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City of York Council has vowed to crack down on rogue landlords looking to exploit the housing market, as part of...

Brent Council in north London will be taking action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after  17...

Communicating with tenants can be a tricky business. The appropriate method and style of communication is usually determined by the relationship between...

Labour has pledged to clampdown on rogue landlords and restrict rent hikes in England if it wins next month’s general election.  A...

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...

Marks Out Of Tenancy, a letting review website, has launched a digital service to help local authorities crackdown on unscrupulous landlords...

Proposals for a national register of landlords have been rejected by the government.  A report on the joint research project between the...

Fresh funding for local councils in England to tackle unscrupulous landlords has been made available, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...

Unscrupulous landlords in the London Borough of Hackney face more stringent regulation after Hackney Council agreed to new property licensing powers...

A new PRS interactive learning toolkit for local authorities to help them take action against rogue landlords and letting agents has...

Following the introduction of new HMO licences in Hackney, east London, the local council has taken legal action against four landlords...

A council used a plane with thermal imaging to catch unscrupulous landlords that allowed tenants to live in substandard conditions.  Several people...

A landlord has been penalised for operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupancy  (HMO) in south London. Fouad Ahmad, from Streatham, pleaded...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay £47,500 after council officers found 11 people living in a small flat in...

Introducing a ‘rogue landlords’ database without better enforcement would be a pointless exercise, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). A rogue...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling on local authorities to take much firmer action against rogue letting agents that tarnish...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £10,000 after being convicted for renting out two unlicensed properties...

A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house in east London into two flats...

The Scottish government is consulting on introducing rent controls north of the border with a view to protecting private sector tenants...

Plans to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Barking and Dagenham has been approved by the government. Under...

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

Fresh guidance for local authorities to crackdown on rogue landlords has been unveiled by housing minister Heather Wheeler. Local authorities across the...

Buy-to-let landlords will need to pay £1,200 for a licence to rent their properties in Bristol as part of the local...

A buy-to-let landlord who used violence and intimidation to illegally evict his tenant has been handed a suspended jail sentence and...

A Labour government would aim to address what it sees as a ‘power imbalance’ between landlords and renters by introducing “indefinite”...

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

An unscrupulous landlord who converted three family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMO) without planning consent has been jailed for...

Who are you?  Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...

Buy-to-let investors should be ‘extremely wary’ of buying property in an area affected by selective licensing rules because many local authorities...

Brent Council in north London looks set to take action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after ...

Buy-to-let landlords are “getting away with murder” according to Advice4Renters, after new figures revealed that just two out of almost 2,000...

Barnet Council is planning to introduce a stricter licensing scheme designed to clampdown on rogue landlords across the borough in north...

Close to £2.4m of additional funding designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords will be made available for more than 50 councils...

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

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill will soon become law after passing its third reading at the House of Lords...

Tenants are on the verge of being handed fresh powers to take action against rogue landlords thanks to the Homes (Fitness...

Rogue landlords who converted terrace houses into shoebox flats without planning permission have been ordered to re-pay illegal income or face...

Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...

More than three months on from the introduction of a selective licensing scheme in Nottingham, thousands of landlords remain unlicensed because...

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

Yesterday’s announcement that councils in England are going to be handed an additional £2m in government funding to tackle the small...

Tenants look set to be given more powers to take action against rogue landlords renting out properties “unfit for human habitation”,...

The government’s attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords have been branded ‘weak and pathetic’, partly due to the vast and complex...

A landlord in Ilford, Essex, who allowed 23 people to live in overcrowded conditions has been fined £7,500. Tenants in a house...

Middlesborough Council is hoping to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords operating in the Newport ward, particularly in and around the Gresham area,...

The Liberal Democrats once again called for the introduction of mandatory licensing for PRS homes as well as a publicly available...

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has vowed to clampdown on rogue landlords who allow tenants to live in poor housing standards in...

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

Councils must do more to root out unscrupulous landlords that give the sector a bad name, according to the Residential Landlords...

A briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes has been published by the House of Commons ahead of the Report Stage and...

Licensing schemes can serve purposes which are indisputably genuine and valid. They can, however, also be used as money-making schemes, particularly...

Short-let landlords, including those that list properties on Airbnb, will be able to apply for national accreditation from next month, as...

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

Changes to the buy-to-let tax regime are squeezing landlords’ margins, yet many are thinking about exiting the private rented sector not...

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

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

Two buy-to-let landlords who allegedly offered an undercover journalist rent-free accommodation in exchange for sex are now the subject of a...

One of the UK’s largest and arguably most controversial buy-to-let landlord who last year banned ‘coloured people’ from renting any of...

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

Rogue landlords who break the law and exploit vulnerable tenants often make headlines, but spare a thought for landlords who are...

Rogue landlords in Ashford will now face fines of up to £30,000 after Ashford Borough Council voted to adopt new rules...

The government has launched new online information designed to help renters and landlords know their rights. The rental guides, published by the...

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

The government is hoping to improve standards in the private rented sector in Telford by handing £388,925 to Telford & Wrekin...

One of the most active councils in London when it comes to prosecuting rogue landlords and letting agents has now extended...

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

Criminal landlords across London will be named and shamed on an online database after all London boroughs signed up to a rogue...

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

When ex-social worker and professional landlord Leslie-Ann acquired the 18th century two-bedroom cottage she lives next door to four years ago,...

A Labour councillor tasked with clamping down on rogue landlords has found herself in hot water after failing to declare a...

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

Local authorities should be given the power to confiscate properties from landlords who break the law, according to a committee of...

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

Tenant referencing provides all the background information on prospective tenants, helping landlords and letting agents make an educated choice about who...

The government must focus on urgently improving dangerous housing conditions across the country after new figures revealed that thousands of private...

An ‘unsafe’ house in multiple occupation (HMO) in north London has been uncovered by enforcement officers from Brent Council following a...

New ‘Home Safety Guidance’ has been released by the Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR) to help landlords meet their obligations and ensure...

Doncaster Council’s Cabinet will be discussing new ways to tackle rogue landlords at their meeting later today. The proposal is to introduce...

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

Unscrupulous landlords who rent out substandard properties face being driven out of the private rented sector as new banning orders are...

Rogue landlords in Milton Keynes are being put on notice as the local council announces a new ‘tough approach’, including the...

A new TV show called ‘Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords’, a companion series to ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’, starts today. Following the success...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed the new database of rogue landlords and letting agents, which will come into effect from tomorrow, as...

The security deposits that tenants leave with their landlord or their letting agent could be capped at no more than five...

Unscrupulous landlords in Hackney, east London, who leave tenants living in substandard conditions, will be forced to improve the condition of...

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

Councils are being urged to do more to crack down on rogue landlords who are leaving thousands of tenants living in...

Plans to introduce a new rental complaints system to help support private tenants who are forced to live in shoddy housing...

Rotherham Council wants to do more to protect private tenants by using tougher new laws to clamp down on rogue landlords. Local...

Three tenants who sub-let a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingsbury, north-west London, to 35 men have been fined more than 23,000. The residents...

Plans to introduce new licensing schemes for privately rented homes across parts of North West London have been given the go-ahead by...

A new rental complaints system has been proposed to help support private tenants who are forced to live in shoddy housing...

Over recent months, the government and leading housing charities have put increasing pressure on landlords to improve the quality of rental...

Two buy-to-let landlords in Burnley have been fined a total of £27,500 as part of Burnley Council’s campaign to clamp down...

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay £7,400 after failing to obtain a license to rent out a property in...

A plan to introduce a new selective licensing scheme in Telford has been scrapped by Telford & Wrekin Council after more...

Criminal landlords who crammed up to 40 migrants inside their semi-detached townhouse in north-west London face losing hundreds of thousands of...

Two separate legal challenges have been launched against government's 'Right to Rent' policy. The scheme, which requires landlords to check the immigration...

Landlord licensing, a database of rogue landlords and improved rent controls are among some of the primary measures proposed by renters...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Tory government of intentionally not fixing the housing crisis after revelations that thousands of...

Buy-to-let landlords who fail to comply with minimum standards will face fines up to £30,000 for each offence under tough new...

Rogue landlords are profiting from the housing benefit system by enticing desperate local authorities to place single homeless people into small...

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

Fly-tipping has become rife and is creating a blot on the landscape around the Manchester Road area of Swindon due to...

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) yesterday announced fresh plans to clamp down on rogue landlord practices such as...

The mayor of London’s decision to launch a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ rogue landlords and letting agents...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan yesterday launched a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ dodgy landlords and letting...

A rogue landlord in Newmarket who exposed tenants to ‘significant risk’ has been ordered to pay almost £33,000 after being found...

It has been confirmed that a database of rogue landlords and letting agents as well as new banning orders will be...

A new online platform designed to help landlords keep on top of new licensing schemes and consultations has been launched by...

We all know that buy-to-let landlords have a bad reputation, which is largely undeserved, but a growing anti-landlord movement would have...

First introduced in November 2015, The Welsh government’s Rent Smart Wales (RSW) scheme was designed to drive up standards in the...

A landlord has been handed a £10,000 fine after failing to properly maintain his rental property, leaving tenants living in substandard...

Hefty fines could soon be issued to rogue landlords in Bradford without being taken to court, under plans due to be...

Rogue landlords in Hackney face heavy fines after the local council gained new powers to issue penalties of up to £30,000.  Landlords...

The secretary of state for Wales has called for greater protections for tenants and a crackdown on rogue landlords in Wales. Welsh...

A pair of landlords in Dagenham have been slapped with a hefty fine for renting out two illegally converted flats over...

The decision to launch a new inquiry into the private rented sector has been welcomed by letting agents. The Communities and Local...

Plans to introduce an additional licensing scheme across 12 wards in Havering, east London, have been approved. Local councillors met on Wednesday...

New rules making it compulsory for landlords to apply for planning consent if they wish to convert properties in the Royal...

New rules to help crack down on rogue landlords in York could soon come into force. City of York Council is considering...

A Lincoln landlord has been told to pay more than £8,000 for serious overcrowding and safety breaches. Abdol Ali Javid Keshmiri of...

A cap on rents and more stringent regulations are among the proposals put forward by the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy...

Brent Council has once again vowed to clamp down on rogue landlords in the local area after 35 men we found...

A landlord who endangered the lives of his tenants has been successfully prosecuted and fined more than £200,000 for failing to...

A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £10,000 after tenants were discovered living in appalling, cramped conditions, as Brent Council...

A rogue landlord who rented out squalid flats, which breached council planning laws and failed to meet basic living standards, has...

A buy-to-let landlord pleaded guilty to two charges relating to the harassment of his tenants during a short hearing at Sheffield...

Nine private landlords have been banned from letting out homes in the Govanhill area of Glasgow after being found unfit to...

Rogue landlords receive in the region of £2.5bn a year for renting out ‘non-decent’ properties, which includes homes that are unsafe,...

New measures to clamp down on unscrupulous landlords who trap and cram vulnerable tenants in unsafe, overcrowded homes in Govanhill, Glasgow,...

This month has seen the approval or introduction of a number of new licensing schemes for landlords in several English cities,...

A landlord has been fined after being found guilty of letting out a student property in Selly Oak which had a...

Barnsley Council is planning to introduce a selective licensing scheme in an effort to clamp down on rogue landlords in the...

Buy-to-let landlords allowing illegal immigrants to live in their properties may face jail after hundreds of people suspected of not having...

Borough wide selective licensing could soon be coming to Brent if the the local council gets its way. Brent Council wants the...

The Home Office is hoping to drive up standards in the private rented sector in Bristol by handing £321,750 to Bristol...

A new property licensing scheme has been introduced by Redbridge Council in order to crack down on rogue landlords – and...

Rogue landlords who target vulnerable people for sex by posting online classified adverts offering accommodation in exchange for other services, could...

Contradictory and outdated fire safety guidance urgently needs updating to better support private landlords, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

There is a direct correlation between licensed rental properties and a reduction in anti-social behaviour, according to a north London based...

No fewer than 16 men were found to be living in a one-bedroom flat filled with bunk beds made out of...

Private landlords in Nottingham may soon have to obtain a licence after plans to introduce a selective licensing scheme were given...

After lobbying Tower Hamlets Council for three years, private renters in the east London district have finally been granted a new...

A barrister, who often represented landlords and tenants, has been fined for breaking the law, after it turned out that he...

A landlord has been prosecuted by Barkingside Magistrates' Court for renting out a property in Dagenham with damp and mould issues,...

A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house into two flats without planning consent...

West Lindsey District Council made a number of unannounced inspections of private rental homes in Gainsborough yesterday, supported by police officers,...

Two landlords have been ordered to pay more than £13,000 after showing what was described as a “total disregard” for the...

Let’s face it - landlords have a bad reputation. While that reputation is largely undeserved, the landlord bashing articles often featured...

Landlords renting out properties in the London borough of Brent have been ordered to pay fines totalling more than £500,000 over...

A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £4,700 by Blackburn magistrates after failing to make improvements to his property. Despite...

The Conservative party should put rent controls at the heart of their general election manifesto as part of a wider effort...

A landlord has been fined for not licensing 12 buy-to-let properties in the North Ormesby area of Middlesbrough. John Bradley, 39, was...

Labour has pledged a “consumer rights revolution” which will introduce legal minimum standards for all rental homes because people currently have...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has vowed to crackdown on criminal landlords by ensuring that they are ‘named and shamed’...

A landlord has been ordered to pay in excess of £235,000 for renting out illegal bedsits in east London after pleading...

Some rogue landlords are targeting young, vulnerable people for sex by posting online classified adverts offering accommodation in exchange for other...

Local councils are calling on the government to close a legal loophole that allows landlords to get away with converting properties...

Three landlords have been ordered to pay costs totalling £18,000 for renting out an unsafe house in High Wycombe, which included...

A man who is currently serving six years in prison for child sex abuse offences is among four rogue landlords in...

Following the success of the first two series, the third series of “Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords”, starts this Sunday. The observational documentary highlights alarming...

Following the success of the first two series, the third series of “Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords”, starts this Sunday. The observational documentary highlights alarming...

A new scheme launched to help landlords with housing repairs in Peterborough has been panned by the local MP. Stewart Jackson MP...

Two unscrupulous landlords in Reading have been fined almost £9,000 for poor housing standards and a complete disregard for the welfare...

Four weeks of prosecutions by Brent Council in north London has seen six successful results with total court fines for rogue...

A local council is planning to crackdown on rogue landlords by potentially introducing a selective licensing scheme, it has been revealed. Barrow-in-Furness...

New housing policies affecting the private rented sector, including longer tenancies, boosting the supply of much needed housing and plans to...

The government is being urged to reconsider punitive tax relief changes for buy-to-let income which is set to be introduced in...

A proposed selective landlord licensing scheme has been pulled after Conservative councillors could not agree on how it could move forward. Plans...

Councils across the country are being urged to raise their game when it comes to protecting private tenants from a minority...

Given the financial issues that landlords can experience when they rent their property out to a nightmare tenant, especially those that...

Sheffield Council has promised to continue targeting rogue landlords after bringing its highest-ever number of successful prosecutions. Seven individuals and companies were...

The government has launched an official consultation process on plans to for new banning orders to clampdown on rogue landlords and...

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has ended a consultation on ‘Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and residential property...

A private landlord has been fined by Willesden Magistrates Court for poor and potentially dangerous housing conditions following a prosecution by...

Don Valley MP Caroline Flint is calling for selective licensing to be extended across the borough, after visiting Newham in London,...

A landlord has pleaded guilty for failing to comply with license conditions at a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) she ran...

There are a significant amount of private landlords who fail to keep rental properties in a safe condition for their tenants,...

A private landlord has been ordered to pay just over £1,000 after being found guilty of providing an ‘extremely dangerous’ rental...

A Birmingham landlord from Hall Green was fined £5,037.97 at Birmingham Magistrates Court yesterday after pleading guilty to failing to obtain...

Harrow Council will take fresh measures to tackle rogue landlords by introducing new licensing schemes next week in Wealdstone and Edgware,...

The government’s plan to tighten licensing requirements for landlords of shared accommodation in an effort to clamp down on rogue landlords...

Thousands of private tenants claim to have suffered abuse at the hands of landlords according to Shelter, which include threats, assaults...

Two landlords have been fined for failing to sign up to Oldham Council’s Selective Licensing scheme, designed to improve the management...

Let's face it - landlords have a bad reputation. The press often portray buy-to-let landlords as greedy money-grabbers who are looking...

No fewer than seven landlords have been fined thousands of pounds for renting out unlicensed properties in Blackburn as part of...

Vulnerable families are being exploited by ‘rogue landlords’ in the Govanhill area of Glasgow, according to a BBC Scotland investigation. The report...

Landlords in Redbridge are being invited to put any questions they have over new controversial licensing schemes to council officers at...

More than 80 buy-to-let landlords in Weston-super-Mare have joined forces with a view to taking North Somerset Council to court in...

A new selective landlord licensing scheme will be introduced by Peterborough City Council in parts of the city where there are...

Over-extended student homes are not just an eyesore, but they are also ‘destroying family homes’ and creating ‘misery for local residents’, according...

Landlords in Oldham must not shirk their responsibilities and legal obligations, which includes signing up to the Selective Licensing scheme or...

A new crowdfunding campaign has been launched today with a view to raising £200,000 through Crowdcube to help tackle rogue landlords...

A landlady in Southampton has been fined more than £700 for failing to licence a house in the city. Anuoluwapo Olaosun pleaded...

A newly introduced license scheme designed to improve ‘poor quality rented housing’ in Weston-super-Mare has been slammed for being ‘short-sighted’ and nothing...

The government and local councils are not doing enough to clampdown on rogue landlords, according to a new report. A survey of...

Landlords in parts of Manchester may soon have to apply for a licence to let their properties as part of a...

Rogue landlords in the London Borough of Barnet are being targeted by the local council as part of a crackdown on...

A man who illegally sub-let his council home in Sheffield and then evicted his tenant using force has been prosecuted in...

The new mayor of London has pledged to get tough on rogue landlords in the capital by introducing a ‘London Landlord...

Unscrupulous landlords are providing vulnerable tenants with substandard housing and getting away with it due to low levels of enforcement of...

A landlord in Wembley, north west London, faces prosecution after 11 people were found living in a three-bedroom house that he...

A new scheme designed to expose and punish rogue landlords in Derby could be in operation before the end of the...

Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has launched his election manifesto and pledged to help the capital’s two million renters. Khan’s election...

Rogue landlords are being weeded out by councils for some of the worst cases of illegal eviction, according to the Local...

The consumer charity Citizens Advice is the latest body to say the government’s heavily-publicised £5m given to councils to tackle rogue...

New funding from the government to tackle criminal landlords is just not sufficient according to the Residential Landlords Association. It has been...

Eviction firm Landlord Action is calling for a blacklist of persistent rogue tenants to be made public. The Housing and Planning Bill...

The Government is poised to introduce tough new laws for landlords this week – with fines of up to £30,000 for...

Luton Borough Council has launched a new initiative which aims to tackle rogue landlords who are letting properties that are being...

Private housing tenants from across income scales are living in unsafe homes that fail to meet basic legal standards, a report...

The legislative system dealing with rogue landlords is ‘unfit for purpose’ and should be replaced with a national database covering all...

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

The government has announced new funding to crack down on rogue landlords and tackle 'beds in sheds'. Communities secretary Greg Clark said...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has announced new measures that will clamp down on “criminal” landlords who “trap and cram vulnerable tenants...

A Plymouth landlord has been fined more than £20,000 after admitting renting out substandard houses to 30 people without obtaining a...

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

As Scotland awaits the introduction of the Private Tenancies (Scotland) Bill later this week, the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has...

Councils need to be handed greater powers to tackle rogue landlords ‘taking advantage’ and ‘ripping off’ tenants. This is the call from...

Landlords in Lewisham are invited to a public meeting on Tuesday (15 September) to discuss proposals for selective licencing in the...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has written to Shelter questioning the latest statistics from the housing charity which claimed that tenants...

Enforcement officers from Barking and Dagenham Council swooped on three addresses in east London last week as part of clamp down...

Plans to force landlords to act as border control and potentially be jailed if they house illegal immigrants have met with...

MPs have introduced two new bills that will crackdown on rogue landlords. The first measure introduced to parliament yesterday was by the...

Two landlords each face a bill of well over £4,000 each after being found guilty of charges relating to their three...

An all-party group of MPs looking into the subject of hunger has written to government ministers urging that landlords who fail...

Two private landlords have been fined for failing to tackle sub-standard conditions in their properties after successful prosecutions by Islington Council. In...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has responded to last week’s Citizens Advice report on the private rented sector in a statement...

Rogue landlords are raking in £5.6billion a year for unsafe homes that fail to meet legal standards, a report by Citizens...

As David Cameron announced his cabinet, Brian Murphy of the Mortgage Advice Bureau has said that the new Government will make...

The Labour party has announced plans to reform the private rented sector should it come to power. It would introduce legislation to...