedling council in Nottinghamshire wants its Selective Licensing extended to four additional wards.  This follows a pilot where over 78...

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...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A landlord has been...

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

A Bristol landlord has been banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards. Naomi Knapp, a portfolio landlord...

Activists in the Acorn group is hoping to attract Labour councillors who run Leeds to a meeting next week, which will...

Landlords in Carlisle are being urged to put in place safety measures to protect their tenants with the local council join...

A landlord has pleaded guilty of four counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order and told to expect to pay “a...

A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme. York council - run by a...

The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...

Prominent buy to let service the Mortgage Advice Bureau has announced a new partnership that should allow landlords to arm themselves...

A group of health and safety experts has created a guide to help landlords understand major rental reform being introduced in...

A landlord and owner who failed to repair a serious water leak have been fined £4,000 after their tenants’ bathroom ceiling...

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...

A Conservative MP who has already suggested a 25 mile limit around some rental properties to reserve them for people with...

Electricians have revealed the 10 most dangerous mistakes made by those attempting electrical DIY, with some possibly leading to serious injuries...

Landlords and owners of empty homes iare being invited to a free event next week to find out more about help...

Two tenants who were amongst a group of activists in a battle with their landlord have written in a left-wing journal...

The government only has itself to blame for the explosion in AirBnb and other short lets properties. That’s the view of the...

A landlord who repeatedly let out an unsafe house has been fined £20,000 by magistrates. Housing officers from Salford council found fire...

A review into the effect of short-term lets has been launched by the government.  The government says future policies could involve physical...

A re-offending landlord housed himself and five tenants in what has been described as a death trap property.  The rogue Harrow landlord...