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25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have to pay almost £8,000 for letting their flats in defiance of a Prohibition Order. The order came into force...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The owner of a property used for an illegal party has been fined by a London council for breaking lockdown. Police were called...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to licence his properties has been ordered to pay back over £8,000 in rent. Dexter Blackstock, a former...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency is issuing general guidance to the landlord community ahead of changes to Electrical Safety Standards in April. Helen Hollingsworth,...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord’s firm has been fined after waste accumulated in the rear yard of a tenanted property. Elahi Properties of Blackburn was...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing proper washing facilities or tackling serious fire hazards have been taken to...
15 February 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

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes. Rosalind...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two men have been ordered to pay almost £8,000 for letting out flats in defiance of regulations designed to keep tenants...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been hit with a fine of over £600 after failing to comply with an improvement notice - jeopardising...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions, has been fined. Haroon Karim from Nottingham...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Both Labour and the Scottish National Party have spoken out over online platforms carrying advertisements from landlords seeking sexual favours in...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey conducted for a mortgage broker suggests one in six landlords is unaware that 2019-2020 - tax assessments for which...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...
14 January 2021
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Advice from a tax software consultancy suggests that landlords must declare Coronavirus grants in future tax returns, including the next self-assessment...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been hit with what a local authority calls a record £66,000 fine after being found guilty of letting...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A former tenant has been fined for sending racially offensive messages to his former landlord over three years after being evicted...
12 January 2021
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A Labour MP is demanding action against unscrupulous predator landlords who demand sex from tenants in lieu of rent. The Daily Mail...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A councillor has called for all new HMOs to be created with en suite bathrooms, and not shared bathrooms. The call came during...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been fined £10,000 by her local council for failing to licence a HMO. Tracey Davies of Bath was found...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay £3,928.44 after failing to licence two properties he has been letting out in Nottingham. Jaswinder...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A London council has confirmed its right to refuse licenses to criminal landlords - even reformed ones. A story in the East...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An online quiz with 4,000 landlord participants suggests that landlords are well informed - they scored an average 70 per cent...
03 December 2020
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A landlord has been fined £2,500 for failing to licence a property that she had been renting out for several years...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A London landlord must pay over £280,000 in three months after housing eight people in a flat deems illegal for even...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The family of an 80-year-old landlord fined for failing to maintain a block of flats in Wisbech has stepped in to...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A law firm says landlords being obliged to conduct checks on the immigration status of potential tenants is encouraging and even...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A £4,550 fine has been upheld after an appeal by the landlord was rejected by a property tribunal. Fenland council served five...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...
16 November 2020
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HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...
10 November 2020
From: Property Investment & Strategy

As all those responsible for managing property will be only too aware, landlords have many obligations under the laws and regulations...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

A landlord has been prosecuted following the death of a tenant in a house fire at an HMO said to have...
26 October 2020
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A council has prosecuted a local landlord for failing to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of his tenants. Eastleigh council took...
26 October 2020
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A London landlord who ignored six enforcement notices served by his local council has been ordered to pay over £300,000. Salim Mussa Patel...
22 October 2020
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Two landlords have been fined over £100,000 after 35 people were found living in what a judge called “criminally improper conditions.” Arun...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A collapsing ceiling, filthy facilities, and an abandoned car are among the dangerous defects leading to a Banbury landlord facing a...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay his ex-tenant £1,500 after failing to protect her deposit with an approved scheme. The Housing...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An accountancy firm is warning Airbnb landlords they may be investigated following a decision by the short lets platform to share data...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Generation Rent campaign says a mandatory landlord register is necessary - and would have stopped the actions of a rogue...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has launched an official consultation on proposals to make the private rental sector more energy-efficient - and they include...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm has drawn up a list of those regions with the highest proportion of rental properties with EPC rating...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in Walthamstow, north east London, have been ordered to pay a collective total of £375,000 after modifying their buy-to-let...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With a number of property investors looking to take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday by expanding their portfolios, NICEIC...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in Bury now face the prospect of major fines if they are caught providing tenants with unsafe and substandard...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been left with a £5,200 legal bill following a string of drug-dealing and possible exploitation offences linked...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

New regulation introduced yesterday could see unscrupulous landlords fined up to £30,000 if they do not comply with the rules. Under the...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

New regulations that are designed to strengthen electrical safety practices and bring in line with those already well-established within gas safety regulations...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A man deemed not to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence for a house in multiple occupation...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) has produced fresh guidance designed to help landlords and the electrical industry...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

New electrical safety rules have been introduced to ensure that private tenants are protected. New regulations, which were introduced yesterday, are designed to strengthen...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

As more people start to think about moving home as the coronavirus restrictions are eased, sales and letting agents are being...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Ian Wiggett What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Henry Adams Lettings and Henry Adams...
27 April 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Estate and letting agents should be among the first industries to return to work as soon as the lockdown is relaxed,...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been prosecuted by Bristol City Council for providing private rented accommodation that posed a “serious risk to life”. Nine...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The cost of buy-to-let mortgages has continued to fall, according to the latest research from Property Master. The biggest month-on-month fall in...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

If the private rental sector and sharing economy is to continue to thrive, regular engagement with your tenants is required to...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Liverpool has been ordered to pay almost £9.500 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions for his...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Most landlords will already be familiar with the Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency (MEES) Regulations which came into force on 1 April...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Associations (RLA) is calling on the government to delay introducing new electrical safety rules to help ensure that...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who illegally rented out properties in Fife has been sentenced to two years in prison after failing to...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay just over £90,000 for repeatedly ignoring selective licensing laws in north London. Stephen Ige...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2019 has come and gone, however,...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A now-former council tenant in north London has been handed a suspended sentence and ordered to pay close to £90,000 after...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News

New electrical safety regulations were presented before Parliament on 13 January 2020 in a move by the government to strengthen electrical...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after ignoring several requests to carry out important repairs to...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A property firm has been fined £3,000 after neglecting a property in Derbyshire. A & S Milward Property Limited was found guilty...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord has been fined £27,000 over an unlicensed HMO in Luton with multiple fire and safety breaches. Luton Magistrates Court...
02 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £1,384 after pleading guilty to failing to selectively license a rental property he owns in...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who squeezed 15 people into a modest home in west London has been ordered to pay more than...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Slough Borough Council has taken action against an unscrupulous landlord in Slough who to date has refused to pay a fine...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who was originally fined £31,499 by Coventry City Council for breaches of the Housing Act 2004 has had...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Proposals by the main political parties, including the Tory government, to scrap Section 21 notices to evict tenants could potentially pave...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who owns two properties in Scarborough has been fined £35,000 for breaches of his Selective Licence following a...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Brent Council in north London will be taking action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after 17...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who repeatedly rented out a substandard property in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, has been fined more than £25,000. Jack Collins,...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Labour has pledged to clampdown on rogue landlords and restrict rent hikes in England if it wins next month’s general election. A...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

London’s first rogue landlord banning order has been issued after tenants’ lives were put at risk through the letting of unsafe...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Sutton has been fined £2,694 and ordered to pay £1,994 in costs and a victim surcharge of...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Fresh funding for local councils in England to tackle unscrupulous landlords has been made available, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Lincolnshire been ordered to pay just over £1,200 following a breach of HMO licensing rules. Nicholas Moyses allowed...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A number of landlords are jeopardising their property investments - probably their biggest assets - by failing to comply with basic...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agents who fail to obtain licences for rented properties that fall under selective licensing rules could be prosecuted either alongside...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Unscrupulous landlords in the London Borough of Hackney face more stringent regulation after Hackney Council agreed to new property licensing powers...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscruplous landlord has been handed a £7,500 fine after he broke tenancy laws by claiming a flat in the Warriston...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Nottingham has been fined £24,000 and told to pay £1,100 costs as well as a victim surcharge...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The average homeowner in this country could be £352,500 better off than the average private renter over the next 30 years, even...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There are more than 130,000 unlicensed properties in London that should be licensed under either selective, additional or mandatory HMO licensing...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-landlord in Worcester has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 for failing to install adequate safety measures. Mohammed Rafiq, who was...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 after tenants were discovered living in an appalling and unsafe property. Officers...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely be faced with words, phrases, acronyms and...
08 October 2019
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A buy-to-let investor, who previously spent time in prison for perjury after he lied during an inquiry into the deaths of...
08 October 2019
From: Breaking News

City of Lincoln Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in Lincoln for failing to comply...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being urged to do more to raise consumer awareness about rogue operators in the industry by demonstrating their...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of Airbnb owners in Edinburgh are moving away from short-term letting in favour of traditional long-term tenancies as...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has criticised the London Trading Standards (LTS) for what it says is an admission of failure in...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to continue taking action to clampdown on unscrupulous agents in the letting industry. A significant number...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

With new figures showing that almost half of letting agents do not comply with the law, London Trading Standards (LTS) has...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Nottingham been fined £6,000 and instructed to pay £1,583.18 costs, along with a £170 victim surcharge following...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Birmingham City Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in the Small Heath area in what...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A tenant posing as a landlord converted two bedrooms in a flat into four bedsits, putting residents at risk. The fake landlord...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border have been applauded for renting responsibly after SafeDeposits Scotland researched rates of landlords failing to...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of failing to comply with a notice from Bradford Council ordering him to improve...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who failed to pay a tenancy deposit into an approved scheme for four years has proved unsuccessful in...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Average rents dropped in five of the eight UK regions monitored by Goodlord in July, new figures show. The property technology firm...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been penalised for operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupancy (HMO) in south London. Fouad Ahmad, from Streatham, pleaded...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

It is not always possible for an individual or company to improve its image beyond that of its industry, and that is...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay £47,500 after council officers found 11 people living in a small flat in...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord who housed at least 25 tenants in a rundown property in north-west London has been ordered to pay...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in central London has been fined £100,000 and evicted by Westminster City...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

When people think of Manchester these days, possibly their first thought is of its thriving economy and the opportunities it now...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in Nottingham has appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to breaching a prohibition order requiring...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Introducing a ‘rogue landlords’ database without better enforcement would be a pointless exercise, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). A rogue...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

If as a landlord you are already in the self-assessment tax system then you may be due to pay your payment...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland are being urged to ensure that they protect tenancy deposits and seek legal advice if they are...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous tenant who forged a statement to back up a county court claim against her landlord has been jailed for...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord who put the lives of his tenants at risk has been ordered to pay a £20,000 fine and...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling on local authorities to take much firmer action against rogue letting agents that tarnish...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord in north London has been ordered to pay more than £66,000 after being found guilty of making tenants'...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

When you rent a property to a tenant, you are required to pay tax on any profit you make from rental...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £10,000 after being convicted for renting out two unlicensed properties...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Telford has been fined £1,000, ordered to pay £2,183 costs and a £100 victim surcharge after pleading...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord has been fined £55,000 and ordered to pay court costs of £2,989.67 as well as a victim surcharge...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month the Tenant Fee Ban was introduced, after much fanfare from the Government. However, it is not the only...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house in east London into two flats...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Brent Council in north London discovered three tenants living inside a shed in the garden of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord has been ordered to pay £7,000 for neglecting the garden at one of his properties and allowing to become...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in South Yorkshire has been fined £4,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,121 as well as a...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord in Doncaster has been found guilty of pushing a council officer down stairs during an inspection of his...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in north London has been ordered to pay more than £13,000 after breaching fire safety regulations and failing...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Two landlords in Staffordshire have been ordered to pay more £5,000 after allowing their tenants to live in poor conditions Brian...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Activity in London’s super prime rental market continues to grow as more people opt to rent rather than buy property in...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Private landlords will soon need to obtain a new licence to rent out property with multiple individually let rooms in Slough,...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

With less than a year until new legislation surrounding energy performance certificates (EPCs) is introduced in Scotland, buy-to-let landlords north of...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 in relation to 12 charges under the Housing Act after...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord has been told to pay close to £25,000 after being prosecuted for renting out rooms in an unlicensed...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

We all know that investing in a buy-to-let (BTL) property is a huge responsibility, but for those of you who are...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who converted a flat in London Bridge into ‘cramped bedsits’ without planning consent has been ordered to pay...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Two landlords have been fined for letting out a flat that had no heating or windows. The flat, located above commercial premises,...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings of London Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after pleading guilty to 18 offences largely relating to...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A husband and wife have been issued with fines, penalties and costs totalling more than £8,000 after showing a complete disregard...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News

We all know that ensuring your property is of a high standard can yield better returns and more loyal tenants, but...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Following the changes introduced in England and Wales last year, an important piece of legislation is coming into force in Scotland...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A private landlord has been ordered to pay £800 in fines and costs after investigators discovered several deficiencies in a property...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Stevenage has been fined £14,000 and told to pay Stevenage Borough Council’s legal costs of £2,845.50 and...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Two landlords who let substandard properties in Lancing and Southwick have had their appeals against Civil Penalty Notices (CPNs) rejected. Adur District...
05 April 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

A buy-to-let landlord in London has been ordered to pay more than £9,000 for failing to license a HMO. Across Tower Hamlets,...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

All letting agents in England are now required to belong to an approved Client Money Protection scheme, a measure designed to...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite recent tax and regulatory changes, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed most other major asset classes over the past 10 years,...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlord licensing schemes are being introduced across England, while they are mandatory in Scotland and Wales, as local authorities attempt to...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £2,646, costs of £2,000 and a victim surcharge of £170...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord appears to have been let off paying fees of around £16,700 to license 37 rental properties in Stoke-on-Trent,...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Local authorities across England are spending significantly less on dealing with rogue landlords than in 2009-10, new research shows. According to Residential...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Landlords are being urged to seek guidance to ensure that they are clear on the ‘bombardment’ of regulatory changes that could...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Many national and international high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) who currently invest in the UK’s property market plan to add to their property...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

With a growing number of Londoners renting property outside the capital, where affordability is stretched, more buy-to-let landlords are now looking...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group, has been awarded consent to operate a client money protection scheme when...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord who crammed at least seven people into a two-bedroom flat has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 by...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...
15 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

Buy-to-let investors should be ‘extremely wary’ of buying property in an area affected by selective licensing rules because many local authorities...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 in fines and costs following a successful prosecution...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants, has become an Act of Parliament after being...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue landlord who allowed a family to live in a house described as “unfit for human habitation” has been fined...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Toilet flushing discharged into the rear yard of a property, broken fire alarms and faulty electrics were among the defects found...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has launched a range of ex-pat buy-to-let products for intermediaries and direct customers. Two fixed and two...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Luton Council has successfully prosecuted an unscrupulous landlord for letting three unlicensed houses in which several people lived in squalor. Zenith Accommodation...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord who failed to install a proper heating system and left safety hazards across a house in Peterborough has been...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2018 has come and gone,...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Kent Reliance’s buy-to-let maximum loan limit has been cut to £750,000, down from £1m, while the lender has removed its three-year...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined close to £6,500 after failing to make improvements to a house in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, including...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

With the 31 January deadline for the 2017/18 self assessment tax returns just days away, Blick Rothenberg offers some last minute...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

For the first time ever, buy-to-let landlords will be legally required to become members of a redress scheme, as part of measures...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord in Stevenage who allowed his tenant to live in an excessively cold attic with a serious fire safety hazard...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A growing number of local authorities are using selective licensing to introduce penalties for buy-to-let landlords that go well beyond the...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Commercial Trust Limited has enhanced its buy-to-let comparison table for customers. The new table features a number of new products, which includes...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Close to £2.4m of additional funding designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords will be made available for more than 50 councils...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

An unscrupulous landlord has been punished for providing his tenant with poor living conditions by being ordered to pay more than...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Property management company Titlecroft Limited has been fined £5,000 for failing to join a government-approved property redress scheme, which is a...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hostmaker, a leading Airbnb and holiday rental property management specialist, claims to have found a way to fill the low-season and...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A family of slum landlords who crammed 31 people into a suburban four-bedroom house has been ordered to pay back almost...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord and building contractor have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to large quantities of asbestos fibres at a rented...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined more than £6,000 after failing to obtain a license for a shared house in Bristol. John Elwes...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

People in Weymouth are being invited to have their say on Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s plans to introduce selective licensing...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A buy-to-let landlord in Luton has been ordered to pay £8,510 by Luton Magistrates Court for continuing to rent out a...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords who converted terrace houses into shoebox flats without planning permission have been ordered to re-pay illegal income or face...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the UK’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlords has been ordered to pay £25,000 after ignoring a notice...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Just 4% of landlords and tenants had in April this year heard of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), claims research by...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...
06 December 2018
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A notorious rogue landlord who illegally built a number of tiny bedsits across North West London has been ordered to pay...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has announced enhancements to its buy-to-let product criteria. Tipton says that the move is part of its...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The deadline for submitting additional and selective licence applications in Hackney has been extended until 1 March 2019. The deadline for applications...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Trading standards will almost certainly need help from consumers to help police the ban on letting fees, according to PayProp. As part...
27 November 2018
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A woman who repeatedly ignored council orders to stop renting ‘beds in sheds’ has been ordered to pay back almost £450,000...
26 November 2018
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Landlord Gas Safety Certificate: How to Keep Your Tenants Safe There are plenty of safety considerations when renting out a property. Arguably,...
21 November 2018
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Folkestone Magistrates Court’s decision last week to find high profile landlord, Judith Wilson, guilty of failing to comply with an enforcement...
20 November 2018
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A buy-to-let investor, once dubbed “country’s worst landlord”, still owes more than £100,000 in unpaid fines in relation to over 60...
19 November 2018
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An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay close to £30,000 after being found guilty of a number of breaches relating...
19 November 2018
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Rogue landlords with properties in Scarborough now face fines of up to £30,000 as the local council looks to clampdown on...
16 November 2018
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Britain’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlord could be slapped with an ‘unlimited’ fine after leaving a wheelchair-bound tenant without...
14 November 2018
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Every good landlord deserves good tenants, and every good tenant deserves a good home. But what makes a good tenant? Fresh research...
12 November 2018
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Yesterday’s announcement that councils in England are going to be handed an additional £2m in government funding to tackle the small...
09 November 2018
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Reading Borough Council has won a case against a buy-to-let landlord who allowed his tenants to live in unsafe conditions, despite...
08 November 2018
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A private landlord from St Helens has been ordered to pay £21,000 after a prosecution by the local council found a...
07 November 2018
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Eight men were found living in cramped conditions in a one-bedroom flat in east London during a raid by Barking and...
06 November 2018
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Tenant Fees Bill that will ban most charges set by landlords and letting agents to tenants in England will continue its...
05 November 2018
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Landlord licensing schemes are popping up all over the UK as local authorities step up their efforts to clampdown on rogue...
30 October 2018
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A rogue landlord whose tenants were living in degrading conditions has been ordered to pay £9,000. Housing enforcement officers from Harrow Council...
26 October 2018
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A landlord in County Durham has been ordered to pay just over £450 for breaching his licence. Matthew Snowdon, of Cows Hill...
22 October 2018
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A landlord in Ilford, Essex, who allowed 23 people to live in overcrowded conditions has been fined £7,500. Tenants in a house...
18 October 2018
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Buy-to-let investment in the long-term is still likely to beat savings rates by a significant margin over the coming years, despite recent...
16 October 2018
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A rogue managing agent of an overcrowded house of multiple occupation (HMO) in east London has been fined £26,000 for breaches...
16 October 2018
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The next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be a Second Reading in the House of Lords this...