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

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...

Christmas goodwill towards landlords seems in short supply from activist group Generation Rent.  It has this week issued a statement saying the...

A landlord in London has been ordered to refund 12 months’ rent to tenants after failing to license their HMO. The fine...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the leader of activist group Generation Rent have teamed up for an anti-damp and mouldy...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

It’s being forecast that there are likely to be major changes made to the Renters Reform Bill during its next stage...

The London Landlord Accreditation Scheme is hosting a virtual conference and training day in the New Year. It promises to “bring you...

A Labour council claims to have a pioneering scheme to get refunds from law breaking landlords. Local media in York say the...

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

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...

A not-for-profit business that advocates tenants use Rent Repayment Orders against landlords has issued a furious response to a Supreme Court...

The landlords’ trade body is welcoming a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court which provides vital clarification about so called ‘rent-to-rent’...

A London landlord has been fined £2,500 by the local council for letting an unlicensed HMO. The fine was issued after the...

The government has once again declined to give any meaningful timetable for the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill. At the end...

A tribunal has ordered a student accommodation management company to refund more than £84,000 in rent after it ran an unlicensed...

A recent judgement may mean that future Rent Repayment Orders may be less severe than those in the past. Many Rent Repayment...

PropTech firm Kamma says total fines for agents and landlords have now topped £8m in London alone with a £238,000 increase...

A landlord has been fined £7,500 for letting an unlicensed HMO. Having ignored numerous requests and failing to renew the St Helen’s...

A London landlord has been fined £1,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO in Tottenham. Having ignored numerous requests and failing to renew...

Two tenants who were amongst a group of activists in a battle with their landlord have written in a left-wing journal...

The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...

A landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO in London. The fine was issued by Haringey council after the...

A London landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO. The fine was issued after the landlord ignored repeated warnings...

A non-profit organisation called Justice For Tenants has spearheaded a campaign which has ultimately led to a Rent Repayment Order being...

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

A London council has prosecuted a rogue landlord after a 30 month saga regarding the condition of an apartment.  Richmond council received a...

A landlord has been fined £24,750 and told to repay his tenants almost £47,000 in rent. In December 2018, Preston council responded...

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

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

A one-time promoter of The Rolling Stones was so busy on the road that he forgot to get an HMO licence...

A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...

A landlord who failed to licence his property has been ordered to pay back over £5,000 in rent. Michael Convery from Belfast...

A London council is running what it describes as “an innovative project” to help private tenants reclaim rent from landlords who...

A landlord who failed to licence his properties has been ordered to pay back over £8,000 in rent. Dexter Blackstock, a former...

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new tool for tenants to check on their landlords - and possibly claim...

Northampton council is seeking a so-called Charging Order against a landlord who failed to carry out improvements to her property and then...

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

A landlord in Stevenage who allowed his tenant to live in an excessively cold attic with a serious fire safety hazard...

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

Rogue landlords with properties in Scarborough now face fines of up to £30,000 as the local council looks to clampdown on...

An unscrupulous landlord who forced a tenant to live in appalling conditions has been ordered to repay more than £1,000 in...

Cheshire East Council has pledged to clampdown on rogue landlords who allow tenants to live in poor housing standards within the...

West Suffolk councils have agreed to clamp down on dodgy landlords by adopting new powers to tackle them, following a joint...

With less than two weeks until the new registration and licensing system in Wales, Rent Smart Wales, becomes a mandatory requirement, thousands...

Private landlord Pierce Mullally has been ordered to repay more than £3,000 for operating in Burnley without a proper licence. He admitted...

The Housing and Planning Bill, which includes measures to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents, should also address the issue of...

Liverpool City Council (LCC) has issued just 2% of licensing applications since launching its citywide landlord licensing scheme in April last...

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published the full outcome of its consultation: Tackling rogue landlords and improving...

Rogue landlords will be banned from letting property under new measures to be brought in under the Housing and Planning Bill. The...