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13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A statement from Oxford’s Labour controlled council says private landlords in the city have under a month to apply for a...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A new law requiring landlords in three wards of the London borough of Brent to pay for a selective licence will...
14 July 2023
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One of the country’s largest landlord licensing regimes has expanded even more this week. Some 700 more private sector homes in Manchester...
11 May 2023
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Views are being sought on the designation of a scheme to improve standards in part of Middlesbrough. A selective landlord licensing scheme...
24 November 2022
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HMOs in the London borough of Brent must now win planning consent and meet a new set of criteria to ensure...
17 November 2022
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A rogue landlord has been fined £2,814 for failing to license an HMO in Wolverhampton. Dudley Magistrates Court found Maciej Piotr Zaremba...
04 November 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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Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...
26 August 2021
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A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by magistrates after a bedroom fire revealed tenants were living in...
30 July 2021
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Pressure groups attacking landlords and letting agents are usually on the other side of the fence from property industry professionals but...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
An unscrupulous landlord who illegally rented out properties in Fife has been sentenced to two years in prison after failing to...
24 February 2020
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Nottingham City Council has been criticised for targeting responsible landlords whilst doing little to clampdown on rogue operators in the local...
20 November 2019
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Marks Out Of Tenancy, a letting review website, has launched a digital service to help local authorities crackdown on unscrupulous landlords...
13 November 2019
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Private landlords in Enfield may soon have to obtain new licences after the local council launched a consultation aimed at gaining...
10 September 2019
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Private landlords will soon need to obtain a new licence to rent out property with multiple individually let rooms in Slough,...
06 June 2019
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We all know that investing in a buy-to-let (BTL) property is a huge responsibility, but for those of you who are...
09 May 2019
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Landlord licensing schemes are being introduced across England, while they are mandatory in Scotland and Wales, as local authorities attempt to...
20 March 2019
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Middlesborough Council is hoping to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords operating in the Newport ward, particularly in and around the Gresham area,...
02 October 2018
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SDV HQ Limited, trading as Sterling de Vere, has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after letting an overcrowded flat...
21 September 2018
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Landlords and letting agents could soon be banned from charging fees to private tenants in Wales under plans for a new...
13 June 2018
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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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More private landlords with rental homes in the London borough of Havering may soon have to apply for a license after...
05 July 2017
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A major consultation on a proposed new landlord license scheme has been delayed until after the general election. The idea of introducing...
02 May 2017
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A landlord who let out 12 properties in Middleborough has become the first in the local area to be prosecuted for...
28 February 2017
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A compulsory licence for landlords aimed at improving Liverpool's private rented housing has been panned by a local landlord in the...
26 May 2016
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Plans to introduce landlord licences in Redbridge have been thrown out by the Secretary of State. Redbridge Council said it was “extremely...