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![Charity back on warpath about private rental standards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Citizens Advice has made further criticisms of the private rental sector and landlords. At the start of the year a spokesperson accused...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Have your say on latest controversial licensing consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The London borough of Wandsworth is the latest council to trigger a consultation for more licensing. It’s inviting tenants, landlords, property...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why is buy to let unprofitable for many landlords?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC and Labour council in joint clampdown on landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent claims ethnic minority tenants live in colder homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_1813500616.jpg)
Generation Rent research claims that minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in colder homes that are more difficult...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another council launches small HMO licensing consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Enfield council in North London is running a consultation on its proposals for a licensing scheme for small, shared HMOs in...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council marks 17 years taking licensing money from landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A north of England local authority is launching yet another consultation on licensing - 17 years after it became one of...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Environmental Health bosses plea to Rayner to keep landlord licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has written to Housing Secretary Angela Rayner urging her to make it even easier...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill back in tomorrow’s King’s Speech](/upload/images/shutterstock_1889253424.jpg)
Informed leaks from unnamed government sources, and rolled out in the mainstream media, confirm that a version of the Renters Reform...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords give five ways to boost council housing supply long-term](/upload/images/shutterstock_2429936655.jpg)
A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Good Landlord Charter launches today - Labour urges signing up](/upload/images/shutterstock_1289565160.jpg)
The much-publicised and long-awaited Good Landlords Charter for the Greater Manchester area has at last been launched. A statement from the local...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent and trade union turn on “criminal landlords”](/upload/images/shutterstock_1723862413(2).jpg)
Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activists demand immediate rent controls from Starmer government](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. It...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour - This Is What The Next Five Years Look Like](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...
06 July 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Huge £45,000 bill for landlord after fire alarm offences](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Scam warning to landlords after eight fake contracts](/upload/images/shutterstock_1906998922.jpg)
The police are urging landlords and tenants to be extra vigilant following a number of reports of rental scams. Since the start...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council boasts of hammering landlords with £100,000 in HMO fines](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A council has issued a statement apparently celebrating the fact that it’s fined HMO landlords over £100,000 since the start of...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![A Warning to All Landlords Over Selective Licensing Schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
The recent unveiling by several London councils of selective licensing schemes should raise concerns among private sector landlords - especially 'amateur'...
29 June 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![One rule for councils, another for private landlords - claim](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
A move by one London council to refer itself to the Regulator of Social Housing should be seen as a 'national...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![No Surprise! Landlords have little faith in parties’ rental policies](/upload/images/shutterstock_572192086(2).jpg)
With the General Election just one week away, a new poll shows the top landlord priorities when it comes to voting...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![What Happens To Rents after a General Election?](/upload/images/HomeLet-August23-blog-5-What's-updated-in-the-new-How-To-Rent-Guide(2).jpg)
Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fines for HMO landlord who allowed sleeping in forbidden rooms](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A landlord with previous offences for breaching safety regulations has been hit with a series of fines in a new case. Norfolk...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords' trade body sets out three key election ‘asks’](/upload/images/Election%20housing%20.jpg)
The National Residential Landlords Association has set out what it calls “three key asks” of the new government to protect and...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark’s View on Improving Private Rental Sector Regulation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
A call has come from the Welsh Government to conduct an evaluation of Rent Smart Wales and its objectives. There has been...
22 June 2024
From: Rental Reform
![New Labour Manifesto hints at Rent Controls in Scotland](/upload/images/shutterstock_2258236095.jpg)
A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants failing to clean is biggest cause of deposit losses](/upload/images/shutterstock_2414346399.jpg)
New data from flat-sharing platform SpareRoom shows what it calls “the staggering financial impact of cleaning-related deposit deductions on renters.” It claims...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pro-tenant activists slam Labour’s rental reform plans](/upload/images/shutterstock_1227135172(1).jpg)
Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA ‘ready to work with Labour’ on new Rental Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s ready and willing to work with a future Labour government on private rental sector...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour pledges “immediate” scrapping of Section 21](/upload/images/shutterstock_2189665543(1).jpg)
Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Radical EPC Targets and Rent Controls are latest party pledges](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
Another raft of General Election pledges have been made to transform the private rental sector - this time from the Green...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent quibbles over proposal for landlord register](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Generation Rent has raised detailed concerns about a proposal from the Liberal Democrats to introduce a national register of landlords. The Lib...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Renters Reform Bill is Over: so what now?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1254279319.jpg)
Now a date for the General Election has been set, the Renters (Reform) Bill has expired with the proroguing and effective...
08 June 2024
From: Rental Reform
![Rent Controls? Agents say Labour crisis is chance to rule them out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Propertymark says the current political crisis in Wales - where the Labour Welsh Parliament leader has lost a confidence vote but...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords take legal action against Labour council over licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
Legal action has been launched against Middlesbrough’s Labour council amid claims a licensing scheme which charges landlords almost £1,000 for each...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another Labour council launching huge expansion of licensing scheme](/upload/images/shutterstock_1937885968(1).jpg)
From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence. With one in four households in...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Generation Rent demands Labour make “all evictions discretionary”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Yes, it really DOES still pay to be a landlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
The Times recently calculated that recent tax and regulation changes made it unviable for many landlords to continue in the sector. We...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA’s compliance service links with high-profile PropTech firm](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
PropTech platform Goodlord has partnered with safety certificate provider Safe2 to offer compliance work for the lettings sector. Safe2 - recently acquired...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Police tip off council about overcrowded and unlicensed HMO](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A House in Multiple Occupation in Coventry, that came under the spotlight after reports of overcrowding, is being investigated for failing...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pair of Portfolio Landlords hit with hefty fine over their HMO](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A couple who are portfolio landlords in the London borough of Haringey have been ordered to pay £10,000 after failing to...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Case against landlord takes 18 months to reach court](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
The landlord of a property has been hit with over £23,000 in legal costs after being found guilty of operating an...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Management in 2024: How Tech is Transforming the Game](/upload/images/3(1).png)
Managing rental properties, whether you have a few or a dozen, can be a juggling act. Tenancy management, bills, payments, and...
28 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Banned! HMO Landlord cannot let properties for next three years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_Banned-400x310.png)
A council has obtained a Banning Order against a rogue landlord preventing him letting houses in England for three years. A First...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour Mayor splashes council tax cash on landlord clampdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Pets and Rental Reform - A Growing Worry for Landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/DogsandCats-400x310.png)
As landlords across England brace themselves for the implementation of the Renters Reform Bill, a lettings agency chain - Leaders Romans...
11 May 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Re-elected Labour Mayor pledges crackdown on rogue landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The newly re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester - Andy Burnham - wants to end Right To Buy on new-build homes...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![EPCs are often wrong and need major overhaul - Which?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savage attack on buy to let landlords by Build To Rent cheerleader](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![New batch of landlords preparing to sell, warns leading agency](/upload/images/shutterstock_2152449125.jpg)
The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![E-bike fire leads to fine for landlord over unsafe HMO](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A landlord has been fined over £3,800 for letting out an unsafe and unlicensed HMO. South Gloucestershire council issued the landlord a...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Regulator advertises for Welsh-speaking staff](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The nearest thing to a national landlord register operating anywhere in the UK is seeking new staff - and they must...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Website for tenants who don’t know where to turn to](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
A website is being prepared to assist private renters know where to turn if their landlord or lettings agent fail to...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Licensing fees could be cut if government review recommends](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
It is possible that licensing regimes operated by local councils could cut the fees they impose on landlords. The House of Commons...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Surprise move as agents issue ‘how to complain’ guide to tenants](/upload/images/shutterstock_2190262027.jpg)
A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - these are the amendments to watch](/upload/images/shutterstock_1059911315(1).jpg)
There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Last ditch bid by officers to save council landlord licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stricter council enforcement of landlords demanded by agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAdvice-400x310.png)
Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Appeal fails against hefty fines for HMO violations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
A tribunal case has ended with fines imposed on two landlords - Nigel William Harry Hobbs and James Robert Hobbs -...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council says it “didn’t want to go down licensing route” - but it has…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Consultation time is short for landlords wanting to comment on a new licensing scheme proposed for Scunthorpe. The public consultation closes at...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords Push On with Green Upgrades despite government U-turn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants’ energy costs set to fall in coming months - lettings agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
Rental growth in Britain has slowed says lettings agency Hamptons, with the average newly let rent rising 6.7% over the past...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![A look into 2024 so far: 3 key insights for landlords](/upload/images/Mature%20man%20orange%20shirt%20sat%20down%20on%20a%20phone%20call%20-%20360x280.png)
Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Famous music shop boss may launch landlord accreditation system](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Hidden Battery Fire Risk in the Private Rental Sector](/upload/images/shutterstock_261319688.jpg)
Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...
13 April 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Would tenants really be better off if letting agents were regulated?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A trade body claims private tenants are ‘suffering’ because lettings agents are not regulated. Propertymark is demanding equal treatment between lettings agents...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![New guidance on standards of behaviour expected from farm landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_498302194.jpg)
The launch of the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice is “a really good start” says the National Farmers Union. The...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![NRLA and Generation Rent daggers drawn over controversial report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls - Local Election manifesto aims to “tame” rental market](/upload/images/shutterstock_1358500541.jpg)
Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord must pay £45,000 for letting out unlicensed properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords can afford much tougher regulation, says think tank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Hot Stuff - more landlords prioritise energy efficiency when buying](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy. Some...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Spotlight on council licensing schemes in new report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
An industry supplier is analysing licensing schemes and whether they achieve anything to improve rental housing standards. Yuno says questions need to be...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Year-long campaign to get energy efficiency info to landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
A council which last year staged a pilot project about the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the lettings sector is now...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing market ‘shows signs of momentum’ despite high interest rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for “sentencing guidelines” to punish landlords over licensing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMO clampdown after worry over bins, parking and loss of housing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
A south coast council is set to clampdown on HMOs after a report highlighted alleged issues with the likes of bins,...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards defends new property sales process](/upload/images/shutterstock_1141644755(4).jpg)
Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Free training for landlords with cooperation of the NRLA](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of a north of England council. Cumberland council is providing the training...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords selling up may face higher costs, warns conveyancing solicitor](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Landlords quitting the sector could have to spend hundreds of pounds more when selling their home owing to new Trading Standards...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Controversial council wants every single private rental home licensed](/upload/images/shutterstock_1530884375.jpg)
Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord harassed tenants - ending up in court and fined](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,500 in fines, compensation and costs after a council brought a prosecution against him. Jama...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Complaints about letting agents soar, claims redress service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bad landlords get short pricey licences - good landlords get the reverse](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord Licensing - drop-in events to be part of formal consultation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
Another council is consulting about a controversial selective licensing scheme. North Lincolnshire council says the proposed scheme is “designed to improve housing...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents back Airbnb clampdown “to be on same terms as rental sector”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jeremy Hunt slashes the values of holiday homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![I Quit! Landlord sells up because of “unfair” licensing regime](/upload/images/shutterstock_424977874.jpg)
A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Supporters of council selective licensing start rearguard action](/upload/images/shutterstock_1516976612.jpg)
Supporters of council selective licensing start rearguard action Some of those involved in local councils have started a campaign to save selective...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tens of thousands of new homes built on flood plains - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1475179790.jpg)
New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council asks landlords to self-declare they are letting safe properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Inspection_2-400x310.png)
A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord ordered to pay £45,000 for letting unlicensed properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-3-400x310.png)
A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management Regulations.Mohammed...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Licensing scheme fees based on landlords’ past performance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords more responsive to tenants’ needs - survey claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A survey claims landlords are now more responsive to tenants’ needs and have improved compliance standards. Building on comparative analysis with data...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council offers free “fundamental training” for private landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
A council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. The training covers pre-tenancy...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![“Seize bad landlords' properties” Generation Rent demands](/upload/images/shutterstock_1929449678.jpg)
Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords rebel against Labour council £1,800 licence fee](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Licenseimage400x310.jpg)
Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Council boss claims landlords and tenants “do not care” and must be licensed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing-400x310.png)
A Selective Licensing scheme proposal is out for consultation in the Scunthorpe area - with a harsh message from a council...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Activists in new bid to make Renters Reform Bill tougher on landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
The Renters Reform Coalition - a group of organisations including Shelter and Generation Rent - has again written to Housing Secretary...