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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,...

Landlord licensing schemes are being introduced across England, while they are mandatory in Scotland and Wales, as local authorities attempt to...

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...

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,...

Local authorities across England are spending significantly less on dealing with rogue landlords than in 2009-10, new research shows. According to Residential...

Landlords are being urged to seek guidance to ensure that they are clear on the ‘bombardment’ of regulatory changes that could...

Many national and international high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) who currently invest in the UK’s property market plan to add to their property...

With a growing number of Londoners renting property outside the capital, where affordability is stretched, more buy-to-let landlords are now looking...

Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group, has been awarded consent to operate a client money protection scheme when...

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...

Who are you?  Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...

Buy-to-let investors should be ‘extremely wary’ of buying property in an area affected by selective licensing rules because many local authorities...

A buy-to-let landlord in Doncaster has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 in fines and costs following a successful prosecution...

The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants, has become an Act of Parliament after being...

A rogue landlord who allowed a family to live in a house described as “unfit for human habitation” has been fined...

Toilet flushing discharged into the rear yard of a property, broken fire alarms and faulty electrics were among the defects found...

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has launched a range of ex-pat buy-to-let products for intermediaries and direct customers. Two fixed and two...

Luton Council has successfully prosecuted an unscrupulous landlord for letting three unlicensed houses in which several people lived in squalor. Zenith Accommodation...

A landlord who failed to install a proper heating system and left safety hazards across a house in Peterborough has been...

The 31st January deadline to submit your self-assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2018 has come and gone,...

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...

A buy-to-let landlord has been fined close to £6,500 after failing to make improvements to a house in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, including...

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

For the first time ever, buy-to-let landlords will be legally required to become members of a redress scheme, as part of measures...

A landlord in Stevenage who allowed his tenant to live in an excessively cold attic with a serious fire safety hazard...

A growing number of local authorities are using selective licensing to introduce penalties for buy-to-let landlords that go well beyond the...

Commercial Trust Limited has enhanced its buy-to-let comparison table for customers. The new table features a number of new products, which includes...

Close to £2.4m of additional funding designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords will be made available for more than 50 councils...

An unscrupulous landlord has been punished for providing his tenant with poor living conditions by being ordered to pay more than...

Property management company Titlecroft Limited has been fined £5,000 for failing to join a government-approved property redress scheme, which is a...

Hostmaker, a leading Airbnb and holiday rental property management specialist, claims to have found a way to fill the low-season and...

A family of slum landlords who crammed 31 people into a suburban four-bedroom house has been ordered to pay back almost...

A landlord and building contractor have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to large quantities of asbestos fibres at a rented...

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...

People in Weymouth are being invited to have their say on Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s plans to introduce selective licensing...

A buy-to-let landlord in Luton has been ordered to pay £8,510 by Luton Magistrates Court for continuing to rent out a...

Rogue landlords who converted terrace houses into shoebox flats without planning permission have been ordered to re-pay illegal income or face...

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...

Just 4% of landlords and tenants had in April this year heard of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), claims research by...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

A notorious rogue landlord who illegally built a number of tiny bedsits across North West London has been ordered to pay...

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has announced enhancements to its buy-to-let product criteria. Tipton says that the move is part of its...

The deadline for submitting additional and selective licence applications in Hackney has been extended until 1 March 2019.  The deadline for applications...

Trading standards will almost certainly need help from consumers to help police the ban on letting fees, according to PayProp. As part...

A woman who repeatedly ignored council orders to stop renting ‘beds in sheds’ has been ordered to pay back almost £450,000...

Landlord Gas Safety Certificate: How to Keep Your Tenants Safe There are plenty of safety considerations when renting out a property. Arguably,...

Folkestone Magistrates Court’s decision last week to find high profile landlord, Judith Wilson, guilty of failing to comply with an enforcement...

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...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay close to £30,000 after being found guilty of a number of breaches relating...

Rogue landlords with properties in Scarborough now face fines of up to £30,000 as the local council looks to clampdown on...

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...

Every good landlord deserves good tenants, and every good tenant deserves a good home. But what makes a good tenant? Fresh research...

Yesterday’s announcement that councils in England are going to be handed an additional £2m in government funding to tackle the small...

Reading Borough Council has won a case against a buy-to-let landlord who allowed his tenants to live in unsafe conditions, despite...

A private landlord from St Helens has been ordered to pay £21,000 after a prosecution by the local council found a...

Eight men were found living in cramped conditions in a one-bedroom flat in east London during a raid by Barking and...

Tenant Fees Bill that will ban most charges set by landlords and letting agents to tenants in England will continue its...

Landlord licensing schemes are popping up all over the UK as local authorities step up their efforts to clampdown on rogue...

A rogue landlord whose tenants were living in degrading conditions has been ordered to pay £9,000. Housing enforcement officers from Harrow Council...

A landlord in County Durham has been ordered to pay just over £450 for breaching his licence. Matthew Snowdon, of Cows Hill...

A landlord in Ilford, Essex, who allowed 23 people to live in overcrowded conditions has been fined £7,500. Tenants in a house...

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...

A rogue managing agent of an overcrowded house of multiple occupation (HMO) in east London has been fined £26,000 for breaches...

The next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be a Second Reading in the House of Lords this...

It is estimated that around 160,000 properties will be affected by the new rules governing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), which...