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A prominent London-focused agent and property consultant says landlords are prioritising long term ‘tenant quality’ over short term yields. Jo Eccles, founder...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Pipes aren’t normally the first thing that spring to mind when we think of wrapping up for winter, but with an...
16 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
A landlord who let tenants live in properties riddled with hazardous electrics, unsafe boilers, mould and no smoke alarms must pay...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
New research has uncovered what the organisations behind it call “shocking discrimination towards migrant communities” while they try to find places...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The priority for the majority of landlords is rental income that is paid on time, but there is also the priority...
15 July 2023
From: Agent Advice
A landlord and his property company have been ordered to pay a total of £40,000 in fines after a council says...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Research conducted by activist group Generation Rent is claiming “shocking discrimination towards minority ethnic communities while navigating the private rental market.” The...
15 May 2023
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A series of officials carried out a morning visit to an illegal House of Multiple Occupation suspected of involvement in modern...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord of a home with unsafe electrics has been issued with a fine of £7,500 by a west country council. Following...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been found guilty of three housing offences after it was discovered a property he let out posed a...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been hit with a huge £23,000 fine for failing to properly maintain two HMOs. Landlord Lystra Dorval from Ilford...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Electricians have revealed the 10 most dangerous mistakes made by those attempting electrical DIY, with some possibly leading to serious injuries...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Private rental properties are now “far safer” than before thanks to recent legislation, according to the charity Electrical Safety First. Since five-year...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord who has already been fined on numerous occasions for similar offences has now been served with a £5,000...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A poll suggests that many private tenants admit to being more interested in the tidiness of their properties than safety within...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord who failed to ensure his property was clean and safe for tenants to live in has been prosecuted by...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been hit with a fine of more than £4,200 for failing to keep tenants safe in their homes. North...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The Association of Residential Landlords Association - part of Propertymark - has issued guidance to first time landlords letting out property. Check...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A serial-offender landlord has been fined for putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions. Nilendu...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Research by an insurance firm has identified the high costs incurred by landlords on emergency call-outs. Whilst inevitably promoting the merits of...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
A landlord who failed to properly look after two HMOs has been fined £70,500 by an Essex council. Lystra Dorval, of Ilford,...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
Two landlords have been fined over £100,000 after 35 people were found living in what a judge called “criminally improper conditions.” Arun...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News
With a number of property investors looking to take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday by expanding their portfolios, NICEIC...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords in England must now ensure that electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new tenancies in...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Ashfield District Council has joined forces with police officers in the Sutton area of Nottinghamshire to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords operating...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News
You may wonder whether there are really that many benefits of home and boiler cover that’s specifically tailored for landlords and,...
16 July 2020
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New regulation introduced yesterday could see unscrupulous landlords fined up to £30,000 if they do not comply with the rules. Under the...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords in England will soon need to ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new tenancies...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News
New electrical safety regulations were presented before Parliament on 13 January 2020 in a move by the government to strengthen electrical...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Slough Borough Council has taken action against an unscrupulous landlord in Slough who to date has refused to pay a fine...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Private landlords have long been expected to keep their properties to a reasonable standard, but up until fairly recently what this...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay £47,500 after council officers found 11 people living in a small flat in...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News
A private landlord has been ordered to pay £800 in fines and costs after investigators discovered several deficiencies in a property...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Nearly half of tenants in the UK claim to have suffered health problems and injury as a direct result of conditions...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Toilet flushing discharged into the rear yard of a property, broken fire alarms and faulty electrics were among the defects found...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
A London-based property firm has been ordered to pay back 70% of their profits gained from renting poorly converted flats in...
20 November 2018
From: Breaking News
A private landlord from St Helens has been ordered to pay £21,000 after a prosecution by the local council found a...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News
An unscrupulous landlord who crammed six families into a three-bedroom house has been ordered to pay just under £3,000 by a...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Almost seven in 10 people find the current system for complaining about housing confusing, according to the results of Ombudsman Services'...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News
An ‘unsafe’ house in multiple occupation (HMO) in north London has been uncovered by enforcement officers from Brent Council following a...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Nine private landlords have been banned from letting out homes in the Govanhill area of Glasgow after being found unfit to...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Three landlords have been ordered to pay costs totalling £18,000 for renting out an unsafe house in High Wycombe, which included...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News
A private landlord has been ordered to pay just over £1,000 after being found guilty of providing an ‘extremely dangerous’ rental...
03 November 2016
From: Breaking News
Daniel Hill, managing director of Multi-Let UK, explains how you could build and manage a profitable HMO portfolio. Recent research fromMortgages...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been banned from renting out a converted garage after environmental health officers found a family living in sub-standard...
24 December 2015
From: Breaking News
Private housing tenants from across income scales are living in unsafe homes that fail to meet basic legal standards, a report...