By Graham Norwood
Private landlords who let out properties in Central West Bromwich...
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One in four landlords are baffled by changing regulations
By Graham Norwood
Almost exactly a quarter of landlords questioned in a survey...
Government issues revised Right To Rent guidance for landlords
By Graham Norwood
The government has issued new Right To Rent guidance for...
Landlords - should you tell tenants about another tax?
By Graham Norwood
A little-known law unearthed by a lettings agency may be...
Expensive new licensing scheme on its way - discussions to be held today
By Graham Norwood
Proposals to introduce an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs in...
Carbon Monoxide alarms must be fitted in private rentals with gas boilers
By Graham Norwood
The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be...
Urgent warning over new smoke and CO alarm regulations
By Graham Norwood
A warning has gone out to landlords with properties in...
New forms which landlords MUST use from October 1
By Graham Norwood
New forms have been posted which must be used by...
Another council poised to introduce new licensing regime
By Graham Norwood
A council in Leicestershire is poised to introduce two new...
Bright Idea? Light bulb changes will impact landlords’ properties
By Graham Norwood
The government has come up with another bright idea which...
Review compliance procedures or risk prosecution, landlords warned
By Graham Norwood
A warning has been issued to landlords about a crackdown...
U-turn on Right To Rent means ‘remote ID checks’ stand
By Graham Norwood
Landlords are not required to conduct retrospective Right to Rent...
New bid to make landlords improve energy efficiency in properties
By Graham Norwood
Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual...
One week before new electrical standards on existing tenancies
By Graham Norwood
A reminder has gone to landlords about new electrical safety...
Landlords demand more info on energy improvements
By Graham Norwood
The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report...
Landlords to face tougher fire regulations in HMOs and blocks
By Graham Norwood
Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines...
Landlords beware - pets are coming to the private rental sector
By Graham Norwood
An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising landlords...
Tenants must demand eco-improvements say rent activists
By Graham Norwood
A rental activists’ campaign group wants tenancies reformed to allow...
Labour MP demands Covid rent arrears to be paid by public funds
By Graham Norwood
Labour MP Stephen Timms has asked Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...
Six months notice mandatory for many evictions from 2022 in Wales
By Graham Norwood
New simplified rental contracts are to be introduced from spring...
Stamp duty reprieve for landlords expanding portfolios right now
By Graham Norwood
Landlords currently buying properties and concerned they may not make...
Clear 700,000 private tenants’ arrears, demand Generation Rent
By Graham Norwood
Generation Rent campaign activists say 700,000 private tenants on Universal...
Tax incentives needed to help energy efficiency in private renting
By Graham Norwood
The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming...
Tory MP says council licensing “just a charge on good landlords”
By Graham Norwood
A Conservative MP is weighing in, in support of landlords...
London council wants to double scale of HMO licensing
By Graham Norwood
A London authority wants to extend its licensing regime for...
Scams are rife in the private lettings sector, says Trading Standards
By Graham Norwood
Scams involving fake landlords and bogus lettings agents are rife...
Thousands of landlords set to miss out on Green Homes Grant
By Graham Norwood
The chaos surrounding the government’s Green Homes Grant, which was...
Argument brewing over wording of ‘anti-landlord’ consultation
By Graham Norwood
An argument is brewing with landlords angry at the wording...
Suspended jail term for landlord failing to maintain gas appliances
By Graham Norwood
A landlord has been sentenced for failing to maintain gas...
Sunak must help tenants in arrears, pleads coalition of rental groups
By Graham Norwood
A coalition of rental groups with the same view on...
Eco-farce! Landlords join in MPs’ criticism of Green Homes Grant
By Graham Norwood
The government’s Green Homes Grant has been slammed by MPs...
Landlord fined in blitz of private rental waste dumping
By Graham Norwood
A landlord’s firm has been fined after waste accumulated in...
Generation Rent attacks landlords on Homes Under The Hammer
By Graham Norwood
Generation Rent has criticised the aspirations of some landlords who...
Break clauses to be demanded by many students in future - claim
By Graham Norwood
A website claims an average £1,621 has been ‘wasted’ by...
Eviction ban extension not enough for campaigning Baroness
By Graham Norwood
The Baroness leading the pressure group Generation Rent says the...
“Nobody should have to live like this” - shocking rogue landlords case
By Graham Norwood
Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing...
Landlord’s repeat offence ends up with large fine
By Graham Norwood
A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to licence...
Shelter expects eviction ban extension until end of lockdown
By Graham Norwood
Shelter says it expects the current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions...
Landlord didn't know of tenant’s worry over back to back viewings
By Graham Norwood
A landlord in the east of England says she was unaware...
Landlord ordered to pay tenants £2,800 after deposit negligence
By Graham Norwood
A landlord who did not secure the deposit of two...
Penalties on landlords betray Tory ethos, says party member
By Graham Norwood
Some policies towards landlords show how the government has lost its conservative...
MP writes to private landlords asking for rent reductions
By Graham Norwood
A Labour MP has written to private landlords asking for...
Senior Tory stands up for landlords suffering long-term arrears
By Graham Norwood
A senior Conservative peer and consumer campaigner has spoken strongly...
Landlords fined for ignoring regulations to keep tenants safe
By Graham Norwood
Two men have been ordered to pay almost £8,000 for...
Landlords invited to respond to yet another licensing consultation
By Graham Norwood
Landlords in the the Charnwood area of the Midlands are...
Rental sell-off inevitable if government pushes EPC changes - claim
By Graham Norwood
Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be...
Government tells landlords - no national licensing scheme planned
By Graham Norwood
The government has revealed that it has no plans to...
Landlords bite back at government call for pet-friendly tenancies
By Graham Norwood
The National Residential Landlords Association has called for flexibility from...
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Government wants pet-friendly tenancy contracts as standard
By Graham Norwood
The government’s model tenancy agreement has been amended to be pro-pet. The...
Landlords urged to respond to London council’s consultation
By Graham Norwood
Landlords have only until February 11 to respond to the...
No free ride for tenants in arrears despite new Breathing Spaces - lawyer
By Graham Norwood
A leading property lawyer insists that a controversial new ‘debt...
Property let out in dangerous condition by rogue landlord
By Graham Norwood
A landlord who failed to improve his rental property, leaving...
Government panned for missing out landlords in new EPC enforcement
By Graham Norwood
The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in...
Landlord hit with first-ever Wrongful Termination Order
By Graham Norwood
The first case of a landlord breaching new tenancy rules...
Council resuscitates licensing consultation after Coronavirus pause
By Graham Norwood
A council that put a selective licensing scheme consultation on...
Police probe homes let by landlords contrary to Covid rules
By Graham Norwood
Police in Devon say they will be cracking down on...
Landlords rush to incorporate - record numbers last year, says agency
By Graham Norwood
New research suggests there’s been a rush amongst landlords to...
Respite for landlords behind with buy to let mortgage payments
By Graham Norwood
The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions...
Students demand immediate rent rebates and government assistance
By Graham Norwood
Over two thirds of student renters are worried about their...
Renters Reform Bill to be introduced “very soon” says government
By Graham Norwood
Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce...
Lockdown makes electrical compliance harder, warns trade body
By Graham Norwood
A trade body says the current national lockdown may make it...
One in eight landlords wanted to evict tenant during pandemic
By Graham Norwood
A lettings agency says there is very large scale support...
Eviction ban is “just a sticking plaster” says landlords’ group
By Graham Norwood
The government’s ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is just a “sticking...
Urgent action needed to address mounting tenant debt
By Marc Da Silva
A lot more needs to be done to financially support...
New partnership aims to help landlords regain possession of their properties
By Marc Da Silva
Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme, both part of...
Six month notice for evictions extended into next year
By Marc Da Silva
Rules which were due to expire at the end of...
Letting agent expelled from TPO
By Marc Da Silva
A letting agent in north London has been expelled from...
Government needs to ‘seriously consider offering landlords’ financial support
By Marc Da Silva
Financial support needs to be made available to landlords with...
Government urged to ‘protect those facing homelessness’
By Marc Da Silva
Crisis, a national charity for homeless people, is calling on...
Labour MP calls for shake-up to ‘end landlordism’ and extend evictions ban
By Marc Da Silva
A Labour MP has called for the ban on evictions...
Landlords must reveal if tenant they wish to evict has been affected by Covid-19
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords planning to evict tenants who have failed to...
Eviction ‘is not’ an inevitable outcome for tenants facing financial hardship
By Marc Da Silva
Concerns over a spike in evictions once the current ban...
A national register of rental homes would help stop ‘landlord tax dodging’
By Marc Da Silva
The government is being encouraged to consider introducing a national...
Council targets rogue landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords in Bury now face the prospect of major...
NRLA joins forces with the Scottish Association of Landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords who let properties in England, Wales and Scotland can...
Council seeks government approval to renew landlord licensing scheme
By Marc Da Silva
Croydon Council has applied for government consent to renew the...
Government urged to protect renters from eviction
By Marc Da Silva
Thousands of renters face the prospect of losing their homes...
Many private tenants ‘terrified’ that the eviction ban is coming to an end
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s decision to not extend the ban on landlords...
Many renters ‘are in danger of being evicted when the current ban lifts’ - claim
By Marc Da Silva
The number of private tenants in England who have fallen...
Landlords to face fines of up to £30,000 if they fail to comply with new regulations
By Marc Da Silva
New regulation introduced yesterday could see unscrupulous landlords fined up...
New electrical safety rules to ensure that private tenants are protected
By Marc Da Silva
New regulations that are designed to strengthen electrical safety practices and...
Sharp rise in rent arrears as eviction cases surge
By Marc Da Silva
Rent arrears have increased to more than £3m, with almost...
Britain’s fire safety regime is ‘a national disgrace and politicians are responsible’
By Marc Da Silva
Three years after the Grenfell fire, 257 tower blocks in...
Landlord forced to handback housing benefits
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord in Bristol has been forced to hand...
Landlord ordered to pay more than £3,000 after harassing tenants
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord in Bristol has been ordered to repay...
Court of Appeal sides with landlords in landmark case ruling
By Marc Da Silva
The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that Section 21 notices...
Unscrupulous landlord becomes second in England to be banned from the PRS
By Marc Da Silva
A man deemed not to be a fit and proper...
The tenant eviction ban in England and Wales ‘is not without victims’
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s decision to extend the ban on evictions in...
BTL landlords are committed to improving energy efficiency but appeal for support
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords north of the border are urging the Scottish...
Evictions ban extension will provide ‘relief to millions of tenants’
By Marc Da Silva
The Law Society England and Wales has welcomed the government’s...
Renters will ‘feel more secure’ following extension of the tenant eviction ban
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s decision to extend the ban on landlords evicting...
New Ombudsman will enable TPO to ‘raise standards in the industry’
By Marc Da Silva
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has announced that Rebecca Marsh, the...
Reforms to housing benefits ‘are needed urgently’
By Marc Da Silva
The government is being urged to increase housing benefits and...
Guide for landlords: New electrical safety standards in the PRS
By Marc Da Silva
New electrical safety rules have been introduced to ensure that private tenants...
A careful reopening of the evictions process ‘needs to take place’
By Marc Da Silva
A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of...
Agents encouraged to offer virtual viewings post-lockdown
By Marc Da Silva
As more people start to think about moving home as...
Student landlords threaten legal action over non-payment of rent
By Marc Da Silva
A number of landlords are threatening legal action against university...
Government urged to ‘help people meet their rent payments’
By Marc Da Silva
The government last week announced that homeowners struggling to pay...
BTL landlords support calls for ‘benefits to cover rents’
By Marc Da Silva
MPs on parliament’s Housing, Communities and Local Government have called...
Many BTL landlords face financial ruin if eviction ban is extended
By Marc Da Silva
A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of...
Two-thirds of letting complaints supported by The Property Ombudsman
By Marc Da Silva
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) dealt with 2,518 letting complaints last...
Is the government planning to extend the ban on evictions?
By Marc Da Silva
There are growing concerns that buy-to-let landlords could be banned...
Universal Credit payments should ‘cover the full cost of rents’
By Marc Da Silva
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has criticised the Department...
Investors face potential legal action as they struggle to get out of off-plan deals
By Marc Da Silva
Thousands of property investors, including buy-to-let landlords adding to their...
Southwark Council approves borough-wide licensing scheme
By Marc Da Silva
Southwark Council has given the go-ahead for the introduction of...
New Gas Tag feature allows landlords to meet ‘regulatory obligations’
By Marc Da Silva
Gas Tag has launched a new feature to support landlords,...
BTL landlord handed suspended sentence after failing to maintain gas appliances
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord has been sentenced after failing to maintain...
The government has failed to support those that may struggle financially
By Marc Da Silva
The government is being urged to do more to support...
Landlord fined £87,000 for putting tenants in ‘serious danger’
By Marc Da Silva
A private landlord has been prosecuted by Bristol City Council...
Rogue landlord ordered to pay £190,000 for renting out illegal flats
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay back a...
BTL landlord ordered to pay £9,500 for failing to maintain property
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord in Liverpool has been ordered to pay...
The government cannot force landlords to accept renters with pets
By Marc Da Silva
With many tenants being forced to get rid of their...
Rogue landlord jailed after failing to pay £12k fine
By Marc Da Silva
An unscrupulous landlord who illegally rented out properties in Fife...
Tenant’s attempt to sue landlord for almost £14,000 is dismissed
By Marc Da Silva
A tenant’s appeal to recover £13,800 in rent and deposit...
Rogue landlord handed £90k fine for license breaches
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay just over...
Tenant causes thousands of pounds worth of damage
By Marc Da Silva
A landlord was almost reduced to tears after discovering a...
MPs urged to back ‘common sense proposal’ when it comes to EU citizens
By Marc Da Silva
MPs are being encouraged to ensure EU citizens with settled...
Trade bodies seek further clarity on new short-term letting regulations
By Marc Da Silva
The minister for local government, housing and planning in Scotland,...
New housing court needed ‘for the benefit of landlords and tenants alike’
By Marc Da Silva
It now takes private landlords across the UK more than...
New regulations to combat carbon monoxide poisoning
By Marc Da Silva
An assembly member has welcomed the introduction of legislation for carbon...
Mandatory electrical safety regulations to be introduced in England
By Marc Da Silva
The government plans to introduce mandatory electrical installation inspecting for...
Letting agent banned for failing to protect £68k worth of tenants’ deposits
By Marc Da Silva
A senior director at a letting agency in Exeter has been...
Government to end Local Housing Allowance rate freeze
By Marc Da Silva
Around 900,000 people across the UK could see their housing...
Government calls on landlords to allow tenants to keep pets in their properties
By Marc Da Silva
Many pet-owning tenants have a tough time finding a suitable...
The Guild supports clampdown on rogue landlords
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s decision to invest an additional £4m in funding...
Rogue landlord fined £27k for unsafe HMO
By Marc Da Silva
An unscrupulous landlord has been fined £27,000 over an unlicensed...
Section 21 changes: time to prepare for reforms to the eviction system
By Marc Da Silva
Letting agents are being urged to do more to protect...
BTL landlord ordered to pay almost £2k for unlicensed property in Scarborough
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £1,384 after pleading guilty...
Man who sublet hundreds of properties to criminal gangs jailed
By Marc Da Silva
A man who rented hundreds of properties that he sub-let...
Scrapping Section 21 is ‘another attack’ against BTL landlords
By Marc Da Silva
The Queen has announced the new government's priorities for its...
Rogue letting agent jailed for ripping off landlords and tenants
By Marc Da Silva
An unscrupulous letting agent has been jailed for two years...
NLA urges new government to introduce housing court and reform Section 8
By Marc Da Silva
The National Landlords’ Association (NLA) has once again called for...
Rogue landlord who put tenants' lives at risk ordered to pay £37,000
By Marc Da Silva
Slough Borough Council has taken action against an unscrupulous landlord...
BTL landlord has fine for breaching HMO rules slashed by more than £28,000
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord who was originally fined £31,499 by Coventry...
Are you entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges?
By Marc Da Silva
Thousands of landlords trapped in developer contracts with spiraling costs...
Rogue landlord ordered to pay more than £150k for safety failings
By Marc Da Silva
An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay more than...
Landlord fined £35,000 for selective licensing breaches
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord who owns two properties in Scarborough has...
AIIC welcomes new deposit scheme that must include inventory reports
By Marc Da Silva
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (The AIIC) has unsurprisingly...
RLA calls for court reform as the time it takes to repossess a rental home rises
By Marc Da Silva
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again called for...
Police to investigate ‘malicious communications’ from landlord
By Marc Da Silva
Orbit, the owner of a number of buy-to-let properties in...
Landlord left £30,000 out of pocket after tenant from hell destroys property
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord has been left with a major clean-up...
Government has no plans for a national register of landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Proposals for a national register of landlords have been rejected...
New £3.8m fund to help local authorities crackdown on rogue landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Fresh funding for local councils in England to tackle unscrupulous landlords...
BTL landlord ordered to pay £1,200 for unlicensed HMO
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord in Lincolnshire been ordered to pay just...
An increasing number of regulations challenge BTL landlords
By Marc Da Silva
The government crackdown on the buy-to-let sector has seen landlord...
Government urged to reform the rental deposit system
By Marc Da Silva
When renting a property out, landlords recognise that it is...
Legal crowdfunding campaign to help landlords oust tenants who don’t pay rent
By Marc Da Silva
Tenants are often able to live rent-free for weeks, if...
Lord Alan Sugar caught up in ‘Airbnb scam’
By Marc Da Silva
Lord Alan Sugar has issued a warning to Airbnb users after...
Rogue landlords in Hackney warned to expect “tough penalties”
By Marc Da Silva
Unscrupulous landlords in the London Borough of Hackney face more...
Landlord ordered to pay £7,500 after claiming student home was a holiday let
By Marc Da Silva
An unscruplous landlord has been handed a £7,500 fine after...
Ex-Premiership footballer ordered to pay more than £25k for unlicensed properties
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord in Nottingham has been fined £24,000 and...
Rogue agents sentenced after receiving fraudulent rental payments
By Marc Da Silva
Three rogue operators in London have been sentenced after pleading...
Scrapping Section 21 could lead to ‘open-ended tenancies and rent controls’
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s plans to scrap Section 21 notices to evict...
Landlord fined almost £3,000 for unsafe HMO
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-landlord in Worcester has been ordered to pay almost...
Rogue landlord fined for letting uninhabitable property
By Marc Da Silva
An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay almost £4,000...
Death-trap landlord fined for demanding rent from a tenant despite council ban
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let investor, who previously spent time in prison for...
BTL landlord ordered to pay £2k for providing substandard property
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord in Sutton has been ordered to pay...
RLA calls for new housing court to speed up justice for landlords and tenants
By Marc Da Silva
A new, properly funded housing court is urgently required to...
HMO landlord hit with £40k fine
By Marc Da Silva
City of Lincoln Council has taken action against a House...
BTL landlords firmly reject Labour’s ‘right to buy’ tenant plan
By Marc Da Silva
Private landlords in Newcastle have slammed the Labour Party’s proposed...
Agents, landlords and tenants must work together to expose rogue operators
By Marc Da Silva
Letting agents are being urged to do more to raise...
Brent and Harrow Trading Standards target rogue letting agents
By Marc Da Silva
Council officers from Brent and Harrow Trading Standards have pledged...
Scrapping Section 21 would lead to an acute shortage of rental homes
By Marc Da Silva
Abolishing the use of Section 21 notices to evict tenants...
Scrapping Section 21 could fuel a rise in homelessness, warns Landlord Action
By Marc Da Silva
Tenant eviction specialist, Landlord Action, reports that up to half...
Lib Dems vote to scrap Section 21
By Marc Da Silva
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to abolish Section 21 repossessions...
RLA slams London Trading Standards for failing landlords and tenants
By Marc Da Silva
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has criticised the London Trading Standards...
Tenants warned to beware of rogue letting agents
By Marc Da Silva
With new figures showing that almost half of letting agents...
Landlord ordered to pay £2k for failing to fit property with fire safety measures
By Marc Da Silva
Birmingham City Council has taken action against a House in...
Restore levels of housing benefit to ‘end homelessness for good’ - Crisis
By Marc Da Silva
The government is being urged to restore the levels of...
Landlords urged to ‘fight’ to protect their rights to legitimately repossess properties
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords are being encouraged to back a legal case...
Landlord ordered to pay £3,500 for failing to repair BTL property
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of failing to...
Coventry Council rejects claims that its licensing scheme is unlawful
By Marc Da Silva
Coventry City Council has dismissed claims that its landlord licensing...
Landlord ordered to pay more than £7k for providing substandard property
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord in South Ockendon has been ordered to...
MHCLG amends notes on form landlords use when serving a Section 21 notice
By Marc Da Silva
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has...
Government urged to bring forward its plans for court reform
By Marc Da Silva
It now takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks...
BTL landlord ordered to pay more than £3,700 for unlicensed HMO
By Marc Da Silva
A landlord has been penalised for operating an unlicensed house...
Police appeal to landlords to help clampdown on organised crime gangs
By Marc Da Silva
Cheshire Police are appealing for landlords, along with letting agents...
Rogue landlord ordered to pay almost £50k for overcrowded property
By Marc Da Silva
An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay £47,500 after...
New licensing scheme is potentially unlawful, warns RLA
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords who own property in Coventry should be wary...
Fresh government guidance ‘could leave landlords open to prosecution’
By Marc Da Silva
Buy-to-let landlords are being urged by the Residential Landlords Association...
Nine out of ten landlords would support a new dedicated housing court
By Marc Da Silva
The vast majority of private landlords are dissatisfied with the...
Rogue landlord slapped with £25k fine for overcrowded property
By Marc Da Silva
An unscrupulous landlord who housed at least 25 tenants in...
Council tenant fined £100,000 for sub-letting his studio flat on Airbnb
By Marc Da Silva
An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in...
BTL landlords ripped off by rogue agent
By Marc Da Silva
A managing agent who defrauded buy-to-let landlords out of £16,500...
Landlord ordered to pay £14,500 for unlicensed HMO
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay £14,500 for...
Landlord ordered to pay more than £5k for overcrowded property in Nottingham
By Marc Da Silva
A private landlord in Nottingham has appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’...
Landlord’s son is ‘very, very sorry’ for stealing tenant’s underwear
By Marc Da Silva
A landlord's son has confessed to stealing 30 pairs of...
Government to reform health and safety standards
By Marc Da Silva
The government has announced that it will reform the Housing...
Dishonest tenant jailed after being exposed by landlord
By Marc Da Silva
An unscrupulous tenant who forged a statement to back up...
Around 33,000 properties are potentially being let illegally
By Marc Da Silva
It is estimated that around 33,000 properties across the UK...
Landlords will become ‘more selective’ if the government scraps Section 21
By Marc Da Silva
But-to-let landlords will have little alternative but to become more...
Landlord ordered to pay almost £39k for putting tenants’ lives at risk
By Marc Da Silva
A private landlord who put the lives of his tenants...
Tory leadership candidates urged to ‘encourage more investment’ in the PRS
By Marc Da Silva
Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the two men competing to...
Government urges Hull City Council to stop ‘unfairly penalising landlords’
By Marc Da Silva
Hull City Council has come under pressure for unjustly taking...
Couple falsely claim £50,000 from DWP by pretending to be landlord and tenant
By Marc Da Silva
A couple from Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, have...
Renters could transfer deposit from one landlord to the next under new proposal
By Marc Da Silva
Tenants could be permitted to transfer rental deposits directly between...
Landlord ordered to pay more than £66k for ‘gross mistreatment’ of tenants
By Marc Da Silva
A rogue landlord in north London has been ordered to...
Landlord left in tears after nightmare tenant leaves house in an awful state
By Marc Da Silva
A landlord in Cardiff was reduced to tears after discovering...
A national register of landlords would add ‘unnecessary’ layer of bureaucracy – RLA
By Marc Da Silva
The recommendation for a national register of landlords in the...
Buy-to-let landlords struggling to keep up with recent legislative reforms
By Marc Da Silva
A high number of landlords are struggling to keep up...
Rogue landlord fined almost £60,000 for putting vulnerable bedsit tenants at risk
By Marc Da Silva
A rogue landlord has been fined £55,000 and ordered to...
Tory leadership candidates urged to scrap controversial Right to Rent scheme
By Marc Da Silva
The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to...
Tenant from hell shamelessly destroys rented property causing £20,000 damage
By Marc Da Silva
A private landlord in the Staffordshire was left horrified after...
Rogue landlord jailed for illegally converted flats and failing to repay £130k
By Marc Da Silva
A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent...
Tenants found living inside garden shed during dawn raid
By Marc Da Silva
Brent Council in north London discovered three tenants living inside...
BTL landlord fined £7k for allowing garden to become ‘extensively’ overgrown
By Marc Da Silva
A landlord has been ordered to pay £7,000 for neglecting...
Landlords want tenants claiming benefits to be treated ‘fairly and equally’
By Marc Da Silva
The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) is calling for an...
BTL landlord fined more than £1,600 for assaulting a council officer
By Marc Da Silva
A private landlord in Doncaster has been found guilty of...
New Universal Credit system will see rent be paid directly to landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Significant changes are being made to the Universal Credit system...
Landlord groups form coalition to oppose scrapping of Section 21
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords and letting agents have joined forces to campaign against...
Axing Section 21 will leave landlords ‘powerless’ to evict anti-social tenants
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s controversial plans to scrap Section 21 of the...
Hostmaker defends adverts that encourage short-term lettings
By Marc Da Silva
Controversial short-lets managing agents Hostmaker has defended its latest advertising...
Almost four in ten landlords will consider selling up if Section 21 is axed
By Marc Da Silva
Nearly four in ten private landlords will consider selling up...
Welsh Renting Homes (Fees etc.) Bill receives Royal Assent
By Marc Da Silva
The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents...
Landlords ordered to pay more than £6k for HMO failings
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord has been ordered to pay more than...
New post-Brexit Right to Rent guidance issued by the government
By Marc Da Silva
New guidance on Right to Rent checks for EU citizens...
New technology aims to provide greater gas safety accountability in the PRS
By Marc Da Silva
New technology has been launched in an attempt to improve...
Rogue landlord ordered to pay £1.1m after converting flats into ‘cramped bedsits’
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord who converted a flat in London Bridge...
Greater protection for landlords as CMP is made compulsory for letting agents
By Marc Da Silva
All letting agents in England are now required to belong...
Petition against ‘No DSS’ Rightmove listings hit 40,000 signatures
By Marc Da Silva
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The Civil Justice Council doesn’t support plans for a housing court
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Landlords will be legally required to join a redress scheme, or face £5,000 fine
By Marc Da Silva
For the first time ever, buy-to-let landlords will be legally...
Letting fees ban set to come into force on 1 June 2019
By Marc Da Silva
The introduction of a ban on fees charged by landlords...
Almost £2.4m for councils to crack down on rogue landlords
By Marc Da Silva
Close to £2.4m of additional funding designed to clampdown on...
Universal Credit to be taken from claimants and paid directly to landlords
By Marc Da Silva
The government has announced a new online system that will...
Future Right to Rent system must be ‘reliable’ and treat people ‘fairly’
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s long-awaited White Paper on post-Brexit immigration policy, published...
Government introduces new room size guidance
By Marc Da Silva
The introduction of new guidance on room sizes in rented...
Tenancy deposit theft total exceeds £1.3m so far this year
By Marc Da Silva
The recent conviction of former letting agent Heather Crabb for...
Landlords give preference to white people with British passports, court told
By Marc Da Silva
A number of buy-to-let landlords are discriminating against prospective tenants...
Tenants set to be granted new powers to hold rogue landlords to account
By Marc Da Silva
Tenants are on the verge of being handed fresh powers...
Landlords and tenants left £105,000 out of pocket by rogue letting agents
By Marc Da Silva
At least 19 landlords and tenants have been left £105,000...
Government urged to rethink rent protection scheme
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s existing strategy to protect rent paid by tenants...
Landlord hit with record £1.5m fine for flouting planning rules
By Marc Da Silva
A notorious rogue landlord who illegally built a number of...
Councils struggling to take action over unlicensed HMOs
By Marc Da Silva
The new regulations introduced last month to bring mandatory licensing...
Rental deposits to be capped at five weeks rent
By Marc Da Silva
The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or...
Landlords who reject tenants on housing benefits could be breaking equality laws
By Marc Da Silva
Thousands of landlords and lettings agents across the country could...
UK’s ‘worst landlord’ owes more than £100k in unpaid fines
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let investor, once dubbed “country’s worst landlord”, still owes...
Council spends £95k taking landlord to Supreme Court and loses
By Marc Da Silva
Nottingham City Council has been slammed for wasting taxpayers’ money...
Section 8 process is ‘no longer fit for purpose’, NLA says
By Marc Da Silva
A review of the section 8 possession process is urgently...
Landlord could have license revoked after tenant disputes legality of eviction
By Marc Da Silva
A buy-to-let landlord in Edinburgh, who faces losing his license...
Tenant causes almost £6k worth of damage after refusing to pay rent
By Marc Da Silva
A tenant who caused almost £6,000 worth of damage to...
Energy efficiency rules disadvantage landlords investing in rural homes
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords investing in the rural private rented sector face higher...
Increasing the ‘financial burden’ faced by landlords is ‘bad news’ for the PRS
By Marc Da Silva
This week’s announcement that landlords will need to pay the...
Ban of letting fees will see tenants living in poorest areas pay more – claim
By Marc Da Silva
Tenants living in some of the most deprived areas in...
Fresh calls for restrictions on Airbnb-style rentals to tackle housing shortage
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There have been fresh calls for new restrictions on Airbnb...
Rogue landlord database to be made freely available, says PM
By Marc Da Silva
Tenants will be offered access to the government’s rogue landlord...
Failure of licensing system allows rogue landlords to ‘operate with impunity’
By Marc Da Silva
The government’s attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords have been...
BTL landlord fined for breaching his licence
By Marc Da Silva
A landlord in County Durham has been ordered to pay...
Universal Credit sends rent arrears soaring
By Marc Da Silva
The number of people seeking advice over rent arrears has...
Landlord who kept 23 people in overcrowded conditions fined £7,500
By Marc Da Silva
A landlord in Ilford, Essex, who allowed 23 people to...
BTL landlords accused of being involved in a ‘billion-pound scandal’
By Marc Da Silva
The government is being urged to take action to clampdown...
Government announces plans to improve property agent standards
By Marc Da Silva
New plans to raise standards across the property agent sector...
Government changes leading to ‘confusion among tenants’
By Marc Da Silva
More than half - 53% - of tenants in this...
Ban on letting fees moves a step closer
By Marc Da Silva
The next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament...
Hackney Council targets dodgy landlords with licensing
By Marc Da Silva
Landlords with property in Hackney, east London, should be aware...
Rogue landlord fined almost £3k for overcrowded house
By Marc Da Silva
An unscrupulous landlord who crammed six families into a three-bedroom...
Tenants leave property in a disgusting state before fleeing owing £1,700 rent
By Marc Da Silva
A landlord was handed a huge cleaning bill after his...
Mandatory licensing for HMOs is extended
By Marc Da Silva
Changes to mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing come...
More than 20 men found crammed into ‘slum-like’ three-bedroom house
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Labour wants to offer private tenants greater power
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Landmark report criticises government’s failed PRS policies
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Landlord fined £177,000 for putting tenants at risk
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A neglectful landlord, who allowed his tenants to occupy a...
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Landlord told to pay £12k compensation after burning tenant’s belongings
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A landlord who burnt his tenant’s possessions has been ordered...
New licensing scheme is ‘just a way of making money for the council’
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Nottingham City Council became the latest local authority to introduce...
Letting agent which withheld landlord’s rent ordered to pay compensation
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A Lanarkshire-based letting firm has been told to stump up...
Landlords told to weed out illegal cannabis farms
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With an increasing numbers of rental properties being targeted by...
Landlord fined for not protecting tenancy deposit and operating an unlicensed HMO
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A buy-to-let landlord has been found guilty of aggressive practices,...
Landlord ordered to pay £15k for allowing tenants to live in ‘appalling’ conditions
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An unscrupulous landlord who allowed up to 40 tenants to...
Government launches consultation to improve the performance of EPCs
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AIIC continue to push for mandatory independent inventories
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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) remains hopeful that...
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A tenant who illegally sublet an unlicensed and poorly-maintained bungalow...
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Unlicensed landlord ordered to pay more than £12k for letting substandard property
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A rogue landlord letting a cold, damp property with a...
Government urged to end ‘scandalous’ sex for rent property deals
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London Assembly agrees motion to scrap Section 21 notices
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Government slammed for failing to act on report that suggests improvements to PRS
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Major landlord supports three-year tenancy plans
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Random rental property spot checks could improve standards in the PRS
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Government to review selective licensing across the private rental sector
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The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or...
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Landlord fined for overcrowded property
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New complaints system targets rogue landlords
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New database leaves rogue landlords with ‘nowhere to hide’
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New online fire safety course for landlords
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Buy-to-let landlords seeking fire safety guidance following the Grenfell Tower...
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