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Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark. With 19 council licensing schemes and...
10 April 2024
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A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...
22 March 2024
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16 March 2024
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Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...
16 February 2024
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The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina has endorsed a new PropTech tool aimed at stopping landlords falling victim to fraud. Title Guardian claims...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords need greater support from mortgage advisers in order to navigate the best course through the current economic climate. That’s according to...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord has found himself on the Rogue Landlord Database after repeatedly renting out hazardous properties in Sheffield. Local landlord and businessman...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A council has prosecuted a landlord for a second time, for multiple offences. The offences concerned a tenanted caravan that had been...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Councillors in part of Wales are considering the creation of a 'Report A Rogue Landlord’ system for tenants who claim their...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A trio of Cambridge landlords have been fined more than £8,000 between them, after three separate HMOs were found to be...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Only one in 10 landlords look likely to expand their portfolios according to a new survey - although if they go...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Details are emerging about a new Landlords Database, which is one of the major provisions of the Renters Reform Bill. Within the...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The launch of a new landlord database, proposed by the Renters Reform Bill, could provide HMRC with a gold mine of...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Both the Generation Rent activist group and London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan have issued a joint attack on private rental sector...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour council is being tipped to vote tomorrow to introduce rent controls for the private sector, even though it has...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering...
07 January 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has set out a radical programme of devolution to local authorities at city and county level...
06 January 2023
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The Welsh Government has opened a three month consultation on changes in regulations for holiday let landlords. The Welsh Government - a...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Lambeth council in south London has prosecuted a rogue landlord who illegally ran a bed-sit in the borough. Frank Otuo of Putney...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made an announcement overnight that “the government will always act to protect tenants.” The claim comes as...
24 November 2022
From: Breaking News
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has praised tenants in the capital for using a register that names and shames rogue landlords -...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has outlined how a new ‘portal’ will carry the rogue landlords database and be available to the general public. In...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A Bristol landlord has been banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards. Naomi Knapp, a portfolio landlord...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
In what has been described as a ‘first’ by the local authority concerned, a rogue landlord has been banned from letting...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A council has secured a banning order against a rogue landlord who was found guilty of failing to comply with legal...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord who let out a property that raised serious concerns for the safety of 18 residents, including six children, has...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A Labour councillor in a Green Party-controlled local authority wants the body to name and shame rogue landlords on a publicly-available...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News
An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
If you let out holiday properties or have switched to Airbnb or similar platforms, tax inspectors may be coming for you. Accountancy...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The government needs to beef up enforcement if it wants to address rogue landlords who put tenants at risk, says the...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is spending £100,000 on a feasibility study to investigate the setting up of...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Only 39 rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with banning orders in the first three years of their existence. The...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord who persistently broke residential lettings rules has been banned from operating in what a local council calls “a landmark...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The first thing you need to consider when you’re buying a second property is what are you buying it for –...
08 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
The government has been slammed for missing out landlords in proposals to enforce new energy efficiency regulations. Propertymark - the trade group...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for an extension of the eviction ban and a two year rent freeze in the...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The latest data demonstrates the failure of government policy for the private rented sector, which in turn is having an adverse...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Proposals for a national register of landlords have been rejected by the government. A report on the joint research project between the...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News
As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, amid increasing regulation and tax changes, some are questioning more than ever the point of...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Vida Homeloans has launched a new Buy to Let Hub, powered by eTech, with a view to introducing time saving tools...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News
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27 August 2019
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There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Australia is the popular country of residence for overseas Scottish property owners, followed by the USA, new figures show. SafeDeposits Scotland, the...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Touchstone Education is planning to expand with the launch of online additions to its nationwide courses in property investment strategies. The property...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
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
HMRC is starting to catch up with overseas-based landlords who have not been paying tax on the rental income they receive...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage costs look set to rise in the near term, according to Property Master. Property Master’s May 2019 Mortgage...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Zoopla will no longer allow letting agents and landlords to issue ‘blanket bans against tenants in receipt of housing-related benefits’ after...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord deemed unfit to rent out property in the north London borough of Brent in 2015 has since received...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Rogue landlords with properties in Scarborough now face fines of up to £30,000 as the local council looks to clampdown on...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Tenants will be offered access to the government’s rogue landlord database under fresh plans unveiled by Theresa May. The Prime Minister was...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The government’s attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords have been branded ‘weak and pathetic’, partly due to the vast and complex...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The UK rental market remained in recession during the third quarter of 2018, the latest figures from The Deposit Protection Service...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The reversal of controversial alterations to mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties understandably...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The Liberal Democrats once again called for the introduction of mandatory licensing for PRS homes as well as a publicly available...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News
Citylets has adopted blockchain technology to help track and store rental data in Scotland. The Scottish property rental portal has teamed...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News
A briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes has been published by the House of Commons ahead of the Report Stage and...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News
Cheshire East Council has pledged to clampdown on rogue landlords who allow tenants to live in poor housing standards within the...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database in partnership with GetRentr, a technology platform which automatically monitors property portfolios for compliance...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Criminal landlords across London will be named and shamed on an online database after all London boroughs signed up to a rogue...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News
A combination of tax reform and stricter regulation for landlords is slowing the growth of the private rented sector (PRS), but private...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News
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
ARLA Propertymark has slammed the new database of rogue landlords and letting agents, which will come into effect from tomorrow, as...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Landlord licensing, a database of rogue landlords and improved rent controls are among some of the primary measures proposed by renters...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A recently launched digital buy-to-let mortgage brokerage service that enables landlords to find, compare and secure the best mortgage deals available...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News
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
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The mayor of London Sadiq Khan yesterday launched a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ dodgy landlords and letting...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News
It has been confirmed that a database of rogue landlords and letting agents as well as new banning orders will be...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News
There are now only six months until the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are implemented – a sweeping change due...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News
The new blacklist of rogue agents and landlords, introduced as part of the Housing and Planning Bill, will go a long...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Private landlords offering accommodation to students who are planning to go to the University of Newcastle this September are being targeted...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News
A new digital buy-to-let mortgage brokerage service that enables landlords to find, compare and secure the best mortgage deals available for...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has vowed to crackdown on criminal landlords by ensuring that they are ‘named and shamed’...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Harrison Murray Lettings is inviting private landlords to attend a public event this week that will offer expert buy-to-let tips and...
06 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords are being invited to attend a special public event tomorrow which will offer expert tips and advice. The event, which...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News
The government has launched an official consultation process on plans to for new banning orders to clampdown on rogue landlords and...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News
The cost of renting property is now more expensive than ever with the average price of a flat or a house...
20 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The mayor of London’s pledge to publically name ‘bad’ landlords who have been convicted of housing-related offences is supported by the...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News
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
The Housing and Planning Bill, which includes measures to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents, should also address the issue of...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has launched his election manifesto and pledged to help the capital’s two million renters. Khan’s election...
11 March 2016
From: Breaking News
The legislative system dealing with rogue landlords is ‘unfit for purpose’ and should be replaced with a national database covering all...