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![Rogue landlord illegally evicted family at Christmas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
A landlord has been prosecuted for the unlawful eviction of a tenant from privately rented accommodation in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Leading up...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord sentenced after horrifying hammer attack](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Handcuffs2-400x310.jpg)
A landlord who left his tenants homeless after breaking into their house at night with a hammer has been prosecuted by...
17 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Private rent rises capped at 3% for existing tenants in Scotland](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour, Greens and Nationalists rubber-stamp rent freeze](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.png)
A combination of Labour, the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists have pushed through a rent freeze proposal. The Cost of Living...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Angry landlord admits “moment of madness” removing tenant’s toilet](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/MillennialTenantHome-2-400x310.jpg)
A landlord has been prosecuted for unlawfully evicting and harassing a tenant by, amongst other things, removing the toilet. The landlord also...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenant now able to sue landlord for damages after court fine](/upload/images/library/Court-400x310.jpg)
A landlord has been fined and must pay compensation after being involved in an illegal eviction. The landlord - Tahir Aziz - was...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlords face fines of up to 36 months’ rent under government plans](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined400x310.jpg)
A proposal that landlords be fined up to 36 months rent has been put forward in a consultation paper. The Scottish Government’s...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Council boasts of working with police and ‘talking tough’ to landlords](/upload/images/library/police-tape400x310.png)
A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Unlawful eviction of tenants leads to five figure fines for rogue couple](/upload/images/library/Fine_360x280.png)
A couple have been fined over £13,000 after they were found guilty of unlawfully evicting four tenants and breaching management regulations...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Guilty! Landlord admits illegal eviction during pandemic](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Eviction400x310.png)
A landlord has pleaded guilty to the unlawful eviction of his tenant. Jalal Uddin of Wellingborough has pleaded guilty at the town’s...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Council wants witnesses to alleged illegal eviction](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Court-Fine-400x310-min.jpg)
A council is appealing for witnesses to help with its prosecution of a landlord for illegal eviction. Sohila Tamiz who is a...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Baroness urges police to get tough with “criminal landlords”](/img/default/llt.png)
The Generation Rent campaign group has entered the fray for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections which will be held in some...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlords database may be a pointless exercise, warns NLA](/img/default/llt.png)
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
![Tenant jailed for illegally subletting house](/img/default/llt.png)
A private tenant occupying a three-bedroom house in north-west London has been jailed after he was caught illegally subletting the property...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![New banning orders will ensure tenants live in ‘safe and good quality’ homes](/img/default/llt.png)
Unscrupulous landlords who rent out substandard properties face being driven out of the private rented sector as new banning orders are...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rogue landlord database ‘will save lives’ says LFB](/img/default/llt.png)
The mayor of London’s decision to launch a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ rogue landlords and letting agents...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Why you really should consider taking out rental payment insurance](/img/default/llt.png)
Most landlords hope that their experience of letting a property is a positive one but, whether you are a seasoned landlord...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Council vows to clamp down on rogue landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Sheffield Council has promised to continue targeting rogue landlords after bringing its highest-ever number of successful prosecutions. Seven individuals and companies were...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlord jailed for illegally evicting tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
A private landlord in north London has been sentenced to four months imprisonment and fined £20,000 after pleading guilty to intimidating his...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Forbes launches new legal advice service for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Forbes Solicitors has set up a new team dedicated to helping private landlords with a wide range of legal issues. From drafting...
06 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sadiq Khan vows to expose London’s rogue landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
The new mayor of London has pledged to get tough on rogue landlords in the capital by introducing a ‘London Landlord...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Local letting agent guilty of unlawful eviction](/img/default/llt.png)
A Cambridge letting agent who unlawfully evicted a tenant from a property has been ordered to pay a total of £4,315...