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Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...
24 April 2024
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An industry supplier is analysing licensing schemes and whether they achieve anything to improve rental housing standards. Yuno says questions need to be...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,500 in fines, compensation and costs after a council brought a prosecution against him. Jama...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Another council is consulting about a controversial selective licensing scheme. North Lincolnshire council says the proposed scheme is “designed to improve housing...
11 March 2024
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Supporters of council selective licensing start rearguard action Some of those involved in local councils have started a campaign to save selective...
01 March 2024
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Urgent action is needed by government to protect tenants who live in poor quality private rented homes, MPs have demanded. A report...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A new council licensing scheme has been given the go ahead by the government. Peterborough council’s selective licensing scheme will be run...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Many households are struggling with rising costs, while renters in particular continue to struggle with low quality housing, the Resolution Foundation...
19 December 2023
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The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has given a warm welcome to many of the provision in the Renters Reform Bill...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Newcastle council is seeking new members of its Landlord Accreditation Scheme, which it claims recognises and rewards “reputable landlords who offer...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
More than 300 landlords have applied for a new licence brought in this summer by Tory controlled Kensington and Chelsea council...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Illicit HMOs have been targeted in a bid to improve housing standards and make communities safer. North Northamptonshire council joined forces with...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A series of template letters have been drafted so that landlords can write to MPs about problems caused by the Renters...
26 June 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
Six in 10 landlords support minimum property standards for the private rented sector, Paragon Bank research has found. The government has pledged...
18 April 2023
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Landlords have helped drive an improvement in standards in privately rented property, with four in five upgrading each rental home they...
22 March 2023
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A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £1,600 after pleading guilty to an illegal eviction. Grace Young of Derby let...
21 March 2023
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Activist group Generation Rent is demanding that the government tighten regulations on damp and mould - and is tying this to...
15 March 2023
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Landlords say housing standards in one of the UK’s biggest cities could sugar because of council tax changes for empty homes. Manchester’s...
14 February 2023
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A council has scrapped a rental accreditation scheme because it “didn’t work.” It attracted only good landlords and thus did not improve...
23 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
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
Renters don’t have it easy. Housemates can be unpredictable, rules can be strict, but worst of all – it’s expensive. Most tenants...
19 November 2022
From: Rental Reform
A Selective Licensing scheme introduced by a council back in 2016 is set for expansion. Middlesbrough council claims that its scheme has...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The government - at least until it changes under the new Prime Minister to be announced today - is moving forward...
05 September 2022
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The government is investigating a new way to tackle renters’ anti-social behaviour in the social housing sector - through a new...
21 July 2022
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A landlord who repeatedly let out an unsafe house has been fined £20,000 by magistrates. Housing officers from Salford council found fire...
01 July 2022
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A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...
26 May 2022
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Birmingham’s Labour controlled council is writing to Housing Secretary Michael Gove for consent to apply a new licensing scheme over 25...
02 March 2022
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A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...
24 January 2022
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A housing chief in a controversial council has tweeted that “Private landlords must be held accountable!”. She also claims on social media...
07 December 2021
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A lettings sector trade body is blasting local authorities for their poor record on trying to eliminate rogue landlords. The National Residential...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords and owners of empty homes in North Somerset are invited to a free event next month to find out more...
29 October 2021
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A landlord has been prosecuted for a second time for breaches of Wirral council’s selective licensing scheme. The council’s housing standards team...
22 September 2021
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A landlord company has been fined more than £15,000 for failing to improve housing conditions in three properties. North Somerset council received...
07 September 2021
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Landlords must pay well over £700 for entry into what is now the UK’s largest ever HMO licensing scheme, at Westminster...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Private tenants in a major city are being invited to take up a voluntary role helping to shape the local rental...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The landlords’ trade body says there’s an enforcement postcode lottery across part of the UK. The National Residential Landlords Association’s Welsh Enforcement...
26 May 2021
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A Conservative MP claims there is a major power imbalance between tenants and landlords and widespread reforms are required to stop...
11 May 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
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A not-for-profit educational charity that acts as a lettings agency has praised private landlords for contributing to a rent discount scheme. Sulets...
04 February 2021
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Landlords have only until February 11 to respond to the licensing proposals of the London council with the largest private rental...
28 January 2021
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A landlord leader has hit out at a council’s selective licensing scheme, suggesting it is “bureaucracy for bureaucracy’s sake” and nothing...
04 January 2021
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A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A new report makes searing claims about the performance and quality of landlords and their homes in the private rental sector. Almost...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent activists are back on the warpath, this time accusing councils of not doing enough - and sometimes nothing -...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Croydon Council has applied for government consent to renew the borough’s landlord licensing scheme that makes sure privately-let properties meet key...
24 July 2020
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Unscrupulous landlords in the East End of London been ordered to pay more than £100,000 over the past 12 months for...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Brent Council’s application to extend its selective licensing scheme in the north west London ward has been rejected by central government. Brent...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News
While some rogue landlords and bad players grab the headlines, the reality is that the vast majority of private sector landlords...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
London Borough of Brent has approved the renewal and extension of borough-wide additional licensing for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Standards in the private rented sector have improved as buy-to-let landlords respond to legislation aimed at improving living conditions for tenants,...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord has been fined £55,000 and ordered to pay court costs of £2,989.67 as well as a victim surcharge...
24 June 2019
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An unscrupulous landlord has been told to pay close to £25,000 after being prosecuted for renting out rooms in an unlicensed...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Today is the final day for the public to have their say on the possible introduction of the Weymouth landlord licensing...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Members of the general public are being offered the opportunity to have their say on the possible introduction of the Weymouth...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Two landlords have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 for breaching fire safety and over-occupancy licence conditions at their House...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Walsall Council is considering introducing new selective landlord licensing in Walsall town centre and Willenhall with a view to raising standards in...
28 February 2019
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A landlord who failed to install a proper heating system and left safety hazards across a house in Peterborough has been...
05 February 2019
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Havering Council continued to clampdown on rogue landlords in 2018, with new figures revealing that the local authority issued just over...
31 December 2018
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Standards in the private rented sector have got better as buy-to-let landlords respond to a flurry of legislation aimed at improving...
20 September 2018
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A buy-to-let landlord has been handed a two-year suspended sentence, ordered to pay more than £4,000 and given 100 hours of...
19 September 2018
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Great Yarmouth Borough Council has vowed to clampdown on rogue landlords who allow tenants to live in poor housing standards in...
18 September 2018
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A buy-to-let landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting a property with a number of hazards that could have endangered the...
14 September 2018
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Cheshire East Council has pledged to clampdown on rogue landlords who allow tenants to live in poor housing standards within the...
31 July 2018
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A pilot scheme has been launched with a view to improving property standards, increasing awareness, boosting engagement and increasing housing supply...
23 July 2018
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A rogue landlord letting a cold, damp property with a lack of hot water and heating has been ordered to pay...
10 July 2018
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The government is hoping to improve standards in the private rented sector in Telford by handing £388,925 to Telford & Wrekin...
20 June 2018
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In 2006, selective licensing was introduced, giving councils the power to force landlords to clean up their acts. These licenses allow...
21 February 2018
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Plans to introduce new licensing schemes for privately rented homes across parts of North West London have been given the go-ahead by...
20 February 2018
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Two buy-to-let landlords in Burnley have been fined a total of £27,500 as part of Burnley Council’s campaign to clamp down...
19 February 2018
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A plan to introduce a new selective licensing scheme in Telford has been scrapped by Telford & Wrekin Council after more...
13 February 2018
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Dangerous electrical mains installation, ‘defective’ sanitary fitments in both the bathroom and kitchen, and a ‘lack of automatic fire detection’, were among...
25 January 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has expressed its support for new legislation that will help ensure rented homes are safe and...
18 January 2018
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Two landlords in Bath have been ordered to more than £16,000 for failing to hold the correct HMO licences. Elizabeth Vowles, 48,...
13 October 2017
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Local authorities now have greater powers to control properties rented out in their areas, thanks to changes in the mandatory HMO...
12 October 2017
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City councillors in Nottingham have approved a new licensing scheme aimed at improving housing standards in the city’s private rented sector. Following...
21 August 2017
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A new property licensing scheme has been introduced by Redbridge Council in order to crack down on rogue landlords – and...
09 August 2017
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Private landlords in Nottingham may soon have to obtain a licence after plans to introduce a selective licensing scheme were given...
20 July 2017
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An MP’s bid to make homes in the rented sector ‘fit for human habitation’ has received support from the Residential Landlords...
19 July 2017
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A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house into two flats without planning consent...
28 June 2017
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There could soon be no fewer than eight separate selective licensing areas in Manchester and Salford if proposed schemes are approved,...
11 May 2017
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The first disqualification order against a private landlord north of the border has been granted by a court in Fife. The man,...
08 May 2017
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The Conservative party should put rent controls at the heart of their general election manifesto as part of a wider effort...
03 May 2017
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A landlord has been ordered to pay in excess of £235,000 for renting out illegal bedsits in east London after pleading...
21 April 2017
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The City of Lincoln Council will launch the Trusted Landlord Scheme this week in an effort to promote best practice and...
27 March 2017
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A man who is currently serving six years in prison for child sex abuse offences is among four rogue landlords in...
22 March 2017
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Some of country’s best private landlords have been recognised at an awards ceremony held in Sheffield. The city’s Private Landlord Award event...
20 March 2017
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Two unscrupulous landlords in Reading have been fined almost £9,000 for poor housing standards and a complete disregard for the welfare...
23 February 2017
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A landlord who failed to comply with an Improvement Notice and carry out essential repairs to his property was ordered to...
17 February 2017
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again defended the private rented sector (PRS) after Shelter’s latest analysis of housing trends...
18 October 2016
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A landlord who put his tenants’ safety at risk by allowing his property to fall into serious disrepair has been hit...
15 June 2016
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A dozen landlords in Waltham Forest, north east London, have been prosecuted and fined a total of £60,000 after failing to...