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A council has fined a landlord £17,500 for failing to license two of his properties in the area. However, the identify of...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

Housing Minister Jacob Young will address members of the National Residential Landlords Association in an exclusive webinar on Thursday. This is the...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year.  The analysis, carried out by...

A private landlord from Bridlington has been ordered to pay £1,500 for putting tenants into a dangerous property, thereby breaching a...

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,500 in fines, compensation and costs after a council brought a prosecution against him. Jama...

Cardiff council is proposing new measures to help bring long-term empty houses back into use. Tomorrow it’s considering introducing a council tax...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

A landlord has been slammed with £9,000 in fines and costs for ignoring notices to improve his property. Following reports of disrepair...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

A Selective Licensing scheme proposal is out for consultation in the Scunthorpe area -  with a harsh message from a council...

A council has won an appeal to enforce a Financial Penalty Notice that was served on a landlord who let out...

A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...

New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...

The government may be keen on scrapping Section 21 powers for private landlords but it’s getting much tougher on social housing...

The National Residential Landlords Association is urging MPs to back what it describes as “pragmatic” changes to the Renters Reform Bill...

Proposals for a ‘good landlord’ scheme in Greater Manchester have won the personal backing of the chief executive of the National...

The National Residential Landlords Association has welcomed a consultation proposal by Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham. Burnham’s Greater Manchester Good Landlord...

An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough.  The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...

A new council licensing scheme has been given the go ahead by the government. Peterborough council’s selective licensing scheme will be run...

A landlord who used a fake name to evade detection has been hit with £485,000 in fines after illegally renting out...

Some £2m of government money has been channeled into a brand new country cil Taskforce aimed at identifying and clamping down...

The proportion of private landlords who report increased demand for rental properties has more than tripled compared with demand for properties...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

A council is running a pilot project to manage litter issues associated with HMOs. All homes in parts of Coventry were given...

The Renters Reform Bill could end up with landlords going bankrupt, a housing law specialist is warning. Des Taylor, director of compliance...

A family of landlords have been jailed for a total of 31 years after committing horrific violence against tenants and in...

More than 300 landlords have applied for a new licence brought in this summer by Tory controlled Kensington and Chelsea council...

Landlords are being advised to be on their guard and not be duped by social media messages urging them to flout...

A criminal businessman has been given a London council’s first ever landlord banning order. Property dealer Jaydipkumar Rameshchandra Valand, who lives in...

A landlord who did not hold licences for her six properties, has ended up with a criminal conviction and a hefty...

After genteel protests from the Generation Rent ginger group and more pro-active protests from the Acorn group of rental activists, tomorrow...

A statement from activist group Generation Rent suggests there’s a connection between Section 21 and the period of time people rent...

A Labour MP has spoken of loopholes in the Renters Reform Bill - a narrative now being pursued by some activists...

A landlord who left his tenants homeless after breaking into their house at night with a hammer has been prosecuted by...

HMRC has recently launched a renewed investigation into Airbnb hosts, with the site compelled to share earnings data to assist in...

Police in North Yorkshire have given landlords a list of danger signs following a surge in cannabis farms. Rental properties in the...

A charity is reported to be claiming that increasing numbers of landlords use security guards dressed as bailiffs to help evict...

A landlord who was banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards, has lost an appeal to...

A three bedroom house has been freed up after a remarkably long investigation by a London council.  The result follows a legal...

A Labour MP who wants a licensing system to be introduced for Airbnb-style short lets and holiday accommodation is holding a...

The body representing local councils is backing the government’s Renters Reform Bill - even though Labour dominates most local authorities. Councillor Darren...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for the second time for illegally evicting a tenant. The prosecution for offences relating to...

Research conducted by activist group Generation Rent is claiming “shocking discrimination towards minority ethnic communities while navigating the private rental market.” The...

Landlords have again become the focus of HMRC. The government department is currently using data from rent deposit schemes to assess...

A risk management platform claims landlords are amongst those most at risk of fraud. Thirdfort has identified the top eight types of...

A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cambridgeshire. The dumped rubbish...

A rogue landlord has been sentenced to 10 months in prison at Chesterfield Crown Court for the state of his properties. In...

Eight criminal landlords - three of them companies - have been fined approaching half a million pounds. They were prosecuted for offences...

Figures contained in the government’s new action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour reveal the depth of the problem amongst tenants. The plan...

A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cottenham. The dumped rubbish...

Landlords are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives through persistent noise or by being...

According to the most recent statistics there are 676,452 vacant properties in England, nearly half a million of which have been...

The landlords’ trade body is broadly welcoming some proposals from MPs to reform the private rented sector. Some aspects of the Levelling...

A rogue landlord who created false identities and fake lcompanies as part of an elaborate web of misinformation designed to exploit...

An arctic wind has blown throughout the UK in December. Yet it feels that the private rented sector (PRS) has been...

Research by the National Residential Landlords Association reveals that of those private landlords who have served a repossession notice, half have...

Landlords are to face even longer waits for eviction court cases following the spending cuts announced in the Autumn Statement, it’s...

HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...

A council has issued formal cautions to two local landlords who illegally evicted their tenants. Both landlords gave their tenants incorrect paperwork...

Landlords who rent out HMOs in parts of the Midlands are urged to act now so they don’t get hit with...

Sheffield City Council has prosecuted Uttoxeter-based landlord Gunes Ata for failing to provide information about the insurance of the building he...

The government has outlined how a new ‘portal’ will carry the rogue landlords database and be available to the general public. In...

This week (September 12-18) marks the twelfth annual Gas Safety Week. All landlords renting properties with gas appliances have a legal duty...

The government - at least until it changes under the new Prime Minister to be announced today - is moving forward...

A convicted murderer has been blocked from becoming a private landlord. In Scotland landlords have to be registered before operating, with consent...

Media reports from Cambridge say that rent protesters in the city are to demand the council employs staff dedicated to chasing...

A Bristol landlord has been banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards. Naomi Knapp, a portfolio landlord...

A landlord has pleaded guilty of four counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order and told to expect to pay “a...

An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year without anti-fraud...

So the heatwave is over - well, at least this week's heatwave is over. But who would bet against another with...

Simply Business is one of the UK’s biggest providers of small business and landlord insurance. Insuring over 350,000 landlords has given...

Landlords should not be downbeat about the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers as proposed in the rental reform White Paper. That’s...

A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...

A rogue landlord that put tenants at risk has been fined for £4,808 for breaking housing regulations on a property in...

A prominent lettings agency is warning its own and all other landlords that they are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

Police have arrested a teenager who they found hiding in the loft of a rented house filled with cannabis plants -...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the government has chosen the wrong benchmark against which to judge property conditions. Responding to proposals...

The activist group Generation Rent says it’s celebrating a victory in its campaign to secure a national mandatory landlord register. Newspaper leaks...

Police have imposed a Closure Order on a property in Southampton under Section 80 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act. The...

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £64,000 for breaking housing regulations. In July last year Sumon Miah was found...

Local media are reporting that landlords on a housing estate known to harbour drug traffickers and criminal gangs are being given...

Rogue landlords in one area of London could face unlimited fines, criminal convictions and bans from letting out properties. The measures are...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...

A Labour council in London has announced plans to expand its crackdown on what it calls “shoddy landlords.” Southwark council says the...

A local council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for illegally evicting a young couple from their accommodation in Cheltenham.  The landlord -...

The long-running saga of unscrupulous landlords taking advantage of lone tenants to suggest a ‘sex for rent’ arrangement continues with a...

A lettings sector trade body is blasting local authorities for their poor record on trying to eliminate rogue landlords. The National Residential...

Rogue landlords who create portfolios of overcrowded, unregulated and unsafe properties - including the infamous beds in sheds - now face...

Landlords, tenants and residents in parts of Nottingham may be eligible for free home safety improvements to crackdown on burglary. Nottinghamshire police...

There’s a new warning to landlords purchasing properties about a spike in scams which have seen victims defrauded out of hundreds...

The Generation Rent activist group has repeated its call for a landlord register in England, saying it could mean more tax...

Three criminal landlords have paid £350,000 in fines after being found guilty of illegal ‘beds in sheds’. Brian Linskey and Catherine Hallahan...

A Labour-controlled local authority with a reputation for clampdowns on rogue landyhas issued a statement celebrating its successes. Tower Hamlets council in...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...