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![Rogue landlord fined for letting outbuilding to family of nine](/upload/images/shutterstock_476459503.jpg)
A council has prosecuted a landlord after a family of nine were discovered living in an outbuilding. Tariq Khan of Peterborough was...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord tried to let out “uninhabitable outbuilding”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a private landlord who let out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King of Kings Langley was...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Uninhabitable building let to tenants - landlord ends up in court](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a private landlord who rented out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King was initially fined £4,000...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Is it illegal to Airbnb your garden retreat?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
The rise of platforms such as Airbnb has opened up new possibilities to generate extra income by renting out spaces. From spare...
23 September 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Shock for ‘charity landlord’ hit with enormous fine](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
Nirpaul Riat’s career as a rogue landlord has ended after judges in London fined him £300,000 following two decades of managing...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hefty fine for landlord who didn’t bother attending court](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
Dacorum council in Hertfordshire has prosecuted a private landlord who rented out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King was fined...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Inventories can slash landlord-tenant disputes - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
Many disputes between landlords and tenants - some ending in court action - could be avoided by the use of professional...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pay £291,000 or face jail, court tells rogue landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Arrested-UK-400x310.png)
A London landlord has been fined and ordered to pay a confiscation order for ignoring planning rules Magistrates ordered landlord Zulfiqar Ahmed...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Don't settle for poor inventories - There is a better way](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/InventoryChecklist-400x310.jpg)
As a landlord, you will know and recognise that your inventory is one of the most important pieces of documentation that...
21 May 2022
From: Top tips & guides
![Five Top Tips To Help Property Entrepreneurs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyManagement-400x310.jpg)
Here are five top tips worth considering if you’re an aspiring or ambitious property entrepreneur. 1. Take Your Time to Find the...
30 April 2022
From: Top tips & guides
![£335,000 - the bill for three rogue landlords](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
Three criminal landlords have paid £350,000 in fines after being found guilty of illegal ‘beds in sheds’. Brian Linskey and Catherine Hallahan...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Confiscation Order imposed on married landlords](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CourtCase-400x310.png)
Two married landlords from Southall have been ordered to pay over £290,000 after failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice. Kartar and...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Shocking ‘bed in shed’ landlords must pay thousands in fines](/upload/images/library/Fine_360x280.png)
A landlord must pay thousands of pounds after illegally letting an outbuilding for over three years. Paul Vig admitted failing to comply with...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Confiscation Order means landlord must pay quarter of a million pounds](/upload/images/library/Court2-400x310.jpg)
A London landlord has been ordered to pay almost £275,000 for failing to comply with an existing planning enforcement notice. Mrs Anja...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors warned about care needed when buying property with land](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Garden-400x310.jpg)
Demand for property with land has risen significantly over the last 18 months according to a buying agency - but it’s...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Named and shamed - landlord guilty of “atrocious case of mistreatment”](/img/default/llt.png)
A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords given check-list of preparing property for a hard winter](/img/default/llt.png)
An insurance company is offering a checklist for landlords - and indeed all property owners - to prepare their homes for...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Asbestos: what are your responsibilities as a property owner?](/img/default/llt.png)
It’s common knowledge that asbestos is a highly damaging group of microscopic fibres that can severely impact the health of our...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
![Prison threat for landlord hit with £300,000 planning penalties](/img/default/llt.png)
A London landlord who ignored six enforcement notices served by his local council has been ordered to pay over £300,000. Salim Mussa Patel...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![More advice to landlords on preparing homes for winter](/img/default/llt.png)
There’s no shortage of advice for landlords as winter approaches - the latest comes from the Deposit Protection Service. Here’s its four...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlord who crammed 15 tenants into three-bed house ordered to pay £430k](/img/default/llt.png)
A rogue landlord who squeezed 15 people into a modest home in west London has been ordered to pay more than...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Top tips to help landlords avoid plumbing problems this winter](/img/default/llt.png)
Burst pipes and blocked drains are a pain at the best of times, but with winter rapidly approaching, it is even...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined for renting out bed in shed](/img/default/llt.png)
A landlord has been fined ordered to pay £5,000 for allowing tenants to sleep in an outbuilding in Enfield, north London. Sanjiv...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord fined £370k after breaching enforcement notices on flats](/img/default/llt.png)
A landlord who built an outbuilding and converted it into eight small flats without planning consent has been ordered to pay...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined £12k for illegally renting out basement](/img/default/llt.png)
A landlord has been fined just over £12,000 after repeatedly ignoring warnings from council planning enforcement officers not to carry on...
08 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Company hit with £250,000 confiscation order following ‘blatant disregard for planning rules’](/img/default/llt.png)
A company letting out an illegally converted house in North West London has been ordered to pay £250,000 under the Proceeds...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Two West London landlords fined for ignoring council notices](/img/default/llt.png)
Two Southall landlords have been found guilty of failing to comply with notices and orders to make safe dangerous and illegal...
20 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Another bed in shed landlord fined](/img/default/llt.png)
A landlord who let tenants sleep in an outbuilding in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex has been fined nearly £6,000. Syed Junid Ul Hassan Shah...
02 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Beds in sheds demolished by Ealing council](/img/default/llt.png)
Two unauthorised outhouses have been demolished by Ealing Council after the landlord failed to comply with an enforcement notice. Demolition of the...