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![Labour Mayor splashes council tax cash on landlord clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined by court for “unfairly profiting from properties”](/upload/images/shutterstock_2232925689.jpg)
A landlord deemed to be unfairly profiting from properties has been fined a total of £5,825.27. Greenwich council prosecuted Anna Yang, an...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK housing is expensive, small and old - new report](/upload/images/shutterstock_1559871887(1).jpg)
Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prime London Rents Retreat as Supply Builds](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketLondon-400x310.png)
Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years. The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...
16 March 2024
From: Agent Advice
![How Technology is Transforming Property Management](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/lendlord/Lendlord%20Article%201%2090x70.png)
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![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
![Two landlords to pay £600,000 for ignoring planning and improvement notice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![We’ve hit peak interest rates - senior analyst speaks out](/upload/images/shutterstock_2176795857.jpg)
Markets are saying the UK - and for that matter the US and mainland Europe - have all hit peak interest...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homes illegally advertised as short lets returned to family use](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
A clampdown has found 18 council homes were being unlawfully sublet on Airbnb and other short let platforms. The investigation led by...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shock Rent Controls legal judgement - landlords and agents “disappointed”](/upload/images/shutterstock_2239146247.jpg)
Scotland’s Court of Session has come down in favour of the Scottish Government when it comes to rent controls. A case against...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...
21 October 2023
From: Rental Reform
![Landlord training conference set for early 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
The London Landlord Accreditation Scheme is hosting a virtual conference and training day in the New Year. It promises to “bring you...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord illegally evicted tenant and lands up in court](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CourtCase-400x310.png)
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
![Rogue landlord illegally evicted family at Christmas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
A landlord has been prosecuted for the unlawful eviction of a tenant from privately rented accommodation in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Leading up...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Watchdog to Probe Five Issues Involving Landlords and Letting Agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving landlords and letting agents and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Law student wins deposit court case against landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
A third year law student has successfully challenged her landlord over a repair bill. Obioma Ibe, whose landlord unlawfully tried to claim...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord sentenced after horrifying hammer attack](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Handcuffs2-400x310.jpg)
A landlord who left his tenants homeless after breaking into their house at night with a hammer has been prosecuted by...
17 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Chaos! Bid to regulate Airbnb and short lets in tatters after ruling](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
A plan to regulate short lets such as Airbnbs has been ruled unlawful by a judge before it even comes into...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords guide to making the right decisions in 2023](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/making%20decisions.png)
This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...
02 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Second illegal eviction prosecution for rogue landlord](/upload/images/Eviction.jpg)
A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for the second time for illegally evicting a tenant. The prosecution for offences relating to...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Politicians reject rent controls and open-ended tenancies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
Politicians have rejected calls for rent controls, open ended tenancies and slower evictions - although this has not happened on the...
04 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![28 days for landlord to pay fine, costs and victim surcharge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A landlord was prosecuted after a council discovered he had unlawfully allowed occupation of a prohibited property. Following a complaint from a...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord’s appeal failure means massive five figure fine](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A landlord will have to pay £22,861 after he failed to apply for a licence to operate an HMO. Mohammad Safdar, of...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency Changes to hit non-Domestic Rental Units](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EcoHomes-2-400x310.png)
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
![Rogue landlord allowed tenants into house with Prohibition Order](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
An unnamed landlord has been prosecuted after Rochdale council discovered they had unlawfully allowed occupation of a property that had been...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Message to Chancellor - ease the landlords’ tax burden](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
.The National Residential Landlords Association has called for a full review of how landlords and the private rental sector are taxed. In...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Private rent rises capped at 3% for existing tenants in Scotland](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Call for EPCs to be renewed every three years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-3-400x310.png)
Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![MEES Rules - Huge volumes of London property “unlettable”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London2-400x310.png)
An analysis of inner London data from the government’s non-domestic EPC register suggests huge volumes of commercial property may be unsettable...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPCs are useless, wrong and easily rigged - new research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-3-400x310.png)
Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![New EPC targets to be missed by fifth of commercial landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Nearly a fifth of UK commercial landlords still have properties with an energy performance certificate rating of F or G, despite...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Home Office says landlords do not ‘systematically discriminate’ against tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The government has published the findings of a review into the operation of Right To Rent by private landlords and letting...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Free advice, tips and hacks for landlords at online event](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Private landlords and letting agents can pick up tips on how to keep energy costs under control, stay on top of...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Illegal licensing consultation - council goes back to square one](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A London council is relaunching its consultation on a new borough-wide Additional HMO Licensing Scheme, following feedback from the community. The original...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mould - Council says private tenants should complain if landlord fails to act](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
A council is telling private tenants in its area to make contact if they believe their mould-related problems are not being...
23 December 2022
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
![Landlords accused of discrimination by charity and council](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Richmond council in London is joining forces with the charity Citizens Advice to help stop what it calls ‘discrimination’ against renters...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Big city landlord licensing regime set to expand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
Landlords and agents are being asked their views on proposals to expand Selective Licensing to eight new areas of Manchester. There are...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour, Greens and Nationalists rubber-stamp rent freeze](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.png)
A combination of Labour, the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists have pushed through a rent freeze proposal. The Cost of Living...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Angry landlord admits “moment of madness” removing tenant’s toilet](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/MillennialTenantHome-2-400x310.jpg)
A landlord has been prosecuted for unlawfully evicting and harassing a tenant by, amongst other things, removing the toilet. The landlord also...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Update - the government's Plan For Growth](/upload/images/library/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
The new Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke for only 25 minutes but effectively turned the recent history of British tax policy...
24 September 2022
From: Tax & Finance
![Stamp Duty Cuts take effect immediately](/upload/images/library/StampDuty-2020-400x310.jpg)
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that stamp duty will be cut. In future there will be no stamp duty on the first £250,000...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![New Build price reductions are increasing says market monitor](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
New build homes are often at the forefront of market downturns and new data suggests new builds are already seeing price...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![New builds far more expensive for landlords than existing homes](/upload/images/library/Housebuilding-2-400x310.jpg)
Existing homes have risen some eight per cent in value in the past year while the price of a typical new...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![See You In Court! Landlords threaten legal action over licensing](/upload/images/library/CourtCase-400x310.png)
A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme. York council - run by a...
04 August 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
![Tenant now able to sue landlord for damages after court fine](/upload/images/library/Court-400x310.jpg)
A landlord has been fined and must pay compensation after being involved in an illegal eviction. The landlord - Tahir Aziz - was...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![New build price rises lag behind a second hand market](/upload/images/library/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
Landlords considering new build properties to enlarge their portfolios may get more of a bargain than they expected. New data from the...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Brexit threat to cleaning could hurt private landlords - claim](/upload/images/library/Brexit-People-400x310.jpg)
A cleaning crisis caused by Brexit and Covid could threaten the well-being of the buy to let sector according to a...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb disowns landlords who evict long-term tenants for short-let gains](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![“Uphill struggle to get landlords to fix anything” says activist chief](/upload/images/Logos/GenerationRent-logo400x310.png)
One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![MPs condemn rental conditions, councils and government](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/DamagedProperty-400x310.jpg)
A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlord group backs MPs’ condemnation of rental property conditions](/upload/images/Logos/NRLA-Logo-2020-400x310.jpg)
The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Council’s plea to landlords - help us with Ukranian refugees](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
A council in one of the remote parts of the UK is appealing for registered landlords who might be able to...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Renters should join tenants’ union, urges Labour council](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Labour-logo400x310.png)
Oxford’s Labour-run council has called on private renters to join a new tenants union. A statement from the authority says some private...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![How tenants pay rent is no business of landlords, claims Shelter](/upload/images/Logos/Shelterlogo.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter claims that in one part of the UK alone, some 75,000 tenants have been discriminated against by landlords. The...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Big rent premiums possible on new-builds - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/NewHomes-400x310.png)
New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords face fines of up to 36 months’ rent under government plans](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined400x310.jpg)
A proposal that landlords be fined up to 36 months rent has been put forward in a consultation paper. The Scottish Government’s...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Anti-discrimination guide for landlords issued by government](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/IdentityChecks-1-400x310.jpg)
The government has issued a new guide to ensure landlords do not discriminate while enforcing the Right To Rent regulations. It applies...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![EPCs to be reviewed - so have they been wrong all this time?](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/green-deal400x310.png)
A national newspaper says the current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review by the Department for Business, Energy...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Suspended sentence for landlord who evicted tenant overnight](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
A landlord has been jailed for six months, suspended for a year, after being found guilty of illegally evicting a tenant...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy efficiency surveys for landlords offered by local council](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords - should you tell tenants about another tax?](/upload/images/library/TenantsLandlordTalking-400x310.png)
A little-known law unearthed by a lettings agency may be bad news because it means some private renters are likely to...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Low-cost investments fade away with few homes below £150,000](/upload/images/library/HouseKeyAndCoins-400x310.png)
Landlords adopting a strategy of buying cheap in search of high yields are having a tougher task in finding the right...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Opposition to rent controls voiced by chief of new super-agency](/upload/images/library/D%20J%20Alexander.jpg)
A senior figure in a newly-enlarged agency that wants to become a national force in lettings has thrown his weight behind...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Brexiteer MPs campaign against Net Zero EPC targets](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Two prominent Brexiteer MPs are spearheading a campaign that claims Net Zero energy efficiency policies are unpopular. In their launch statement, they...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Council boasts of working with police and ‘talking tough’ to landlords](/upload/images/library/police-tape400x310.png)
A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Council on charm offensive to warn landlords over EPCs](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
A council says it’s going to contact local landlords to remind them of legal restrictions concerning energy efficiency. Caerphilly council says it’s...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Unlawful eviction of tenants leads to five figure fines for rogue couple](/upload/images/library/Fine_360x280.png)
A couple have been fined over £13,000 after they were found guilty of unlawfully evicting four tenants and breaching management regulations...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Appeal to landlords - Far-flung council wants homes for refugees](/upload/images/library/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Orkney Council wants private landlords who hold family accommodation to come forward if they would be suitable for Afghan families. Councillors recently...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Guilty! Landlord admits illegal eviction during pandemic](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Eviction400x310.png)
A landlord has pleaded guilty to the unlawful eviction of his tenant. Jalal Uddin of Wellingborough has pleaded guilty at the town’s...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord unlawfully harassed and evicted a tenant](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/CourtImage-400x310.jpg)
A man has pleaded guilty in a magistrates’ court after he evicted a tenant by unlawfully harassing him and obliging him...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Council wants witnesses to alleged illegal eviction](/img/default/llt.png)
A council is appealing for witnesses to help with its prosecution of a landlord for illegal eviction. Sohila Tamiz who is a...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Online rental management platform seeks crowdfunding cash](/img/default/llt.png)
An online platform that places landlords’ listings on portals and manages bookings is seeking new funding through the Seedrs crowdfunding site. Smarthost...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Fight Back: legal threat to council licensing proposals](/img/default/llt.png)
A well-organised group of local landlords is threatening a city council with legal action over plans to expand a licensing scheme. The...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Portugal’s Golden Visa scheme – what is changing from January 2022?](/img/default/llt.png)
Since it was launched in 2012 to help the Portuguese economy bounce back from a damaging financial crisis, the Portuguese Golden...
19 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Guilty: Landlord admits throwing tenant out illegally](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlord Antanas Klibavicius has pleaded guilty to illegally evicting his tenant and not taking any steps towards ending the tenancy properly...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Baroness urges police to get tough with “criminal landlords”](/img/default/llt.png)
The Generation Rent campaign group has entered the fray for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections which will be held in some...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords told they should take more benefit claimant tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
A lettings agency is telling landlords to take more tenants claiming housing benefits. The agency in question says it’s wrong that some...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Labour wants ban on in-person meter readings at rental properties](/img/default/llt.png)
Labour wants the government to change its Coronavirus guidance to end the internal reading of electric and gas meters during lockdown. The party claims...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental Income Taxation: A Landlord Impact Analysis](/img/default/llt.png)
The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...
14 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Shelter says many landlords think they can get away with discrimination](/img/default/llt.png)
A BBC investigation into ‘No DSS’ statements on two prominent landlord websites has provoked campaigning charity Shelter into an attack on the...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Prominent landlord websites may be unlawfully discriminating, claims BBC](/img/default/llt.png)
An investigation by the BBC has found that 80 per cent of advertisements on two websites used by landlords say people...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlord’s family step in to manage repairs after tribunal hearing](/img/default/llt.png)
The family of an 80-year-old landlord fined for failing to maintain a block of flats in Wisbech has stepped in to...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tribunal upholds civil penalty notice and fine on landlord](/img/default/llt.png)
A £4,550 fine has been upheld after an appeal by the landlord was rejected by a property tribunal. Fenland council served five...
19 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
![New boutique Build To Rent brand snaps up developers’ units](/img/default/llt.png)
A new Build To Rent brand - Kooky - has acquired 208 units in High Wycombe from a developer, Inland Homes. The...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![No DSS: MPs warned affordability checks likely to increase](/img/default/llt.png)
The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Possible refund for investors caught out by planning consent scam](/img/default/llt.png)
The Financial Conduct Authority wants to find people who unwittingly invested in an unauthorised land banking scheme - they may be...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory landlord register demanded by Generation Rent activists](/img/default/llt.png)
The Generation Rent campaign says a mandatory landlord register is necessary - and would have stopped the actions of a rogue...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Banned for life: rogue landlord faces jail if he lets another home](/img/default/llt.png)
A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Court rules that landlords must not discriminate against benefit claimants](/img/default/llt.png)
A second UK court has ruled that ‘No DSS’ is unlawful, after a renter won a legal trial against housing benefit...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Kensington reduces BTL rates](/img/default/llt.png)
Kensington Mortgages has introduced a range of rate cuts across its buy-to-let and residential ranges. Rates have been cut by up to 0.3%...
10 September 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
![Why landlords must not use ‘no DSS’ to discriminate against benefit tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![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
![BTL landlords urged to invest in property sooner rather than later](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to take advantage of the stamp duty tax savings announced in the chancellor’s summer statement by...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Refusing DSS tenants is ‘not’ discrimination, say most landlords in poll](/img/default/llt.png)
The practice of refusing to rent homes to those in receipt of housing benefit has been ruled unlawful this week, but...