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A council has fined a landlord £17,500 for failing to license two of his properties in the area. However, the identify of...

A landlord has been fined over £3,800 for letting out an unsafe and unlicensed HMO. South Gloucestershire council issued the landlord a...

A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...

A tribunal case has ended with fines imposed on two landlords - Nigel William Harry Hobbs and James Robert Hobbs -...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark.   With 19 council licensing schemes and...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

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

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

Reversing the tax penalties imposed on buy to let landlords in recent years would reduce the impact of short lets on...

A council has won an appeal concerning two Civil Penalty Notices imposed on a landlord. The landlords had been issued two fines...

A council has won an appeal to enforce a Financial Penalty Notice that was served on a landlord who let out...

A landlord has been fined a total of £10,000 for breaching regulations when renting HMOs to vulnerable residents, as a supported...

A council claims “hundreds of residents have been made safer in their homes” thanks to a licencing regime. Sheffield council insists the...

HM Revenue and Customs says that its latest data - one week ahead of the January 31 Self Assessment deadline -...

A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...

The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...

Airbnb has taken further steps to get in the good books of HMRC by issuing a guide on tax for its...

There are now fewer than 35 days until self employed workers - including many landlords - will need to submit their...

A council is running a pilot project to manage litter issues associated with HMOs. All homes in parts of Coventry were given...

HMRC has produced this material for landlords concerned at the prospect of self-assessment  - What is Self Assessment and why do I need...

The Renters Reform Bill could end up with landlords going bankrupt, a housing law specialist is warning. Des Taylor, director of compliance...

HMO landlords in Portsmouth are being urged to apply for a new licence before the grace period ends on December 1. Additional...

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

HMRC has contacted Landlord Today to draw attention to new guidance it has issued over a tax avoidance scheme aimed at...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords to take responsibility for issues of damp and...

A council has issued financial penalties of over £20,000 to landlords failing to manage their properties.   Three of the four cases...

A trio of Cambridge landlords have been fined more than £8,000 between them, after three separate HMOs were found to be...

A Labour council says local landlords have only a week to apply for a licence before a big rise in the...

A landlord responsible for the management of an HMO has been fined a total of £5,000. The penalties were imposed by Boston...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of using landlords to do her dirty work for her. In a response to the...

A leading property law firm is warning that landlords face bankruptcy as a result of the massive increase in fines they...

Landlords who allow rental properties to be let to migrants who do not have the right to be in the UK...

A statement from Oxford’s Labour controlled council says private landlords in the city have under a month to apply for a...

A prominent accountant is warning that the upcoming Renters Reform Bill, when it becomes law, will be used by HMRC to...

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

A council has issued a stern warning to landlords that the current situation in which hundreds of homes have non-compliant EPC...

HMRC has recently launched a renewed investigation into Airbnb hosts, with the site compelled to share earnings data to assist in...

Details are emerging about a new Landlords Database, which is one of the major provisions of the Renters Reform Bill. Within the...

The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...

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

The Welsh Government has published draft legislation that changes the terms of converted contracts and any renewals that replace them, closing...

Landlords on non-domestic units are being urged to adhere to new regulations for their properties, or face thousands of pounds of fines. With...

Landlords of Airbnbs and other short-lets risk facing penalties for tax evasion if they fail to report income on their rental...

A Tory council in Middle England has backed a committee of MPs calling for rental reform measures to be tightened up. The...

Private rental property should be “acquired” and used for social housing according to a think tank. And it says tax penalties, laws...

A landlord who failed to provide a fire detection and alarm system in an HMO has been fined a total of...

The government’s proposed tenancy reforms - including the banning of section 21 evictions - could be undermined by delays in the...

Landlords making self-assessment tax returns may already be starting to sweat - the deadline is midnight on January 31. Overall - landlords...

It’s claimed that Liverpool’s Labour council would take almost 150 years to process applications for its landlord licensing scheme. The council has...

HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...

Coventry council has issued financial penalties on a landlord of a poorly managed and unlicensed HMO totalling £60,000. The council has also...

On August 4 the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise the base rate from 1.25 to 1.75 per...

Landlords in Carlisle are being urged to put in place safety measures to protect their tenants with the local council join...

Landlords have been warned they risk fixed penalty notices and the loss of HMO licences if students leave rubbish in public...

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...

A council has secured a banning order against a rogue landlord who was found guilty of failing to comply with legal...

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

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

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

The government has indirectly given away early details of its long-expected National Landlord Register - but it still appears to be...

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

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

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

A specialist lettings agency is holding a series of webinars for landlords who may fell they need help navigating some 170-plus...

Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, writes: The government has announced extra breathing space for anyone who hasn’t...

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

Rogue landlords in one area of London could face unlimited fines, criminal convictions and bans from letting out properties. The measures are...

Purplebricks is refusing to say how many landlords were affected by its failure to comply with the law requiring tenants’ deposits to...

The long-running saga of unscrupulous landlords taking advantage of lone tenants to suggest a ‘sex for rent’ arrangement continues with a...

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

A lettings sector trade body is blasting local authorities for their poor record on trying to eliminate rogue landlords. The National Residential...

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

A Labour-controlled local authority with a reputation for clampdowns on rogue landyhas issued a statement celebrating its successes. Tower Hamlets council in...

Substantial numbers of expats who own a buy to let property in the UK are approaching HMRC to admit they have...

A leading agent is warning that any additional tax on landlords could lead to property sell-offs and a further supply shortage. Dominic...

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

Fines for landlords and lettings agents in Greater London have soared from just £22,000 in May to a huge £139,146 in...

Over half of local authorities in England have not issued any civil penalties against rogue or criminal landlords in the last...

Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...

Some laws underpinning the private rented sector date back to the 18th century and are no longer fit for purposes, according...

The Rogue Landlord Team of a local authority has triggered a civil penalty notice resulting in a fine of over £21,000...

Landlords are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent verification on tenants who had a Covid-adjusted check since March 30...

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

A property accountant is warning that ‘accidental landlords’ may not have been aware of the complexity of property taxation and so...

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

A landlord has been handed penalties totalling nearly £8,000 after being found guilty of operating an unlicensed HMO. This follows an investigation...

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

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes.  Rosalind...

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

Advice from a tax software consultancy suggests that landlords must declare Coronavirus grants in future tax returns, including the next self-assessment...

An accountancy firm claims that buy to let landlords who admit evading tax on their rental income have underpaid to HMRC...

The number of overseas landlords admitting tax avoidance has risen 65 per cent in five years according to an accountancy firm. Moore,...

A £4,550 fine has been upheld after an appeal by the landlord was rejected by a property tribunal. Fenland council served five...

Summer 2020 saw changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule come into force and talk of a CGT increase...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

A London landlord who ignored six enforcement notices served by his local council has been ordered to pay over £300,000. Salim Mussa Patel...

A collapsing ceiling, filthy facilities, and an abandoned car are among the dangerous defects leading to a Banbury landlord facing a...

It has been just over a month since changes to the 30-day Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rule came into force and...

Buy-to-let landlords facing hardship as a consequence of the coronavirus crisis can defer their July tax payment on account, but taxpayers...