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Landlords who fail to ensure their private rented homes meet required standards face massively increased charges from a council. Bath & North...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Established by the UK Government, the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was launched in April 2021. In the summer of that...
06 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
The Additional Licensing HMO scheme in the Bath and North East Somerset area ends on New Year’s Eve. The scheme covers around...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest Rental Demand Index from the Barrows and Forrester agency has revealed that rental demand has surged during the third...
30 September 2023
From: The Big Issues
A council has issued a statement boasting of its record prosecuting rogue landlords. Somerset council says it has successfully prosecuted a Taunton...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A long-standing and respected property firm has slammed the government for presiding over the “mess” of taxes applied to holiday lets...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being invited to a free event to find out more about help and incentives on offer to help local...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest rental market snapshot from lettings agency Barrows and Forrester has revealed the hottest location for tenant demand. It says Dorset...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The top UK holiday hotspot for 2023 is Yorkshire, according to Sykes Holiday Cottages’ latest Staycation Index report. Known for its picturesque...
29 April 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Local news outlets in Somerset are reporting that some properties in the county are listed on Airbnb and other short let...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
An appeal for private landlords to come forward with vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, properties for rent, has been launched. Accommodation is now...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords and owners of empty homes iare being invited to a free event next week to find out more about help...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord has been fined £5,500 following a successful prosecution by Mendip council in Somerset. The council’s private sector housing team brought a...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Those wondering why Airbnb is accused of contributing to the shortage of long term rental stock may be interested in seeing...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been jailed for six months, suspended for a year, after being found guilty of illegally evicting a tenant...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords and owners of empty homes in North Somerset are invited to a free event next month to find out more...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord company has been fined more than £15,000 for failing to improve housing conditions in three properties. North Somerset council received...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading lettings agent in the south west is advising landlords to take advantage of a new ‘easy to read’ guide...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A local authority with a rapidly-growing number of HMOs is to consult over a new policy later this month. The Houses in...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A four year ban on letting any residential property has been imposed on a landlord found guilty of using accommodation that could...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord in south west of England has been given a nine month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, following a...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The west of England’s Landlord Expo returns to Bristol next month. The free-to-attend event, organised by the four West of England Local...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Following on from the successful South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the Bath & West Showground in Shepton...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the Bath & West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, this weekend and you...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
The South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show takes place at the Bath & West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, next week and you can...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Following on from the successful Glasgow Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the SEC Centre earlier this month, the...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Following on from the successful South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show that took place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord was killed while renovating a property she owns with her husband when a 6ft garden wall collapsed on...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Private renting has more than doubled over the past 20 years, and young people are by far the most likely age...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Most private landlords would oppose the idea of arbitrary checks of their rental properties by local authorities, but that has not...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News
There are a number of key changes facing private landlords at the moment, which is why this year’s Landlord Expo, to...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News
The Home Office is hoping to drive up standards in the private rented sector in Bristol by handing £321,750 to Bristol...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Private landlords are being asked to provide homes for three refugee families, after North Somerset Council failed to find properties within...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News
A petition has been set up to overturn what has been described as a ‘shameful’ decision to abolish a selective licensing...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News
A landlord group has successfully halted the planned introduction of a selective licensing scheme proposed by its local council. More than 80...
22 August 2016
From: Breaking News
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...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News
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...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News
A joint scheme for accrediting landlord and agents has been launched by four county authorities in the West of England. The West...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News
Police are seeking a rogue tenant who posed as a landlord to con cash out of potential tenants for a studio...