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Another council is consulting about a controversial selective licensing scheme.  North Lincolnshire council says the proposed scheme is “designed to improve housing...

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

A new analysis has produced a league table of the most and least affordable rental locations in England. The findings placed Rutland...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £5,312 for unlawfully evicting his tenant of 18 months. In April this year Bassetlaw council...

A landlord responsible for the management of an HMO has been fined a total of £5,000. The penalties were imposed by Boston...

A council is to consult on a new licensing scheme that aims to tackle rogue landlords in parts of Scunthorpe that...

An appeal has gone out to recruit new landlords to work in partnership with a council. South Kesteven council in Lincolnshire claims...

A series of officials carried out a morning visit to an illegal House of Multiple Occupation suspected of involvement in modern...

Landlords on non-domestic units are being urged to adhere to new regulations for their properties, or face thousands of pounds of fines. With...

A local authority has issued a statement with advice to landlords and tenants about how to identify and tackle mould. North East...

Home buying agency Spring has analysed which parts of the country have the dubious distinction of having the most rental homes...

Paragon Bank has revealed the locations where landlords letting to students can achieve the strongest yields - and they are typically...

The public at large are not falling behind the government’s proposals for private rental sector reforms, it seems. A survey conducted by...

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...

A second-offence landlord has received fines totalling £5,259.75 after council officers found nine different safety violations at a single property. The building...

A council says it’s going to clampdown on landlords who are “keeping deposits unnecessarily” and agents “charging unpermitted fees.” The pledge comes...

A landlord has been fined £3,607 over properties that were so dangerous tenants’ lives were at risk. North Lincolnshire council brought a...

West Lindsey council in Lincolnshire is launching a consultation on proposals to change how some private rented homes are managed and...

A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...

Landlords with properties in part of Lincolnshire could benefit from Government funding secured by North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration...

A council is appealing to landlords to reach out if they are having problems with a tenant - instead of possibly...

There’s been another report of a council targeting landlords over rubbish. A Community Protection Warning was served on an empty house in...

The North East has overtaken the North West as the best location in the UK for residential property investment.  That’s the view...

Landlords in one part of England are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council...

Landlords across North Lincolnshire are being urged to get their properties back on the market or face inevitable council tax rises. It...

A landlord has been hit with a fine of more than £4,200 for failing to keep tenants safe in their homes. North...

A buy-to-let landlord is looking to increase the rental value as well as the future sale price of a property in...

Student property has long been one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields typically available in...

A rogue landlord in Gainsborough will be sentenced later this month after being found guilty of unlawful harassment towards his tenants...

A buy-to-let landlord in Lincolnshire been ordered to pay just over £1,200 following a breach of HMO licensing rules.  Nicholas Moyses allowed...

A buy-to-let landlord in Sutton has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after failing to provide acceptable living conditions for...

City of Lincoln Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in Lincoln for failing to comply...

A tenant who emigrated to Greece without paying more than £1,000 he owes in rent insists that he will not be...

Student Housing says that it has become the first business of its kind in the UK to only use renewable energy...

A private landlord in Doncaster has been found guilty of pushing a council officer down stairs during an inspection of his...

A private landlord in Lincoln has been warned that he could be given a prison sentence of up to 15 months...

A landlord who failed to install a proper heating system and left safety hazards across a house in Peterborough has been...

A private landlord in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire was left horrified after nightmare tenants left his property in a...

A buy-to-let landlord in Immingham, near Gimsby, has been ordered to pay £1,380 after being found guilty of renting an unlicensed...

Colchester has been named the best place for buy-to-let investors in today’s market, based on a combination of capital value growth,...

Deposit protection scheme, TDS, has announced 20 new dates for its ‘Academy’ training events running over the next year across England...

A private landlord in Lincoln has been fined more than £10,000 after being caught breaking safety rules for a second time. Missing...

As the letting fees ban looms ahead, it is clear that however it plays out we are seeing more and more...

Four landlords in Lincolnshire have been ordered to pay a collective fine of £232,155.68 for failing to comply with licensing regulations. The...

A Lincoln landlord has been told to pay more than £8,000 for serious overcrowding and safety breaches. Abdol Ali Javid Keshmiri of...

East Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire is urging private landlords in Lindsey to share their views by taking part in a...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £17,000 for renting out an unsafe house in Ipswich, which posed...

The City of Lincoln Council will launch the Trusted Landlord Scheme this week in an effort to promote best practice and...

But-to-let landlords are being invited to post their property advertisements for free on FreshRent, the student accommodation search website. FreshRent, which was...

Landlords and letting agents are being invited to attend a free drop-in event taking place next month that will provide information about...

A private landlord has been ordered to pay just over £1,000 after being found guilty of providing an ‘extremely dangerous’ rental...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay £5,600 after rubbish from three of his rental properties was found fly-tipped in...

While buying property in London has proved to be a lucrative move for many buy-to-let landlords for capital gains in recent...

A landlord has been order to pay just over £1,800 for failing to provide an energy certificate and not complying with...

A new study which looked at coastal towns across England and Wales has found that Hull offers landlords the highest average rental...

Homeowners and prospective landlords across the Deepings and Bourne districts of Lincolnshire are being offered grants of up to £5,000 to...

Rogue landlords are being weeded out by councils for some of the worst cases of illegal eviction, according to the Local...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has indicated that UK interest rates could rise "at the turn of this year". In a...

A Lincolnshire landlord has been left with a £1,600 bill for failing to comply with an improvement notice over a four-year...