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A rogue landlord prosecuted for illegally squashing seven flats into a development with planning permission for six must pay around £250,000.  In...

A London council has prosecuted a builder - Valeriu Sandu, of Valmic Properties Limited - for lying about fitting sufficiently fireproof...

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

A Labour council in London has announced plans to expand its crackdown on what it calls “shoddy landlords.” Southwark council says the...

There are just three weeks left for landlords to respond to one of the largest consultations undertaken by a council in...

It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative...

A London landlord must pay over £280,000 in three months after housing eight people in a flat deems illegal for even...

A London council is writing to thousands of private landlords in its borough urging them not to evict people. Southwark council says this...

Southwark Council has given the go-ahead for the introduction of a new licensing scheme which could see landlords across the borough...

With new research showing that direct payment of benefits to landlords contributed most to reductions in rent arrears, the Residential Landlords...

A landlord who failed to provide his tenants with adequate living conditions has been sent to jail. Majid Saniinejad, of Stoke Newington,...

Southwark council in south London is warning local leaseholders to refrain from renting out properties via short term holiday rental sites,...

London’s biggest social landlord, Southwark Council, has launched a new anti-fraud tool to prevent illegal subletting.   The new website (www.ilatch.co.uk) will help...

Local councils are offering landlords cash payments of up to £4,000 to accommodate homeless families as a shortage of social housing...