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19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Another council is consulting about a controversial selective licensing scheme. North Lincolnshire council says the proposed scheme is “designed to improve housing...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A Selective Licensing scheme proposal is out for consultation in the Scunthorpe area - with a harsh message from a council...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A new analysis has produced a league table of the most and least affordable rental locations in England. The findings placed Rutland...
11 November 2023
From: Top tips & guides
A landlord has been ordered to pay £5,312 for unlawfully evicting his tenant of 18 months. In April this year Bassetlaw council...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord responsible for the management of an HMO has been fined a total of £5,000. The penalties were imposed by Boston...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A council is to consult on a new licensing scheme that aims to tackle rogue landlords in parts of Scunthorpe that...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
An appeal has gone out to recruit new landlords to work in partnership with a council. South Kesteven council in Lincolnshire claims...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A series of officials carried out a morning visit to an illegal House of Multiple Occupation suspected of involvement in modern...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords on non-domestic units are being urged to adhere to new regulations for their properties, or face thousands of pounds of fines. With...
25 March 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
A local authority has issued a statement with advice to landlords and tenants about how to identify and tackle mould. North East...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Home buying agency Spring has analysed which parts of the country have the dubious distinction of having the most rental homes...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Paragon Bank has revealed the locations where landlords letting to students can achieve the strongest yields - and they are typically...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The public at large are not falling behind the government’s proposals for private rental sector reforms, it seems. A survey conducted by...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A council says it’s going to clampdown on landlords who are “keeping deposits unnecessarily” and agents “charging unpermitted fees.” The pledge comes...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been fined £3,607 over properties that were so dangerous tenants’ lives were at risk. North Lincolnshire council brought a...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
West Lindsey council in Lincolnshire is launching a consultation on proposals to change how some private rented homes are managed and...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords with properties in part of Lincolnshire could benefit from Government funding secured by North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A council is appealing to landlords to reach out if they are having problems with a tenant - instead of possibly...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s been another report of a council targeting landlords over rubbish. A Community Protection Warning was served on an empty house in...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The North East has overtaken the North West as the best location in the UK for residential property investment. That’s the view...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords in one part of England are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords across North Lincolnshire are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council tax rises. It...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been hit with a fine of more than £4,200 for failing to keep tenants safe in their homes. North...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord is looking to increase the rental value as well as the future sale price of a property in...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord in Gainsborough will be sentenced later this month after being found guilty of unlawful harassment towards his tenants...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord in Lincolnshire been ordered to pay just over £1,200 following a breach of HMO licensing rules. Nicholas Moyses allowed...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord in Sutton has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions for...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News
City of Lincoln Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in Lincoln for failing to comply...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News
A tenant who emigrated to Greece without paying more than £1,000 he owes in rent insists that he will not be...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Student Housing says that it has become the first business of its kind in the UK to only use renewable energy...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News
A private landlord in Doncaster has been found guilty of pushing a council officer down stairs during an inspection of his...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News
A private landlord in Lincoln has been warned that he could be given a prison sentence of up to 15 months...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News
A landlord who failed to install a proper heating system and left safety hazards across a house in Peterborough has been...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News
A private landlord in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire was left horrified after nightmare tenants left his property in a...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord in Immingham, near Gimsby, has been ordered to pay £1,380 after being found guilty of renting an unlicensed...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Deposit protection scheme, TDS, has announced 20 new dates for its ‘Academy’ training events running over the next year across England...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News
A private landlord in Lincoln has been fined more than £10,000 after being caught breaking safety rules for a second time. Missing...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News
As the letting fees ban looms ahead, it is clear that however it plays out we are seeing more and more...
06 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Four landlords in Lincolnshire have been ordered to pay a collective fine of £232,155.68 for failing to comply with licensing regulations. The...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News
A Lincoln landlord has been told to pay more than £8,000 for serious overcrowding and safety breaches. Abdol Ali Javid Keshmiri of...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News
East Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire is urging private landlords in Lindsey to share their views by taking part in a...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £17,000 for renting out an unsafe house in Ipswich, which posed...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News
The City of Lincoln Council will launch the Trusted Landlord Scheme this week in an effort to promote best practice and...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News
But-to-let landlords are being invited to post their property advertisements for free on FreshRent, the student accommodation search website. FreshRent, which was...
20 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Landlords and letting agents are being invited to attend a free drop-in event taking place next month that will provide information about...
15 November 2016
From: Breaking News
A private landlord has been ordered to pay just over £1,000 after being found guilty of providing an ‘extremely dangerous’ rental...
03 November 2016
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay £5,600 after rubbish from three of his rental properties was found fly-tipped in...
04 October 2016
From: Breaking News
While buying property in London has proved to be a lucrative move for many buy-to-let landlords for capital gains in recent...
27 September 2016
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been order to pay just over £1,800 for failing to provide an energy certificate and not complying with...
15 August 2016
From: Breaking News
A new study which looked at coastal towns across England and Wales has found that Hull offers landlords the highest average rental...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Homeowners and prospective landlords across the Deepings and Bourne districts of Lincolnshire are being offered grants of up to £5,000 to...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Rogue landlords are being weeded out by councils for some of the worst cases of illegal eviction, according to the Local...
01 February 2016
From: Breaking News
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has indicated that UK interest rates could rise "at the turn of this year". In a...