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12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Yet another council pleads with private landlords to bail it out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propertycalculator-400x310.png)
Another council is looking for landlords with rental properties to match them with prospective tenants who are ready to move in....
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council pleads with private landlords to help solve its housing problem](/upload/images/shutterstock_2203162997.jpg)
A council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over the past few years Shropshire council has...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined thousands for not handing over paperwork to council](/upload/images/Fine.jpg)
A council is warning landlords and tenants after one landlord was ordered to pay more than £4,700 in fines and costs...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council urges tenants to report mould and tells landlords what to do](/upload/images/shutterstock_2135683647(1).jpg)
Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Veteran landlord’s fine will rise day-by-day if unsafe homes remain occupied](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined-400x310.jpg)
A landlord who let tenants live in properties riddled with hazardous electrics, unsafe boilers, mould and no smoke alarms must pay...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council clampdown on landlords with poor energy efficiency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council declares clampdown on landlords with poor energy efficiency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council threatens Compliance Notices over energy efficiency failures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Three good causes benefit from landlords’ generosity](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/arun%20(695%20%C3%97%20395px).jpg)
A local landlord body has given money to three good causes to start the new year. The Wrekin Landlord Association was set...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cash incentive for landlords as council pleads for assistance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/WomanSavingMoney_400x310.png)
A council says it is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness. Over recent years Shropshire council says...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Councils failing to enforce regulations on rogue landlords](/upload/images/library/rogue-letting-agent400x310.png)
A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy Efficiency: Another call for landlords to get help to hit targets](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency-2-400x310.jpg)
Another council is encouraging landlords and tenants to get help to improve the energy efficiency of rented properties. Shropshire Council says there...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Banning Order landlord pleads guilty to breaching conditions](/upload/images/library/Banned-400x310.jpg)
The first landlord in the country to receive a Banning Order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 when the new...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Expert tips - How to set up and manage a holiday let](/img/default/llt.png)
Britain’s holiday rental market is preparing for a busy year ahead, as many travellers are expected to opt for staycations over...
12 January 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![MPs invest in BTL market with taxpayers’ money](/img/default/llt.png)
A number of MPs are currently earning rental income from properties that they bought with public help, according to a fresh...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Telford & Wrekin Council handed £388k cash boost to tackle rogue landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
The government is hoping to improve standards in the private rented sector in Telford by handing £388,925 to Telford & Wrekin...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Unlicensed landlords with properties in Wales could be ‘breaking the law’](/img/default/llt.png)
Unlicensed landlords with properties in Wales are being urged to register ‘to avoid legal action’, regardless of where they are based...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Proposed licence is a stealth tax and ‘hard-hit’ landlords ‘have had enough’](/img/default/llt.png)
Private landlords in Telford have reacted furiously to plans by Telford & Wrekin Council to introduce a Selective Licensing in parts...
30 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Modular Build to Rent scheme gets underway](/img/default/llt.png)
Construction of a unique south London housing scheme has got underway in a factory in Shropshire. The modular construction by Elements Europe,...