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A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,500 in fines, compensation and costs after a council brought a prosecution against him. Jama...

Liverpool council and Merseyside Police have secured the eviction of a private tenant making life ‘a nightmare’ for the local community. The...

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

The Labour Party has committed to extending a crackdown on social housing landlords who fail to fix mouldy homes, to include...

There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...

A Labour-controlled council is inviting private rental sector representatives to a round-table event which it pledges will not be a talking...

New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...

New research from a construction professional body shows a large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due...

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

Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...

Michael Gove has written to 10 social housing providers - housing associations and councils - slamming them after findings of severe...

Melton council in Leicestershire has prosecuted a resident who pleaded guilty of failing to comply with a planning contravention notice which...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

A Bristol landlord who confronted handed the tenant an illegal eviction notice after finding him using the bathroom in the house,...

A council is warning landlords they face penalty notices if their properties fail to comply with recent legislation that seeks to...

The National Residential Landlords Association has suspended its link with Less Tax 4 Landlords. This follows publicity surrounding Less Tax 4 Landlords...

Middleton Advisors commissions ongoing research to investigate key trends and structural changes in prime UK housing markets.  Our latest research considers the...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

Councillors in part of Wales are considering the creation of a 'Report A Rogue Landlord’ system for tenants who claim their...

Another council may be considering a tax on guests staying at Airbnb or other short let properties. North Norfolk council, which covers...

Hawks Properties Limited has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to honour a compensation award. The agency - with...

Illicit HMOs have been targeted in a bid to improve housing standards and make communities safer. North Northamptonshire council joined forces with...

A team of experts will look into the impact ofd Airbnbs and other short lets in a part of the UK...

A long-standing tax consultancy has raised the spectre of too much Stamp Duty ha wing been paid thanks to mistakes made...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

A private landlord in Mansfield has been ordered to pay a £17,000 penalty after renting out sub-standard accommodation. The unnamed landlord, investigated...

An unnamed landlord has been fined more than £3,500 after an HMO in Cambridge was found to have been unlicensed. After receiving...

The current Housing Ombudsman, who presides over redress within the social housing sector, says private landlords should not fear the extension...

Landlords have again become the focus of HMRC. The government department is currently using data from rent deposit schemes to assess...

A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cambridgeshire. The dumped rubbish...

The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...

A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cottenham. The dumped rubbish...

Social housing, believed by some to be superior to private rental, is under the spotlight as two major landlords are to...

A council is telling private tenants in its area to make contact if they believe their mould-related problems are not being...

Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...

Generation Rent has returned to the threat of rent-for-sex as it claims 200,000 female tenants could be offered discounted rent in...

The charity Crisis says rising rents are a contributing factor to the homelessness crisis. The comment come as  new data from the...

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

Seven in 10 landlords in the UK still own rental properties with an energy performance certificate rating of D or below,...

The landlord of a property in Northampton has paid a £2,750 civil penalty after failing to licence their HMO. In December 2021...

The landlord of a property in Northampton has paid a £2,750 civil penalty after failing to licence their HMO. In December 2021...

What protections do landlords have when investing in a new-build property? From this week those landlords buying a new build home can...

A council has taken the unusual step of making an announcement that investigations are underway into allegedly unlicensed private rental properties. Cambridge...

The UK’s buy-to-let market has changed beyond recognition over the last few years and with a recession on the horizon, landlords...

Media reports from Cambridge say that rent protesters in the city are to demand the council employs staff dedicated to chasing...

A London council and Airbnb are working together to try to counter large scale fraud amongst social housing tenants who sub-let...

A review into the way a council deals with HMOs has been launched in response to concerns about the concentration of...

Those wondering why Airbnb is accused of contributing to the shortage of long term rental stock may be interested in seeing...

A west country council is the latest to launch an initiative aimed at helping landlords meet the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

A second-offence landlord has received fines totalling £5,259.75 after council officers found nine different safety violations at a single property. The building...

It’s been reported by local media that a controversial landlord licensing scheme introduced by a council may now be investigated by...

Russia sending tanks into Ukraine sounds terrifying, but it also sounds a long way away. Unfortunately, in a world of global...

An MP is calling on the authorities to investigate how 15 so-called ‘super landlords’ allegedly dominate the rental market in one...

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

A bank is establishing a working group of industry professionals, landlords and policy makers to see how the private rental sector...

A council has admitted that it had received literally hundreds of complaints about landlords, and it investigates each one - yet...

A local council is inviting landlords within its boundaries to take up funding from a £49,057 pot it has to improve...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords in England, telling them how to enact the government’s...

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...

A landlord company has been fined more than £15,000 for failing to improve housing conditions in three properties. North Somerset council received...

A council is threatening to fine private landlords whose properties do not meet energy efficiency standards. Darlington council’s cabinet will meet next...

Redbridge council in east London has undertaken its toughest ever clampdown on buy to let, visiting 171 properties in a week. The...

A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by magistrates after a bedroom fire revealed tenants were living in...

A council that recently demanded public cash to help Covid-related arrears has found itself in hot water over its own rent...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is spending £100,000 on a feasibility study to investigate the setting up of...

The landlords’ trade body says there’s an enforcement postcode lottery across part of the UK. The National Residential Landlords Association’s Welsh Enforcement...

A former tenant who tried two frame his landlord’s partner as being involved in the Westminster terrorist attack has been convicted...

Landlords looking mostly long-term capital appreciation rather than yields may have to invest in an unlikely location which topped a league...

A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...

The Competition and Markets Authority is to probe property investment companies that have purchased freeholds from developers and that go on...

A landlord has admitted voyeurism and has been handed a suspended prison sentence and placed on the sex offenders’ register for...

Whilst 24% of adults have welcomed a new pet into their home since March 2020, or are planning to before Easter...

Two property investment companies and an associated business have all been closed down “in the public interest” by the government’s Insolvency...

The trading standards team charged with policing lettings and estate agents is to investigate whether a new guideline on referral fees...

A council has prosecuted a landlord who failed to ensure waste from his property was properly disposed of. Mohammed Hussain from Leeds...

The Financial Conduct Authority wants to find people who unwittingly invested in an unauthorised land banking scheme - they may be...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stuart Aikman & Mathew Walters, co-founders - Story of...

An accountancy firm is warning Airbnb landlords they may be investigated following a decision by the short lets platform to share data...

A letting agent in Nottinghamshire stole close to £30,000 from several landlord clients and tenants to help prevent his business from...

There are growing concerns that buy-to-let landlords could be banned from evicting private tenants beyond next month due to the coronavirus...

A reduction in rental stock entering the market during the existing lockdown could result in higher rental costs for tenants, according to Ome.  The rental...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...

Thousands of landlords trapped in developer contracts with spiraling costs could be entitled to compensation, according to legal experts.  Around 100,000 homeowners...

A buy-to-let landlord in Sutton has been fined £2,694 and ordered to pay £1,994 in costs and a victim surcharge of...

Orbit, the owner of a number of buy-to-let properties in Coventry, could find itself in hot water over comments allegedly made...

A council used a plane with thermal imaging to catch unscrupulous landlords that allowed tenants to live in substandard conditions.  Several people...

A landlord has been penalised for operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupancy  (HMO) in south London. Fouad Ahmad, from Streatham, pleaded...

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published a report calling for wide ranging reforms to the leasehold system in...

A buy-to-let landlord who used violence and intimidation to illegally evict his tenant has been handed a suspended jail sentence and...

Barnet Council is planning to introduce a stricter licensing scheme designed to clampdown on rogue landlords across the borough in north...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined more than £6,000 after failing to obtain a license for a shared house in Bristol. John Elwes...

Eight men were found living in cramped conditions in a one-bedroom flat in east London during a raid by Barking and...

A landlord in Ilford, Essex, who allowed 23 people to live in overcrowded conditions has been fined £7,500. Tenants in a house...

A rogue managing agent of an overcrowded house of multiple occupation (HMO) in east London has been fined £26,000 for breaches...

There has been a sharp rise in vegans and vegetarians in this country in recent years, with more people than ever...

A private tenant was shocked when he returned home to find the locks to his rental property had been changed and...