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A council has launched what it calls a Landlord and Tenant Support Package in place of a previous landlord accreditation system.  Telford...

The government recently passed into law the much-anticipated Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. This effectively ends government interventions to prevent commercial...

The abolition of Section 21 eviction notices could lead to a surge in evictions by private landlords anxious to sell before...

A rogue landlord prosecuted for illegally squashing seven flats into a development with planning permission for six must pay around £250,000.  In...

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...

This is the entirety of the detail given by the government about the Renters’ Reform Bill, confirmed in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. --- Renters Reform...

A landlord has been jailed for a year after making a homeless woman perform sexual favours for him in return for...

A legal challenge has been launched on a local authority accused of charging “disproportionate” sums for repair work on a block...

A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...

The latest attack on landlords by Generation Rent director Baroness Alicia Kennedy concerns insulation and household warmth. She claims a quarter of...

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit back at allegations made by Shelter, accusing the charity of sensationalising the way landlords...

Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...

The Building Safety Bill has become law - and while it does offer help to leaseholder landlords with one or two...

A new kind of property investor is evolving. They’ve enjoyed the fruits of their labours, creating UK investments in property but...

Another council has revealed it’s won funding from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to boost the EPCs of...

Bizarre but true - a tenant has undergone a pseudo-marriage ceremony with her cat in a bid to get around any...

Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...

Renting is changing. That’s what we keep being told by the Government as it prepares the ground for its renters’ reform...

Whether you own a leasehold or freehold property, if you’re an HMO landlord who rents out rooms, individual flats or even...

An industry trade body is alerting landlords that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are likely to be introduced soon -...

A points-based system of rent controls is being advocated by activists associated with a controversial pro-tenant group. Living Rent, which is calling...

Landlords will be breathing a sigh of relief following a Supreme Court decision delivered just before the Easter holiday. The court refused...

The government says major house builders have agreed to spend £2 billion on fixing the dangerous cladding on their own buildings,...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

Rental activists have made clear that they are not going to stop when their objective to scrap Section 21 eviction powers...

A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...

A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...

Local media in Sheffield are reporting that the activist group Acorn must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...

A council is telling private tenants to inform on their landlords if the properties they are renting having an unacceptable EPC. Hastings...

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...

Letting agency Bramleys has canvassed the opinions of its clients to produce a league table of the biggest bugbears identified by...

Tax experts have warned HMRC not to add to the burden of red tape already falling on landlords. The Chartered Institute of...

The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...

Another council is urging private landlords to check the Energy Performance Certificate ratings on their properties to ensure they comply with...

One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow.  David Smith,...

The government has issued revised guidelines for the possession process in the private and social rented sectors in the light of...

Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

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

A proposal that landlords be fined up to 36 months rent has been put forward in a consultation paper. The Scottish Government’s...

Almost exactly a quarter of landlords questioned in a survey admit to being baffled by the constantly changing regulations surrounding the...

The government has been accused of basing its policy to solve the cladding crisis on the assumption that landlords are Property...

Landlords are likely to be obliged to supply agents with additional details in future, before their properties are listed to let...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

Has there ever been a better time to buy-to-let?  Zoopla just last week revealed that demand and rent prices, especially in city...

Legal & General’s Retirement Institutional division has announced a massive £2.5 billion investment to deliver as many as 7,000 Build To...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

A London council has secured banning orders against four rogue landlords after they were found to be letting an unlicensed and...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

Eviction and housing law specialist Landlord Action has rebranded to support its expansion into a wider range of legal services. There’s a...

Complaints from the public about rubbish left in front of a house have led to a landlord being hit with a...

Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...

With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...

A prominent buy to let mortgage provider is advising landlords to ensure they check EPCs and energy efficiency issues on properties...

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in favour of landlords and letting...

Landlords believe that energy efficiency upgrades required to comply with Net Zero regulations may cost up to £10,400 per property. From 2025...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...

A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...

A landlord has been jailed for six months, suspended for a year, after being found guilty of illegally evicting a tenant...

A landlord must demolish two penthouse apartments by mid July - or else go to jail. It’s being reported that a case...

The Home Office has confirmed that landlords, letting agents and employers will be able to use certified new technology to digitally...

Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Wootton, Director of The Landlord Works, a new...

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £64,000 for breaking housing regulations. In July last year Sumon Miah was found...

A landlord who let out a property that raised serious concerns for the safety of 18 residents, including six children, has...

Only 15 per cent of landlords say they are fully aware of changes to laws surrounding Energy Performance Certificates in the...

The government has issued updated guidance on renters moving home during the pandemic, and for the first time the rules change...

A leasehold expert says existing owners - including landlords - are expected to be more proactive in 2022 as they seek...

Purplebricks has denied speculation that it’s selling off its rental division and moving landlord clients to a new agency.  A company statement...

Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...

As many as one in four young Britons are seriously considering moving abroad because the cost of housing. Despite four in every...

A young law student has won a year-long battle against a landlord over the state of his rental accommodation. Jack Simm, 19,...

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Purplebricks could face a bill of as much as £30m “after it put thousands of landlords...

Every year there is an influx of students that hate renting, and I was one of them.  Students should be excited about...

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...

A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...

A Labour council in London has announced plans to expand its crackdown on what it calls “shoddy landlords.” Southwark council says the...

A high profile PropTech entrepreneur has come out against the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers for landlords. Alexander Siedes, chief executive and...

A council says it’s going to contact local landlords to remind them of legal restrictions concerning energy efficiency. Caerphilly council says it’s...

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the proposal for tenants facing eviction to receive enhanced legal assistance. “It would be...

The government is proposing that tenants facing eviction receive additional legal assistance through an enhancement of the current free ‘on-the-day’ law...

An unnamed landlord has been banned from letting out his property after allowing it to fall into poor condition.  He was served...

A local council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for illegally evicting a young couple from their accommodation in Cheltenham.  The landlord -...

A couple have been fined over £13,000 after they were found guilty of unlawfully evicting four tenants and breaching management regulations...

Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...

A Labour councillor in a Green Party-controlled local authority wants the body to name and shame rogue landlords on a publicly-available...

Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent...

A firm of solicitors claims that private and social sector tenants face long delays for repairs to be addressed - and...

A landlord has been fined and sentenced to a 12-month community order for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental...

A council in the north of England has identified 166 private rental properties within the district that do not comply with...

One of the industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the next change proposed to EPC requirements will affect almost half...

PropTech firm Kamma says well over 100,000 private rental homes across the UK are being let illegally because they already fail...

A council says it’s going to spend £70,000 of central government money to help “engage” with landlords over issues of energy...

The council in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has issued what appears to be a celebration statement about its legal action against rogue landlords. The...

A planning inspector has ordered a rogue landlord to comply with enforcement notices after being found to be illegally renting two...

Three criminal landlords have paid £350,000 in fines after being found guilty of illegal ‘beds in sheds’. Brian Linskey and Catherine Hallahan...

There’s been another report of a council targeting landlords over rubbish. A Community Protection Warning was served on an empty house in...

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...

A landlord must pay thousands of pounds after illegally letting an outbuilding for over three years. Paul Vig admitted failing to comply with...

Landlords can be forgiven for being exasperated by the government’s exhortations to go green.   I don’t need to rehearse here again...

A local authority admits it is using covert cameras to spot landlords illegally fly-tipping. Darlington council claims there have been several incidents...

A London landlord has been ordered to pay almost £275,000 for failing to comply with an existing planning enforcement notice. Mrs Anja...

A landlord is going to court to try to recover £150,000 allegedly owed by an agency in the form of guaranteed...

A solicitors’ practice claims repairs initiated by landlords take an average of 41 days to be completed after a tenant complains...

It’s a common scenario: you put your house on the market, struggle to find a buyer, and then end up renting...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

A landlord in the north of England has received the largest fine that his local council has ever secured for a...

Landlords in one part of the Midlands are being warned that they could face fines of up to £30,000 if they...

A London council has prosecuted a rogue landlord and his associated property firm for letting unsafe properties and being unlicensed -...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,400 to his former tenants after a tribunal appeal following the issuing of a...

A specialist investment lender has set out tips for how landlords can succeed at flipping - purchasing homes and selling relatively...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...

A free one-hour legal webinar tomorrow aims to identify the so-called “missing landlords”. Leaseholders in particular are invited to gain insights from...

A landlord who built extensions and converted them into flats and bedsits all without planning permission has been given a record...

Outspoken landlord Fergus Wilson, who has reportedly become a millionaire through his buy to let investments, has been hit with a...

Activists group Generation Rent is urging renters who have renewed their tenancy but not moved since May 2019 to check if...

Some tenants are effectively “professional crooks” taking advantage of Coronavirus law changes to avoid paying landlords, a leading letting agent says. Benham...

The Property Investor Show returns to London’s Excel Centre next month – the first major UK property event to go ‘face...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a shocking attack on landlords, claiming many of them are acting illegally. It claims 45 per cent...

Activists including Generation Rent are to lobby MPs this afternoon, to complain against eviction notice periods in England reverting to pre-Covid...

A landlord has been ordered by a court to pay over £6,000 after admitting a string of regulation breaches.  Juliet Petrovic, of...

The Home Office has launched a new User Guide for Right To Rent, aimed at landlords and tenants. This guidance provides information...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to the unlawful eviction of his tenant. Jalal Uddin of Wellingborough has pleaded guilty at the town’s...

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...

Virtual Right To Rent checks by landlords, which were to have been illegal from just next week, are now permissible until...

A letting agent who campaigns against rogue landlords says the government has “no idea” how many convictions there have been regarding...

A landlord has set out why he helped a refugee family resettle through renting one of his properties. The landlord - who...

A local newspaper’s investigation has revealed that a London council flouted its own policies to maximise the number of landlords it...

The first-ever history of Tenancy Deposit legislation, legal challenges and proposed future changes has been published by the House of Commons...

Airbnb has issued a lengthy statement in response to a recent raft of criticisms about the effects of soaring numbers of...

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

A man has pleaded guilty in a magistrates’ court after he evicted a tenant by unlawfully harassing him and obliging him...

Camden council in north London has become the first local authority to secure an anti-social behaviour injunction against a landlord in...

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

Politicians of both major parties have voiced concern over former council houses being used as Airbnb and other short lets in...

A lettings agent who has started a rental insurance business has launched another attack on landlords. Ajay Jagota, who runs KIS Lettings...

A digital platform that combines buy to let company formation, management and current accounts, has launched a special offer for landlords...

A landlord who failed to ensure his property was clean and safe for tenants to live in has been prosecuted by...

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...

A council is appealing for witnesses to help with its prosecution of a landlord for illegal eviction. Sohila Tamiz who is a...

Labour councils in London have backed the initiative from Mayor Sadiq Khan to buy back ex-council houses now in the private...

Fines totalling more than £250,000 were issued to rogue landlords in Barking and Dagenham last year. Offences included failing to have a...

A proposed new Build To Rent scheme is thought to be the first in the UK to be in a suburb,...

Since the eviction ban was lifted on May 31, landlords are once again able to move forward with eviction proceedings. However,...

A landlord has been hit with a fine of more than £4,200 for failing to keep tenants safe in their homes. North...

A new scheme has been launched encouraging tenants to complain about their landlords and seek compensation. Ajay Jagota - who used to...

A landlord who fly-tipped the contents of a flat so another tenant could move in has been ordered to pay thousands...

Landlord Today readers will be more than aware that legal changes happen often these days, and it can be understandably challenging...

A large number of private rental tenants may be eligible to take advantage of the new and controversial Breathing Space debt...

It’s already a very un-typical part of the United Kingdom but now Jersey has set itself apart in a different way...

There appears to be no evidence yet as to the effectiveness or otherwise of the government’s mediation scheme, introduced ahead of...

A council says it’s “on the side of tenants” against landlords. The London borough of Tower Hamlets has renewed its Selective Licensing...

The tenants’ campaign group Generation Rent is planning a week of events to promote renters’ rights later this month. The campaign says...

Another council is urging landlords to seek alternative solutions to tenancy issues how the eviction ban is at an end. The emergency...

A Labour MP is proposing legislation which would mean that landlords who offer accommodation in exchange for sexual favours could be...

A well-organised group of local landlords is threatening a city council with legal action over plans to expand a licensing scheme. The...

A landlord has begun legal proceedings against a pressure group after being the victim of a four-month campaign of harassment. Lawyers acting...

A specialist law firm is reminding landlords considering possession proceedings that they still need to be aware of key changes to...

A council in the north of England is offering help to landlords and private rental tenants as the bailiff-enforced eviction ban...

Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...

Tenant activist group Generation Rent says it’s working with five councils to find out more about private renters in those areas. The...

Landlords have welcomed a proposal by the Office for Tax Simplification to extend the 30 day payment of Capital Gains Tax...

Propertymark has issued a guide to help landlords choose lettings agents.   Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark president, says she has five tips aimed...

Direct Line Business Insurance has outlined seven tell-tale signs of cannabis cultivation, which it says is an increasing problem for landlords across...

Offa, the UK’s first Shariah-compliant bridging loan provider, has launched a short-term loan system for landlords which is open only in relation...

Landlord Antanas Klibavicius has pleaded guilty to illegally evicting his tenant and not taking any steps towards ending the tenancy properly...

An expert assessment of the average cost of damage caused by rogue tenants growing cannabis suggests landlords will typically pay almost...

Landlords have frequently not had obligatory ID checks conducted on them by letting agents, an industry supplier is claiming.  Blinc UK says...

One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...

A Midlands council says it’s sent thousands of letters to landlords in the last 12 months in response to complaints from...

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

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...

The controversial Breathing Space policy comes into effect from next Tuesday, May 4, and a charity is admitting it is not...

The Generation Rent campaign group has entered the fray for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections which will be held in some...

Several high-flying lettings sector bodies say rental properties advertised on portals should carry much more upfront information. This means landlords who use agents...

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...

TV star Robert Rinder - best known for his performances under the guise of Judge Rinder - has made an outspoken...

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...

The Momentum group on the left of the Labour Party has outlined a three-stage campaign to secure a longer term ban on...

Oliver Andrews, editor at Property Claim Assist, outlines why it’s vitally important for landlords to keep record during the current Covid...

A landlord and a property company have a total of over £90,000 to pay after being found guilty of 27 charges...

Many landlords awaiting the hearing of possession cases will hardly need reminding, but new figures from the Ministry of Justice give...

The government has released details of its mediation scheme, which has already won the in-principle support of the National Residential Landlords...

A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...

A rogue landlord has been hit with a bill of £48,000 - a record for the council which brought the prosecution. Tariq...

The landlords’ trade body has urged the government to think more strategically about energy efficiency in the private rental sector, and...

A charity claims it’s helping one person every minute with problems relating to renting from a private landlord. In the first two...

Sellers look to achieve three main tasks when selling their property via auction. Speed – Sell in the shortest possible timeframe. Whether this...

A landlord refused entry to a property he owned has tipped off police who discovered a cannabis farm in the Nottinghamshire...

One of the country’s largest Build To Rent players says the government should incentivise working from home and the use of...

From April, almost two-thirds (67%) of England’s councils are set to increase their council tax by 4.90 – 5.0%. However, the pandemic has...

A group of activists at the centre of campaigns for renters’ rights has claimed the police help landlords commit illegal acts. The London...

A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...

A lettings agency being put into liquidation owes landlords almost £500,000 in unpaid rent.  Local media in the Midlands report that the...

Landlords have been warned not to try to deceive departing tenants after a controversial tribunal ruling. Lindsays law firm says Scotland’s first...

A tenant who sub-let a property by falsely claiming to be its owner has been given a criminal record.  Sonia Nascimento rented...

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

A landlord who illegally turned a London property into 13 flats has been hit by nearly £200,000 in fines, costs and...

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...

The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...

A rental activists’ campaign group wants tenancies reformed to allow tenants to claim back rent and “give tenants the confidence to...

A four year ban on letting any residential property has been imposed on a landlord found guilty of using accommodation that could...

A Crown Court judge has ordered a landlord to pay back almost £750,000 in illicit earnings made from overcrowded properties in...

Labour MP Stephen Timms has asked Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to commit to five measures to tighten controls on the private...

A gas engineer was shocked to come across a large cannabis grow in a rental property after being called to change...

A London council is running what it describes as “an innovative project” to help private tenants reclaim rent from landlords who...

New simplified rental contracts are to be introduced from spring 2022 in Wales with minimum notice periods for evictions extended from...

Two men - one a landlord, the other a shopkeeper- have been jailed after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter. Mushtaq...

A London authority wants to extend its licensing regime for HMOs and landlords have just over two weeks left to respond. Lambeth...

Over 330 rental properties have been incorporated into a single company - thought to be the largest single incorporation in the...

The owner of a property used for an illegal party has been fined by a London council for breaking lockdown. Police were called...

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

Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing proper washing facilities or tackling serious fire hazards have been taken to...

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

A tax barrister has restructured his way of working and is appealing to buy to let and other property investors as...

An investment company claims some investors who buy at auction lose money because of misrepresentations in the legal pack.  The Mistoria Group...

It’s feared that the government’s latest funding to solve the cladding crisis will leave thousands of landlords with loans and unsellable...

Landlords in the the Charnwood area of the Midlands are invited to give their views on the proposed conditions for two...

Multi-millionaire landlord Fergus Wilson - at one time described as Britain’s most successful buy to let landlord - is reported to...

The government’s model tenancy agreement has been amended to be pro-pet. The new agreement means renters with what are described as “well-behaved pets”...

A leading property lawyer insists that a controversial new ‘debt moratorium’ system starting this spring will not mean a free ride...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of Nationwide Building Society, today launches new limited company mortgages targeting the...

A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...

The government has set out details of its new Debt Respite Scheme - also known as Breathing Space - which comes...

A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...