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A landlord who built extensions and converted them into flats and bedsits all without planning permission has been given a record...

A landlord has been prosecuted for a second time for breaches of Wirral council’s selective licensing scheme. The council’s housing standards team...

Activists group Generation Rent is urging renters who have renewed their tenancy but not moved since May 2019 to check if...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to harassing one of his tenants during the eviction ban period. Abid Butt from Sheffield has been...

A landlord has been ordered by a court to pay over £6,000 after admitting a string of regulation breaches.  Juliet Petrovic, of...

A landlord company has been fined more than £15,000 for failing to improve housing conditions in three properties. North Somerset council received...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to the unlawful eviction of his tenant. Jalal Uddin of Wellingborough has pleaded guilty at the town’s...

A council is threatening to fine private landlords whose properties do not meet energy efficiency standards. Darlington council’s cabinet will meet next...

A landlord who failed to comply with improvement notices for a vulnerable tenant and threatened to evict her if the improvements...

The SpareRoom online service has drawn up what it calls an affordability guide, which is effectively a league table of room...

A local newspaper’s investigation has revealed that a London council flouted its own policies to maximise the number of landlords it...

Some 30 per cent of landlords who plan to remortgage by mid-2022 intent to release equity from their properties according to...

A private landlord operating an unlicensed and overcrowded property in London has been hit with a fine of more than £21,000. Brent...

A landlord has overturned a council fine for letting her flat without a licence - and it’s the same local authority...

A landlord in the north of England has been given a suspended prison sentence and a huge fine for fire safety...

Hastings council has taken a landlord to court for failing to obtain a gas safety certificate, which is required by law...

Fines for landlords and lettings agents in Greater London have soared from just £22,000 in May to a huge £139,146 in...

A private landlord operating an unlicensed and overcrowded property in London has been hit with a fine of more than £21,000.  The...

A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by magistrates after a bedroom fire revealed tenants were living in...

A landlord has been given a hefty fine for housing vulnerable tenants in hazardous conditions in a case brought by a...

A landlord has been fined more than £16,000 for failing to license his property. It is the first time South Tyneside Council...

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...

There’s been a sharp fall in money raised from a campaign encouraging landlords to voluntarily disclose tax owed on rental properties...

A landlord has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment suspended for two years for breaches of fire safety legislation. Thirunavukkaradu Kuladaisamy, the...

The people behind a new smart system for controlling electric heating and household appliances claim it has the potential to save...

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...

Fines totalling more than £250,000 were issued to rogue landlords in Barking and Dagenham last year. Offences included failing to have a...

A council has gone on record saying it’s trying to stop a rogue landlord from letting out any property anywhere, ever...

A tenant was put at risk from a ceiling that partially collapsed and was left unable to use her shower after...

A landlord has been hit with a fine of more than £4,200 for failing to keep tenants safe in their homes. North...

A landlord has been prosecuted for failure to make improvements to his tenanted property, including failing to install a fire detection...

A London council has prosecuted a landlord for renting out an unauthorised and unsafe House in Multiple Occupation. Daniella Mbachu, who owns...

The Rogue Landlord Team of a local authority has triggered a civil penalty notice resulting in a fine of over £21,000...

A council says it’s “on the side of tenants” against landlords. The London borough of Tower Hamlets has renewed its Selective Licensing...

A rogue landlord has been fined £2,000 and must pay a victim surcharge of £22 after pleading guilty to breaching a...

A Labour MP is proposing legislation which would mean that landlords who offer accommodation in exchange for sexual favours could be...

Rogue landlord Siddika Begum of Salisbury has been prosecuted for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation in the town. Begum...

Landlord Antanas Klibavicius has pleaded guilty to illegally evicting his tenant and not taking any steps towards ending the tenancy properly...

A warning has been issued to landlords about a crackdown on compliance issues surrounding property management. No Letting Go, the country’s largest...

A landlord has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £11,500 in fines and legal costs for the offence of...

A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...

A landlord who was hit with a £66,000 fine over safety breaches at a rental property has fought back - and...

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to properly maintain a HMO in Reading. Nidan Singh, 76, has also been ordered to...

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...

Two landlords of a property in East London have been ordered to pay costs and fines totalling £61,057.05 after they were prosecuted...

A property company and its sole director landlord have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and...

A landlord and a property company have a total of over £90,000 to pay after being found guilty of 27 charges...

A landlord that refused to make safety improvements at two of her properties in Folkestone has been fined nearly £5,000. Madeleine Scott,...

A landlord has been handed penalties totalling nearly £8,000 after being found guilty of operating an unlicensed HMO. This follows an investigation...

A rogue landlord has been hit with a bill of £48,000 - a record for the council which brought the prosecution. Tariq...

Two landlords have been handed hefty fines after pleading guilty to renting out shared houses without the correct paperwork. The owner of...

A landlord who allowed his tenants to live in squalid conditions, has been ordered by the court to pay £5,000 for...

A council says it’s on the hunt for landlords letting properties with EPCs below the minimum standard.  Working with Exeter Community Energy,...

A reminder has gone to landlords about new electrical safety standards that come into effect for existing tenancies in a week’s...

A serial-offender landlord has been fined for putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions. Nilendu...

From April, almost two-thirds (67%) of England’s councils are set to increase their council tax by 4.90 – 5.0%. However, the pandemic has...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

Activists in Generation Rent have hit out at the latest extension to the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The government has extended this...

A tenant who sub-let a property by falsely claiming to be its owner has been given a criminal record.  Sonia Nascimento rented...

A landlord who illegally turned a London property into 13 flats has been hit by nearly £200,000 in fines, costs and...

A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...

A four year ban on letting any residential property has been imposed on a landlord found guilty of using accommodation that could...

It might be thought that banks have made significant mistakes of their own in the recent past - including triggering the...

Two landlords have to pay almost £8,000 for letting their flats in defiance of a Prohibition Order.  The order came into force...

The owner of a property used for an illegal party has been fined by a London council for breaking lockdown. Police were called...

A landlord who failed to licence his properties has been ordered to pay back over £8,000 in rent. Dexter Blackstock, a former...

A lettings agency is issuing general guidance to the landlord community ahead of changes to Electrical Safety Standards in April. Helen Hollingsworth,...

A landlord’s firm has been fined after waste accumulated in the rear yard of a tenanted property. Elahi Properties of Blackburn was...

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

A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation. Wolverhampton council prosecuted Aunberin Saddique after it...

Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative ethos of supporting businesses and being the party of low taxes.  Rosalind...

Two men have been ordered to pay almost £8,000 for letting out flats in defiance of regulations designed to keep tenants...

A landlord has been hit with a fine of over £600 after failing to comply with an improvement notice - jeopardising...

A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...

A landlord who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions, has been fined. Haroon Karim from Nottingham...

Both Labour and the Scottish National Party have spoken out over online platforms carrying advertisements from landlords seeking sexual favours in...

A survey conducted for a mortgage broker suggests one in six landlords is unaware that 2019-2020 - tax assessments for which...

A landlord who committed 33 offences at a property he owns has been issued with civil penalties totalling £50,500. Zaheer Uddin Babar,...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

Advice from a tax software consultancy suggests that landlords must declare Coronavirus grants in future tax returns, including the next self-assessment...

A landlord has been hit with what a local authority calls a record £66,000 fine after being found guilty of letting...

A former tenant has been fined for sending racially offensive messages to his former landlord over three years after being evicted...

A Labour MP is demanding action against unscrupulous predator landlords who demand sex from tenants in lieu of rent. The Daily Mail...

A councillor has called for all new HMOs to be created with en suite bathrooms, and not shared bathrooms. The call came during...

A landlord has been fined £10,000 by her local council for failing to licence a HMO. Tracey Davies of Bath was found...

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £3,928.44 after failing to licence two properties he has been letting out in Nottingham.  Jaswinder...

A London council has confirmed its right to refuse licenses to criminal landlords - even reformed ones. A story in the East...

An online quiz with 4,000 landlord participants suggests that landlords are well informed - they scored an average 70 per cent...

A landlord has been fined £2,500 for failing to licence a property that she had been renting out for several years...

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

The family of an 80-year-old landlord fined for failing to maintain a block of flats in Wisbech has stepped in to...

A law firm says landlords being obliged to conduct checks on the immigration status of potential tenants is encouraging and even...

A £4,550 fine has been upheld after an appeal by the landlord was rejected by a property tribunal. Fenland council served five...

A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...

HMOs are an important part of the UK housing market as they offer students and young professionals affordable accommodation. There is...

As all those responsible for managing property will be only too aware, landlords have many obligations under the laws and regulations...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

A landlord has been prosecuted following the death of a tenant in a house fire at an HMO said to have...

A council has prosecuted a local landlord for failing to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of his tenants. Eastleigh council took...

A London landlord who ignored six enforcement notices served by his local council has been ordered to pay over £300,000. Salim Mussa Patel...

Two landlords have been fined over £100,000 after 35 people were found living in what a judge called “criminally improper conditions.” Arun...

A collapsing ceiling, filthy facilities, and an abandoned car are among the dangerous defects leading to a Banbury landlord facing a...

A landlord has been ordered to pay his ex-tenant £1,500 after failing to protect her deposit with an approved scheme. The Housing...

An accountancy firm is warning Airbnb landlords they may be investigated following a decision by the short lets platform to share data...

The Generation Rent campaign says a mandatory landlord register is necessary - and would have stopped the actions of a rogue...

A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...

The government has launched an official consultation on proposals to make the private rental sector more energy-efficient - and they include...

A PropTech firm has drawn up a list of those regions with the highest proportion of rental properties with EPC rating...

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...

With a number of property investors looking to take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday by expanding their portfolios, NICEIC...

Buy-to-let landlords in Bury now face the prospect of major fines if they are caught providing tenants with unsafe and substandard...

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...

New regulation introduced yesterday could see unscrupulous landlords fined up to £30,000 if they do not comply with the rules.  Under the...

New regulations that are designed to strengthen electrical safety practices and bring in line with those already well-established within gas safety regulations...

A man deemed not to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence for a house in multiple occupation...

The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) has produced fresh guidance designed to help landlords and the electrical industry...

New electrical safety rules have been introduced to ensure that private tenants are protected.  New regulations, which were introduced yesterday, are designed to strengthen...

As more people start to think about moving home as the coronavirus restrictions are eased, sales and letting agents are being...

Who are you? Ian Wiggett What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Henry Adams Lettings and Henry Adams...

Estate and letting agents should be among the first industries to return to work as soon as the lockdown is relaxed,...

A private landlord has been prosecuted by Bristol City Council for providing private rented accommodation that posed a “serious risk to life”.  Nine...

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...

If the private rental sector and sharing economy is to continue to thrive, regular engagement with your tenants is required to...

A buy-to-let landlord in Liverpool has been ordered to pay almost £9.500 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions for his...

Most landlords will already be familiar with the Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency (MEES) Regulations which came into force on 1 April...

The Residential Landlords Associations (RLA) is calling on the government to delay introducing new electrical safety rules to help ensure that...

An unscrupulous landlord who illegally rented out properties in Fife has been sentenced to two years in prison after failing to...

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...

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2019 has come and gone, however,...

A now-former council tenant in north London has been handed a suspended sentence and ordered to pay close to £90,000 after...

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

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after ignoring several requests to carry out important repairs to...

A property firm has been fined £3,000 after neglecting a property in Derbyshire.  A & S Milward Property Limited was found guilty...

An unscrupulous landlord has been fined £27,000 over an unlicensed HMO in Luton with multiple fire and safety breaches. ​ Luton Magistrates Court...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £1,384 after pleading guilty to failing to selectively license a rental property he owns in...

A rogue landlord who squeezed 15 people into a modest home in west London has been ordered to pay more than...

Slough Borough Council has taken action against an unscrupulous landlord in Slough who to date has refused to pay a fine...

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

Proposals by the main political parties, including the Tory government, to scrap Section 21 notices to evict tenants could potentially pave...

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

Brent Council in north London will be taking action against a buy-to-let landlord who is accused of “exploiting tenants” after  17...

A rogue landlord who repeatedly rented out a substandard property in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, has been fined more than £25,000. Jack Collins,...

Labour has pledged to clampdown on rogue landlords and restrict rent hikes in England if it wins next month’s general election.  A...

London’s first rogue landlord banning order has been issued after tenants’ lives were put at risk through the letting of unsafe...

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...

Fresh funding for local councils in England to tackle unscrupulous landlords has been made available, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...

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...

A number of landlords are jeopardising their property investments - probably their biggest assets - by failing to comply with basic...

Letting agents who fail to obtain licences for rented properties that fall under selective licensing rules could be prosecuted either alongside...

Unscrupulous landlords in the London Borough of Hackney face more stringent regulation after Hackney Council agreed to new property licensing powers...

An unscruplous landlord has been handed a £7,500 fine after he broke tenancy laws by claiming a flat in the Warriston...

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...

The average homeowner in this country could be £352,500 better off than the average private renter over the next 30 years, even...

There are more than 130,000 unlicensed properties in London that should be licensed under either selective, additional or mandatory HMO licensing...

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...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 after tenants were discovered living in an appalling and unsafe property.  Officers...

When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely be faced with words, phrases, acronyms and...

A buy-to-let investor, who previously spent time in prison for perjury after he lied during an inquiry into the deaths of...

City of Lincoln Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in Lincoln for failing to comply...

Letting agents are being urged to do more to raise consumer awareness about rogue operators in the industry by demonstrating their...

An increasing number of Airbnb owners in Edinburgh are moving away from short-term letting in favour of traditional long-term tenancies as...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has criticised the London Trading Standards (LTS) for what it says is an admission of failure in...

ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to continue taking action to clampdown on unscrupulous agents in the letting industry.  A significant number...

With new figures showing that almost half of letting agents do not comply with the law, London Trading Standards (LTS) has...

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...

Birmingham  City Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in the Small Heath area in what...

A tenant posing as a landlord converted two bedrooms in a flat into four bedsits, putting residents at risk. The fake landlord...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border have been applauded for renting responsibly after SafeDeposits Scotland researched rates of landlords failing to...

A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of failing to comply with a notice from Bradford Council ordering him to improve...

A buy-to-let landlord who failed to pay a tenancy deposit into an approved scheme for four years has proved unsuccessful in...

Average rents dropped in five of the eight UK regions monitored by Goodlord in July, new figures show. The property technology firm...

A landlord has been penalised for operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupancy  (HMO) in south London. Fouad Ahmad, from Streatham, pleaded...

It is not always possible for an individual or company to improve its image beyond that of its industry, and that is...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay £47,500 after council officers found 11 people living in a small flat in...

An unscrupulous landlord who housed at least 25 tenants in a rundown property in north-west London has been ordered to pay...

An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in central London has been fined £100,000 and evicted by Westminster City...

When people think of Manchester these days, possibly their first thought is of its thriving economy and the opportunities it now...

A private landlord in Nottingham has appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to breaching a prohibition order requiring...

Introducing a ‘rogue landlords’ database without better enforcement would be a pointless exercise, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). A rogue...

If as a landlord you are already in the self-assessment tax system then you may be due to pay your payment...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland are being urged to ensure that they protect tenancy deposits and seek legal advice if they are...

An unscrupulous tenant who forged a statement to back up a county court claim against her landlord has been jailed for...

A private landlord who put the lives of his tenants at risk has been ordered to pay a £20,000 fine and...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling on local authorities to take much firmer action against rogue letting agents that tarnish...

A rogue landlord in north London has been ordered to pay more than £66,000 after being found guilty of making tenants'...

  When you rent a property to a tenant, you are required to pay tax on any profit you make from rental...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £10,000 after being convicted for renting out two unlicensed properties...

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...

A rogue landlord has been fined £55,000 and ordered to pay court costs of £2,989.67 as well as a victim surcharge...

Earlier this month the Tenant Fee Ban was introduced, after much fanfare from the Government. However, it is not the only...

A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house in east London into two flats...

Brent Council in north London discovered three tenants living inside a shed in the garden of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £7,000 for neglecting the garden at one of his properties and allowing to become...

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...

A private landlord in Doncaster has been found guilty of pushing a council officer down stairs during an inspection of his...

A buy-to-let landlord in north London has been ordered to pay more than £13,000 after breaching fire safety regulations and failing...

Two landlords in Staffordshire have been ordered to pay more £5,000 after allowing their tenants to live in poor conditions   Brian...

Activity in London’s super prime rental market continues to grow as more people opt to rent rather than buy property in...

Private landlords will soon need to obtain a new licence to rent out property with multiple individually let rooms in Slough,...

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

A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 in relation to 12 charges under the Housing Act after...

An unscrupulous landlord has been told to pay close to £25,000 after being prosecuted for renting out rooms in an unlicensed...

We all know that investing in a buy-to-let (BTL) property is a huge responsibility, but for those of you who are...

A buy-to-let landlord who converted a flat in London Bridge into ‘cramped bedsits’ without planning consent has been ordered to pay...

Two landlords have been fined for letting out a flat that had no heating or windows. The flat, located above commercial premises,...

Lettings of London Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after pleading guilty to 18 offences largely relating to...

A husband and wife have been issued with fines, penalties and costs totalling more than £8,000 after showing a complete disregard...

We all know that ensuring your property is of a high standard can yield better returns and more loyal tenants, but...

Following the changes introduced in England and Wales last year, an important piece of legislation is coming into force in Scotland...

A private landlord has been ordered to pay £800 in fines and costs after investigators discovered several deficiencies in a property...

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...

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

A private landlord in Telford has been ordered to pay £29,000 in costs and fines for harassing two tenants out of...

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,...

All letting agents in England are now required to belong to an approved Client Money Protection scheme, a measure designed to...

Despite recent tax and regulatory changes, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed most other major asset classes over the past 10 years,...