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It’s Gas Safety Week and supplier Ideal Heating has produced five top tips for landlords. - 1. Check your appliances for warning signs -...

More landlords and tenants are opting to solve disputes independently, saving them weeks of waiting and potential stress caused by lengthy...

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

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark has made a very cautious approach to the Scottish Government over its strident pledge...

Landlords must pay well over £700 for entry into what is now the UK’s largest ever HMO licensing scheme, at Westminster...

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...

A council is ordering all of its private rental sector landlords to clear graffiti from external walls within four weeks of...

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

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

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

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has said No to a plea by a south east council to renew...

A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The...

The government claims its new Building Safety Bill, published yesterday, will create “lasting generational change” after Grenfell and the cladding crisis...

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

A council has gone on record saying it’s trying to stop a rogue landlord from letting out any property anywhere, ever...

The London international rental market, a long-term victim of the pandemic and travel restrictions, appears to be improving at last. High profile...

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

The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property.  Check...

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

The landlords’ trade body says there’s an enforcement postcode lottery across part of the UK. The National Residential Landlords Association’s Welsh Enforcement...

Rogue landlord Siddika Begum of Salisbury has been prosecuted for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation in the town. Begum...

It may not be a typical part of the country but on one of the Channel Islands there is now a...

Investment bank and wealth management consultancy Arbuthnot Latham predicts the next big growth area for buy to let will be Houses...

A warning has been issued to landlords about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest...

Landlords are being warned of an urgent change to the arrears process thanks to the launch of the government’s Breathing Space...

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...

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

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to properly maintain a HMO in Reading. Nidan Singh, 76, has also been ordered to...

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

Two landlords of a property in East London have been ordered to pay costs and fines totalling £61,057.05 after they were prosecuted...

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

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

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

A reminder has gone to landlords about new electrical safety standards that come into effect for existing tenancies in a week’s...

A serial-offender landlord has been fined for putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions. Nilendu...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

With buy to let and traditional commercial property both under challenge thanks to government regulations and Coronavirus, the government is now...

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

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

Another political party has joined the chorus of voices calling for still-longer bans on evictions in the private rental sector. The ban...

A new survey suggests that landlords are less enthusiastic than in the past about buy to let. The study 1,004 UK landlords...

Scottish private sector landlords and tenants who face financial difficulties caused by the pandemic have more time to access support after...

Two landlords have to pay almost £8,000 for letting their flats in defiance of a Prohibition Order.  The order came into force...

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

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’...

A lettings agency is issuing general guidance to the landlord community ahead of changes to Electrical Safety Standards in April. Helen Hollingsworth,...

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

Many landlords may be all-too-familiar with cowboy builders but new research reveals a problem with ‘cowboy customers’ robbing tradespeople of income. Mobile...

A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has spoken strongly in favour of landlords’ rights. In a House of Lords debate on...

Two men have been ordered to pay almost £8,000 for letting out flats in defiance of regulations designed to keep tenants...

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...

Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...

The House of Lords has narrowly voted for a low-key motion expressing regret that the current eviction ban measures do not offer more...

Momentum is building against councils pushing ahead with licensing schemes despite the pandemic. Earlier this week ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade...

The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...

Police in Devon say they will be cracking down on holiday homes let by landlords in contravention of Coronavirus lockdown rules...

The current extension to the eviction ban in England and Wales is “more balanced” than some past examples according to a...

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

A trade body says the current national lockdown may make it harder for the lettings industry to conform with an approaching deadline...

A landlord has been hit with what a local authority calls a record £66,000 fine after being found guilty of letting...

The government is establishing a Commonhold Council - a partnership of leasehold groups, industry and government - that will prepare landlords,...

A move to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms operating in Scotland has received a hostile welcome from a countryside...

A warning has been issued that a bid to curb private rental sector rents in Scotland could well backfire with more...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £3,928.44 after failing to licence two properties he has been letting out in Nottingham.  Jaswinder...

When 2020 began one of the biggest issues most landlords faced was the ending of tax relief introduced over four years...

The Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, says the government has sympathy for the plight of many landlords during...

There may be new and stricter legal requirements on the way for private landlords with regards to carbon monoxide alarm installation...

The trading standards team charged with policing lettings and estate agents is to investigate whether a new guideline on referral fees...

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

A legal challenge has been started to the government’s current ‘ban’ on bailiff-enforced evictions in the private rental sector. High profile property...

A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...

A new survey suggests that one in five individual and multi-property landlords felt unprepared when they first started letting properties -...

Airbnb claims a proposal to regulate short lets could put 17,000 jobs at risk and take almost £1m a day out...

The growth in the number of landlords and property investors in the UK has been astonishing over the last three decades....

The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...

With the staycation boom caused by Covid-19, which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as travel restrictions remain for...

It’s common knowledge that asbestos is a highly damaging group of microscopic fibres that can severely impact the health of our...

As all those responsible for managing property will be only too aware, landlords have many obligations under the laws and regulations...

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

Gas Safety Week is an annual event, that took place 14-20 September in 2020 and aims to raise awareness of gas safety...

A local council is gathering key players from the private rental sector to help landlords and letting agents get up to date...

A council has prosecuted a local landlord for failing to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of his tenants. Eastleigh council took...

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

A landlord has been ordered to pay his ex-tenant £1,500 after failing to protect her deposit with an approved scheme. The Housing...

New versions of a model private residential tenancy agreement and other landlord-critical documentation have been issued by the Scottish Government. There’s also...

An environment services provider is reminding landlords of their responsibilities should asbestos be found in their properties. Although a high profile problem in the...

Over two million homes in England - that’s almost one in 10 - do not have a working smoke alarm according...

One in eight properties sold for more than the original asking price in August as housing demand peaked following the chancellor’s...

Landlords are being reminded this week that they are responsible for the safety of their tenants, as part of Gas Safety...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued new guidance to help student landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-ins during the...

The length of notice periods landlords must provide tenants when using certain grounds for possession whilst the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020...

New regulations on electrical safety standards for private rented accommodation have come into effect. Here is what landlords need to know. The ‘Electrical...

There has never been a harder time to be a landlord in the UK. The pressures that the last six months...

It is no secret that landlords have long been dissatisfied by the government’s approach to the buy-to-let market. The ongoing imposition...

Buy-to-let landlords and letting agents could be required to process a high number of electrical checks (EICRs) if the recent upturn...

Buy-to-let landlords in England must now ensure that electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new tenancies in...

With just over a month until the opening of the Green Homes Grant, buy-to-let landlords in England should be in a...

Unscrupulous landlords in the East End of London been ordered to pay more than £100,000 over the past 12 months for...

New regulation introduced yesterday could see unscrupulous landlords fined up to £30,000 if they do not comply with the rules.  Under the...

New regulations that are designed to strengthen electrical safety practices and bring in line with those already well-established within gas safety regulations...

New rules and how the Electrical Inspection Condition Reports (EICRs) requirements for rented homes in England are changing have sparked debate...

The government has been criticised by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) for taking far too long to remove all flammable cladding...

A man deemed not to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence for a house in multiple occupation...

The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) has produced fresh guidance designed to help landlords and the electrical industry...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border are urging the Scottish government to take into consideration the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic...

New electrical safety rules have been introduced to ensure that private tenants are protected.  New regulations, which were introduced yesterday, are designed to strengthen...

As more people start to think about moving home as the coronavirus restrictions are eased, sales and letting agents are being...

Many landlords and letting agents are increasingly concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their tenants and property...

Restarting the housing market could help kickstart the UK economy.  The government has relaxed lockdown rules from today to allow the UK...

Property moves and viewings will be able to resume again in England from today, under new rules announced by the government...

Landlords should be aware that eight estate and letting agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO), which means...

Buy-to-let landlords in England will soon need to ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new tenancies...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has updated its Tenant Fees Matrix, initially introduced in 2019, with a view to simplifying the most...

ARLA Propertymark chief executive, David Cox, will co-host Goodlord’s second webinar tomorrow, as part of its series of sessions designed to...

With the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) coming into play last year, it's now more important than ever to ensure the...

It’s no secret that the war on landlords has escalated heavily since 2016 and as we find ourselves in a new...

Most landlords will already be familiar with the Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency (MEES) Regulations which came into force on 1 April...

The Residential Landlords Associations (RLA) is calling on the government to delay introducing new electrical safety rules to help ensure that...

A good buyer’s agent can save you money, provide you with expert advice, and secure you a great property. But how...

Newbury Building Society has cut rates on a limited company buy-to-let mortgage deal. The 75% loan-to-value three-year variable product has been reduced...

Is the UK on the brink of a mass landlord exodus? It may seem like an ominous question, but ask people...

Buy-to-let landlords are demanding change in next week’s Scottish Budget to help ensure rental price growth eases.  The number of tenants experiencing...

The vast majority of renters engage in actions and behaviours that landlords would disapprove of, partly because they are not familiar...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border have come under increasing pressure ahead of the incoming changes to the energy efficiency of...

Whether a matter of choice or necessity, most private renters need long-term security and the vast majority of private landlords are...

New electrical safety regulations were presented before Parliament on 13 January 2020 in a move by the government to strengthen electrical...

More than a third of buy-to-let landlords are planning to reduce the number of homes they rent out or exit the...

The minister for local government, housing and planning in Scotland, Kevin Stewart, has received a joint letter from the UK Short...

Following last week's announcement by the Welsh government that it plans to introduce new regulations to combat carbon monoxide poisoning, here are a...

An assembly member has welcomed the introduction of legislation for carbon monoxide detectors in rented homes in Wales. The Welsh Government says new...

The government plans to introduce mandatory electrical installation inspecting for all rented homes.  Detailed regulations for enforcing compulsory five-year electrical safety checks...

Landlords of the draughtiest homes in England and Wales will be required to upgrade their properties ahead of new rules requiring...

An unscrupulous landlord has been fined £27,000 over an unlicensed HMO in Luton with multiple fire and safety breaches. ​ Luton Magistrates Court...

The Short Term Accommodation Association (STAA), a UK trade body representing the entire short-term rental sector, from multinational platforms to individual...

A rogue landlord in Doncaster has been given a banning order for two-and-a-half years after repeatedly putting tenants’ lives at risk...

Slough Borough Council has taken action against an unscrupulous landlord in Slough who to date has refused to pay a fine...

A buy-to-let landlord who was originally fined £31,499 by Coventry City Council for breaches of the Housing Act 2004 has had...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay more than £150,000 after failing to fix several safety hazards in his property. Officers from...

More than five months on from the introduction of the tenant fees ban, a number of landlords and agents are still...

With the festive season fast approaching, it is completely natural for everyone to start winding down a bit at this time...

A rogue landlord who repeatedly rented out a substandard property in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, has been fined more than £25,000. Jack Collins,...

There was a significant fall in lending to buy-to-let landlords, according to the latest data from UK Finance.  The figures show that...

Buy-to-let landlords and letting agents in Wales will have to start supplying a list of information to tenants before taking a...

To mark Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, landlords are being reminded that they have a legal obligation to keep tenants safe by...

A buy-to-let landlord in Sutton has been fined £2,694 and ordered to pay £1,994 in costs and a victim surcharge of...

House sharing has becoming increasingly popular as more (and older) people opt to live with housemates over ownership or renting alone....

The government crackdown on the buy-to-let sector has seen landlord regulations increase by a third since the Conservative party came into...

Just when we thought we might have finally made some credible progress on Brexit, it looks as though looming uncertainty will...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Julie James, will be the...

A buy-to-let landlord in Worcester has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 for operating an unlicensed House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)...

Airbnb has been warned that it could face legal proceedings after being contacted by HMRC over "tax laws or regulations impacting...

When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely be faced with words, phrases, acronyms and...

More than half of buy-to-let landlords interviewed as part of a new study commissioned by secured property lender Fitzrovia Finance said...

Transport for London (TfL) has finally bowed to pressure from campaigners and announced a ban on adverts that promote short-term letting...

Scottish Land & Estates is calling on the Scottish government to ensure that private landlords who provide affordable homes to rent have...

An HMO landlord’s attempt to rent out bedrooms smaller than the national minimum size has been thwarted after his legal case...

A buy-to-let landlord in South Ockendon has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions...

A buy-to-let landlord who failed to pay a tenancy deposit into an approved scheme for four years has proved unsuccessful in...

Who are you?  We are Two Six Homes, an independent sales and lettings agency based in Palmers Green, North London. Our record of success...

Just days after Landlord Today and sister publication, Estate Agent Today, published stories outlining the lack of government response to our...

With the number of PRS regulations continuing to rise, technology is growing increasingly more important in aiding compliance and ensuring that...

The next prime minister, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt, will almost certainly face a housing crisis if the government does not...

It is estimated that around 33,000 properties across the UK may be unwittingly let illegally, according to research. A recent study exploring...

Boilers can be expensive to repair, but they can be even more costly to replace. To help ensure that you keep...

Citizens Advice has called for more regulation of the private rented sector after research revealed that hundreds of thousands of tenants...

A rogue landlord has been fined £55,000 and ordered to pay court costs of £2,989.67 as well as a victim surcharge...

A buy-to-let landlord in north London has been ordered to pay more than £13,000 after breaching fire safety regulations and failing...

Hostmaker, which specialises in managing London properties put on to Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has apologised for causing controversy over...

More than 8,300 Londoners have called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban adverts ‘encouraging’ landlords to abandon long-term tenants for...

Controversial short-lets managing agents Hostmaker has defended its latest advertising campaign after once again sparking outrage among some industry professionals for...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 in relation to 12 charges under the Housing Act after...

Paragon has expanded its product range with the introduction of short-term finance for landlords to fund property refurbishment. The short-term finance products...

An unscrupulous landlord has been told to pay close to £25,000 after being prosecuted for renting out rooms in an unlicensed...

New technology has been launched in an attempt to improve gas safety accountability in the private rental sector. The existing system makes...

Parents with children at university may be considering whether it is worth buying them a property while they continue their education,...

Returns for private landlords have dropped in recent years, while strong returns have instead come from investing in corporate residential landlords, according...

Castle Trust has launched a new unregulated bridging loan product that can be used for first charge buy-to-let cases of up...

A private landlord has been ordered to pay £800 in fines and costs after investigators discovered several deficiencies in a property...

More needs to be done to stem the increase in short-term lets on Airbnb and similar platforms to ensure that there...

New research has looked at the best postcode combinations for a profitable buy-to-let investment, and found that outcodes (the first half...

A private landlord in Telford has been ordered to pay £29,000 in costs and fines for harassing two tenants out of...

All letting agents in England are now required to belong to an approved Client Money Protection scheme, a measure designed to...

The cost of taking out a buy-to-let mortgage remains at an historic low, according to the latest analysis from Mortgage Brain. Despite...

Landlord licensing schemes are being introduced across England, while they are mandatory in Scotland and Wales, as local authorities attempt to...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £2,646, costs of £2,000 and a victim surcharge of £170...

New enforcement rules covering living conditions in private rented housing in Hull look set to be introduced after Humber Landlords Association...

Leeds Building Society has cut rates across its buy-to-let range to help landlords already facing a tax and mortgage squeeze to...

For landlords, buying a property, making a few renovations and renting it out may sound like a simple feat, but it...

Two landlords have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 for breaching fire safety and over-occupancy licence conditions at their House...

Local authorities across England are spending significantly less on dealing with rogue landlords than in 2009-10, new research shows. According to Residential...

A new fire safety campaign urging private sector landlords and letting agents to always abide by the law and install smoke...

A buy-to-let landlord who threatened to take Doncaster Council to court over alleged slander has secured a £100,000 payout from the...

Landlords are being urged to seek guidance to ensure that they are clear on the ‘bombardment’ of regulatory changes that could...

Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group, has been awarded consent to operate a client money protection scheme when...

A buy-to-let landlord who crammed at least seven people into a two-bedroom flat has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 by...

A buy-to-let landlord in Leeds who left his tenant homeless after changing the locks while he was on holiday has been...

A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 in fines and costs following a successful prosecution...

Tens of thousands of landlords across the UK could be unwittingly renting out property illegally because they have should have an...

Toilet flushing discharged into the rear yard of a property, broken fire alarms and faulty electrics were among the defects found...

Luton Council has successfully prosecuted an unscrupulous landlord for letting three unlicensed houses in which several people lived in squalor. Zenith Accommodation...

The government’s ban on tenant fees is good for business and will strengthen the relationship between landlords and tenants, according to...

There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let property purchases as a raft of government tax hikes continues...

A rogue landlord deemed unfit to rent out property in the north London borough of Brent in 2015 has since received...

Life just doesn’t get any easier for Theresa May. No sooner had her Brexit withdrawal plan been rejected by a record-breaking...

With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has expressed its disappointment at the government’s decision not to address a major ruling that is...

No Letting Go, one of the UK’s largest providers of inventory services, is calling for the introduction of MOT-style certificates to...

Hostmaker, a leading Airbnb and holiday rental property management specialist, claims to have found a way to fill the low-season and...

The South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre later this month and...

If you are planning to add to your property portfolio, it is important to ensure that the property is gas safe. Here’s...

A landlord and building contractor have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to large quantities of asbestos fibres at a rented...

More needs to be done to stem the rise in short-term lets on Airbnb in Scotland to ensure that the market...

Havering Council continued to clampdown on rogue landlords in 2018, with new figures revealing that the local authority issued just over...

Following a year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, political instability, higher interest rates and more stringent mortgage regulations, many buy-to-let landlords will...

The introduction of new guidance on room sizes in rented homes has been warmly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

The rental income received by 79% of landlords with mortgages is only sufficient to service the interest element of their loans, and not...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

The new regulations introduced last month to bring mandatory licensing to all Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) was designed to better...

Two thirds of councils in England and Wales responding to a FOI request by the Residential Landlords Association brought no prosecutions...

The private rented sector is a challenging landscape to negotiate, with tax changes and ever-changing regulation meaning that landlords now, more...

Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...

Landlord Gas Safety Certificate: How to Keep Your Tenants Safe There are plenty of safety considerations when renting out a property. Arguably,...

A London-based property firm has been ordered to pay back 70% of their profits gained from renting poorly converted flats in...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay close to £30,000 after being found guilty of a number of breaches relating...

Buy-to-let lending for 2018 looks likely to fall well below its estimate of £12bn, as taxes and regulations continue to have an adverse...

Landlords investing in the rural private rented sector face higher costs and fewer options to meet new requirements of minimum energy...

More landlords of the draughtiest homes in England and Wales will be required to upgrade their properties after amendments to regulations...

There have been fresh calls for new restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term letting websites in this country, just days after...

BTL landlords in parts of Sheffield must now apply to the council for a licence to let their properties after selective licensing...

Investing in buy-to-let property has long been a lucrative business opportunity for both recreational and professional investors, but could harsh tax...

The reversal of controversial alterations to mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties understandably...

More than half - 53% - of tenants in this country do not understand their rights and new regulations brought in...

Less than one in five BTL landlords have contacted with their tenants regarding basic fire safety precautions since the Grenfell Tower...

SDV HQ Limited, trading as Sterling de Vere, has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after letting an overcrowded flat...

Standards in the private rented sector have got better as buy-to-let landlords respond to a flurry of legislation aimed at improving...

Brighton and Hove Council has given the go-ahead for new selective landlord licensing to be introduced across 12 wards in the...

Trading Standards services in London are warning landlords and letting agents to ensure that they comply with the law and not...

The government’s private rented sector policies are failing tenants, mainly because they are ‘not joined up or thought through’, a new...

As a landlord, it goes without saying that you must keep the property you provide your tenants with safe and free...

A neglectful landlord, who allowed his tenants to occupy a property without working smoke alarms, a lack of sufficient fire doors...

A landlord from Blackburn has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties in Norwich. Norwich Magistrates’ Court...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords and letting agents joining Scotland’s largest membership organisation for landlords. The...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £37,000 for allowing tenants to live in what inspectors described as...

On 29 March 2019, the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union (EU). Despite the profound significance of this event,...

A landlord has been ordered to pay just over £5,000 after admitting safety failings at a fire-hit house in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. Lawrence...

The attraction of buy-to-let is starting to wane as far as some people are concerned due to a series of recent...

Landlords generally believe that many recent regulation changes have gone too far and want to see the government rethink the swathes...

The deadline for the new selective licensing scheme which comes into effect at the start of November is looming, and time...

The government is coming under growing pressure from landlords to be more ambitious when it comes to the energy efficiency of...

Nottingham City Council became the latest local authority to introduce a landlord licensing scheme last week in an attempt to clampdown...

A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of aggressive practices, failing to protect a tenancy deposit and operating an unlicensed House...

An unscrupulous landlord who allowed up to 40 tenants to live in poor conditions in a disused pub in North Wales...

A tenant who illegally sublet an unlicensed and poorly-maintained bungalow in north London, which was described by Brent Council as a...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for thousands of private landlords –...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £2,525 after failing to obtain a license for a shared house in Thurrock, Essex. Adeola Makinde was...

Thurrock Council is proposing to introduce additional licensing for private landlords renting rooms to tenants in specific parts of the borough...

Bricks and mortar have provided stellar returns for many people over the past couple of decades, prompting many to rely on...

With more Airbnb listings in this country than ever before, there is growing concern among MPs that the home sharing website...

Buy-to-let landlords with existing tenancies on properties rented out in the private rented sector are being reminded to take note of...

A record number of first-time landlord mortgage products have been made available to borrowers as lenders launched extra loans to attract...

Brent Council insists that it wants to build better relationships with private landlords after successfully winning close to 150 prosecution cases...

As a private landlord you are bound by specific housing legislation, which provide tenants with certain basic rights. From keeping your property...

Celebrate the shows 5th Birthday and 57th event to date in the Landlord Investor Lounge with a glass of prosecco with...

Industry experts have joined forces to launch a campaign urging policy makers to create legislation on appliance testing in rental properties. It...

BTL landlords in Redbridge will have to abide by tougher rules after new rental licensing conditions proposed by Redbridge Council were...

Pepper Money has cut rates across selected mortgage products as part of an overall revamp of its buy-to-let range. The specialist lender...

From tomorrow a new law will make the consequences of failing to protect personal data for companies and others far more serious. The...

As a property professional working in the lettings market, I feel that the moves to stamp out poor landlord practice and...

When it comes to rental responsibilities during a tenancy, there remains some confusion among so-called ‘accidental landlords’ when it comes to...

The publication yesterday of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, confirming that landlords and building managers will...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 after being found guilty of a number of breaches relating to...

Buy-to-let landlords will hopefully have better access to reputable builders when developing and maintaining homes across England and Wales, following a...

The government’s Tenant Fees Bill now introduced to the Commons is a ‘missed opportunity’ to make quicker and more lasting improvements in...

A number of buy-to-let landlords who failed to provide tenants with a copy of a ‘How to Rent’ guide – a...

A combination of tax reform and stricter regulation for landlords is slowing the growth of the private rented sector (PRS), but private...

A rogue landlord who left tenants living in substandard conditions in Selly Oak and Edgbaston has been ordered to pay in...

New buy-to-let regulations are making it harder for landlords to keep up to speed with complex compliance responsibilities, as the government...

Over the past year, the government has introduced 3% Stamp Duty levy, new stress tests for portfolio landlords and started to...

A buy-to-let landlord in Birmingham has been fined £25,000 after pleading guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court for regulation breaches in relation...

The government’s review into building and fire safety regulations is ‘missing the opportunity’ to assess fire safety regulations across all types...

GWlegal has launched a buy-to-let toolkit, available on its online case management system GWlive, as part of the company’s rebrand as...

A Conservative councillor has been ordered to pay more than £57,000 after being taken to court by his own council for...

Foundation Home Loans has made changes to its but-to-let criteria for landlords seeking fresh funds to help acquire property, in response...

Councils will be handed tough new powers to punish rogue landlords up to £30,000. Under the new legislation, being introduced in October,...

Buy-to-let landlords will have an opportunity to gain free advice on legislation and tax at a free event being held in...

There is still a worrying lack of awareness regarding new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) being introduced next month, according to...

Fewer people are looking to invest in buy-to-let property as new regulations and a cooler market deter prospective property investors.   A...

GWlegal has launched a new service tailored to specialist buy-to-let brokers and landlords. The service, called GW Expert Buy-To-Let, will provide buy-to-let...

There is less than four weeks remaining until new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force across England and Wales,...