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Activist group Generation Rent is demanding that the government tighten regulations on damp and mould - and is tying this to...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court after she had previously been found guilty of illegal eviction. Dr Amy Eskander,...
03 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A joint venture has been announced to deliver 1,000 sustainable zero-carbon homes - and they will be factory-made. Legal & General Modular...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord has been fined £2,814 for failing to license an HMO in Wolverhampton. Dudley Magistrates Court found Maciej Piotr Zaremba...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A new survey claims to show the rent differences between furnished and unfurnished homes to let in various cities. For example London...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord that put tenants at risk has been fined for £4,808 for breaking housing regulations on a property in...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has indirectly given away early details of its long-expected National Landlord Register - but it still appears to be...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News
In recent days we have heard Michael Gove trumpet his plans to ‘level up’ the UK. We knew that he would be...
12 February 2022
From: The Big Issues
The dynamic of the private rental market has been changing in recent years. There's been a decline in private landlords, yet almost...
09 October 2021
From: Industry Views
A council has gone on record saying it’s trying to stop a rogue landlord from letting out any property anywhere, ever...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A tenant was put at risk from a ceiling that partially collapsed and was left unable to use her shower after...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
An 83-year-old landlord who let a property through collapsed agency Homepoint says he is being pursued for nearly £2,400 by liquidators. Homepoint...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Two landlords have spoken out about their losses and treatment from a lettings agency which has collapsed. Last month we reported that...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency being put into liquidation owes landlords almost £500,000 in unpaid rent. Local media in the Midlands report that the...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation. Wolverhampton council prosecuted Aunberin Saddique after it...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The locations that saw the biggest house price increases in the last year have been unveiled by the Post Office Money. The...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News
An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay more than £150,000 after failing to fix several safety hazards in his property. Officers from...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Top-flight football returns this weekend, with Liverpool preparing for tonight’s Premier League opener versus Norwich City, but what team should landlords...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
There has been a notable rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords offloading properties in recent month due to buy-to-let tax...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News
An estate agency in the West Midlands has shut down leaving clients demanding their cash. Landlords and tenants who dealt with the...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News
A private landlord in Telford has been ordered to pay £29,000 in costs and fines for harassing two tenants out of...
04 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Colchester has been identified as the number one place to currently invest for buy-to-let, based on rental yields. The LendInvest BTL Index...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord has been fined almost £34,000 for putting tenants at risk. Harbhajan Singh Dhami pleaded guilty to not one, but 32...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Tenants are spending an increasing proportion of their earnings on rent, new figures have revealed. Fresh research undertaken by rentals platform CreditLadder...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News
A private landlord who converted several houses into bedsits without planning consent has been ordered to pay more than £340,000. Latif Rehman,...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...
14 April 2017
From: Breaking News
A landlord who was convicted of multiple building regulation offences and for failing to disclose information in relation to ownership of...
21 June 2016
From: Breaking News
A landmark court case heard in the Midlands is believed to be the first to issue a Criminal Behaviour Order on...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News
A self-styled property investor known as “HMO Daddy” has been the subject of an enforcement notice by the local council after...
11 April 2016
From: Breaking News
The legislative system dealing with rogue landlords is ‘unfit for purpose’ and should be replaced with a national database covering all...