A convicted gangster caught with £500,000 worth of heroin has been refused entry to the landlord register in Scotland. This will mean...
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![Landlords take legal action against Labour council over licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
Legal action has been launched against Middlesbrough’s Labour council amid claims a licensing scheme which charges landlords almost £1,000 for each...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Suspended Jail Term for landlord in contempt and harassment case](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Arrested-UK-400x310.png)
High profile landlord Fergus Wilson has been sentenced to six months in prison suspended for three years and ordered to pay...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Planning Row Landlord forced to pay over £220,000](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Possession Delays - court hold-ups still going on a year after reform pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...
08 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
![Shamplina Speaks - What Does Court Reform Actually Look Like?](/upload/images/Paul%20Shamplina(2).png)
As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...
18 November 2023
From: Rental Reform
![Shamplina praises MP for raising need for possession court overhaul](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CourtCase-400x310.png)
The leader of Landlord Action has commended the efforts of MP Theresa Villiers for raising issues surrounding court delays which must...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Approaching 100 court cases hit by bailiffs halting work](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has halted the work of bailiffs on safety grounds. An incident is under investigation, and it’s believed...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bailiff crisis means rogue tenants run up ever-bigger arrears](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/StressedTenant-2-400x310.png)
Eviction experts claim the UK court system is nearing crisis point as many County Court bailiff evictions are being put on...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Maverick landlord loses latest bid to sue police for £1m](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
A maverick landlord who has hit the headlines countless times in recent years has lost his latest bid to sue the...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings think-tank slams government over rental reform proposals](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why Are Landlords Reluctant To Let To Benefit Claimants?](/upload/images/library/HappyLandlord-400x310.jpg)
The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...
23 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![£125,000 fine for infamous landlord - maybe more to come](/upload/images/library/Fine_360x280.png)
A court has told a multi-millionaire landlord he must pay £125,000 after a 10-year campaign of abuse against a local council. Last...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Council says landlords must be on call 24 hours a day if they run HMOs](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/smartphone-image400x310.png)
Private landlords in a major UK city must now provide an emergency out-of-hours contact number for dealing with anti-social behaviour, the...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Alert - Court of Appeal rules in landmark eviction case](/upload/images/library/Eviction400x310.png)
A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory compensation for tenants mooted by letting agents](/upload/images/Logos/ARLA-PropertyMark-400x310.jpg)
ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bailiff-enforced evictions suspended over Christmas season](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/Xmas%2C%20Easter%2C%20Halloween/ChristmasSnowglobe-400x310.jpg)
It’s understood there will be a Christmas truce with tenants not enduring bailiff-enforced evictions between December 13 and January 10. HM Courts...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ Cash Flow during Breathing Spaces and Arrears](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
With more than 60 per cent of landlords losing rental income during the pandemic, it is no surprise that many are...
23 October 2021
From: The Big Issues
![Banned! Outrageous landlord slapped with permanent injunction](/upload/images/library/Court-400x310.jpg)
Outspoken landlord Fergus Wilson, who has reportedly become a millionaire through his buy to let investments, has been hit with a...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlord hands over £2m in assets to National Crime Agency](/img/default/llt.png)
London based landlord and property developer Richard Leahy has agreed to hand over assets worth almost £2m. This settles a civil recovery...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Evictions could take six months longer than usual post-ban - warning](/img/default/llt.png)
An eviction specialist says the average time to evict a tenant could soar by six months once the current ban comes to...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Multi-millionaire landlord tells council leader to kill himself - court claim](/img/default/llt.png)
Multi-millionaire landlord Fergus Wilson - at one time described as Britain’s most successful buy to let landlord - is reported to...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction change - tenants with ‘severe arrears’ can be evicted](/img/default/llt.png)
From today possession cases with severe rent arrears will be exempt from the effective ban on evictions applying to the England...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Misery for landlords caught in never-ending eviction moratorium](/img/default/llt.png)
An industry service supplier has revealed the scale of the backlog in possession cases which cannot be pursued to eviction because of...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
!['Extreme arrears' is one of few reasons for eviction during lockdown](/img/default/llt.png)
It’s been confirmed that during the current one month lockdown in England there will be no enforcement of possession orders except...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urged to challenge eviction restrictions in Corona hotspots](/img/default/llt.png)
A leading property lawyers says he’s willing to act for landlords to take the government to judicial review over its latest...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Evictions effectively halted across much of England and Wales](/img/default/llt.png)
Bailiffs have agreed to a government request not to enforce court orders against tenants in Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations. This...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords urged to review ‘advertising material and vetting policies’](/img/default/llt.png)
A specialist property litigation firm is warning buy-to-let landlords not to discriminate against benefit claimants, following a recent landmark ruling that...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlord loses appeal at High Court over extension](/img/default/llt.png)
A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has lost an appeal at the High Court after he built an extension on a property...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Appeal against ruling on Right to Rent judicial review](/img/default/llt.png)
The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, often leads...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlord claims Romania still owes him £75k in rent for ambassador’s residence](/img/default/llt.png)
Chasing an ex-tenant for money owed on unpaid rent is challenging at the best of times, and so imagine the difficulty...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Fresh government guidance ‘could leave landlords open to prosecution’](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords are being urged by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) not to follow new guidance from the government on its...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![PM Johnson urged to ‘reinvigorate buy-to-let’ by introducing tax changes](/img/default/llt.png)
Boris Johnson is being to urged to do more to support investment in the private rented sector, as research shows that...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords look set to influence the future of the Right to Rent scheme](/img/default/llt.png)
Private landlords will have a major say in a court case considering the future of the government’s Right to Rent scheme. The...
10 July 2019
From: Rental Reform
![Tory leadership candidates urged to scrap controversial Right to Rent scheme](/img/default/llt.png)
The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit and the Right to Rent for EU nationals](/img/default/llt.png)
Few people familiar with the UK property market would dispute the fact that the Right to Rent scheme has been deeply...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![BTL landlords are simply not prepared for Brexit, says RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
EU citizens may face problems getting rented accommodation in the UK after Brexit due to a lack of guidance for landlords...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Right to Rent branded ‘a farce’ by RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, has been...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords association loses High Court battle to prevent new landlord rules](/img/default/llt.png)
New enforcement rules covering living conditions in private rented housing in Hull look set to be introduced after Humber Landlords Association...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Home Office to review Right to Rent checks following High Court ruling](/img/default/llt.png)
The Home Office has announced that it plans to reassess its Right to Rent scheme that requires landlords in England to...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to abolish controversial Right to Rent policy](/img/default/llt.png)
The government faces growing pressure to scrap Right to Rent, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, after the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords give preference to white people with British passports, court told](/img/default/llt.png)
A number of buy-to-let landlords are discriminating against prospective tenants based on their nationality and ethnicity due to the impact that...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![High Court review of Right to Rent policy begins today](/img/default/llt.png)
A Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent policy, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, will...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![£20m ‘Ponzi’ property scheme shut down](/img/default/llt.png)
The High Court has shut down a Ponzi scheme operated by a property investment firm after ruling that it was misusing...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![It’s time to suspend ‘unfair’ Right to Rent scheme, says RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
The Home Office is to reconvene its Private Rented Sector (PRS) stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. The government plans to take...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Have some local authorities been charging too much for HMO licenses?](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords could have grounds to challenge HMO licensing fees which could save them hundreds of pounds each year, according to...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Right to Rent legal challenge date set for December](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme, which forces landlords to undertake immigration checks on prospective tenants, is to be challenged in...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government faces High Court challenge over Right to Rent scheme](/img/default/llt.png)
The High Court has given the go-ahead for a legal review to be launched into the government’s Right to Rent policy. The...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ immigration checks ‘creating a hostile environment’, says RLA](/img/default/llt.png)
The controversial Right to Rent scheme requiring landlords to check the immigration status of new tenants is fuelling discrimination and should...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Right to Rent to be challenged in court this week](/img/default/llt.png)
The government is facing a High Court challenge this week to stop it forcing buy-to-let landlords to check the immigration status of...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords, are you paying for council tax unnecessarily?](/img/default/llt.png)
Aaron Cambden reflects on the Leeds City Council v Broadley Appeal Court ruling, including his tips for landlords. Landlords are not responsible...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlords not responsible for paying council tax, court rules](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords have welcomed an Appeal Court ruling that buy-to-let landlords are not responsible for paying the council tax on a property...
19 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![High Court Brexit ruling will increase uncertainty in housing market](/img/default/llt.png)
Last week’s High Court ruling that only parliament could start the process of leaving the EU is likely delay the triggering...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlord jailed for remortgaging his parents’ house to expand BTL portfolio](/img/default/llt.png)
A man has been sentenced to almost three-and-a-half-years in jail after being found guilty of remortgaging his elderly parents’ £1.5m house...
29 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Disappointment for landlords as court rejects full judicial review of BTL tax](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords represented by Cherie Blair have failed in their legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Court delays proving costly for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlord Action says under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, resulting in...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Eviction specialist’s blog exposes rogue tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
A blog post by eviction specialists Landlord Action has exposed bad tenants who can clearly afford to pay the rent but...
11 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Action: More evictions should be transferred to the High Court](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlord Action has appealed to the Ministry of Justice to transfer more evictions to the High Court. The eviction specialists claim the...
19 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Croydon licensing to go ahead](/img/default/llt.png)
A legal bid to stop Croydon Council’s plans to license private landlords has been unsuccessful in the High Court. At the Royal...
14 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Flagship pro-licensing council does sharp U-turn](/img/default/llt.png)
The council which became a standard bearer for so-called ‘landlord licensing’ - Enfield in north London – appears to have abandoned...