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London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Another council has set up an advice session for private rental landlords in the area. This even will take place at Neath...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
An insulation manufacturer is warning of unexpected consequences from insulating a property to make it more energy efficient. William Bown, the head...
17 February 2024
From: Top tips & guides
The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A private landlord has been prosecuted for failing to carry out works to make his rented property safe . David Almond of...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent has given a qualified thumbs up to Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s ideas for homes on brownfield land. This week Gove...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A council has won an appeal concerning two Civil Penalty Notices imposed on a landlord. The landlords had been issued two fines...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Yorkshire Housing to pay £3,780 after it found three findings of severe maladministration for how it...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The chartered surveyor team at Stokemont is giving advice on potential pitfalls in new build homes. This is from RICS-accredited valuer Bradley...
03 February 2024
From: The Big Issues
A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party has committed to extending a crackdown on social housing landlords who fail to fix mouldy homes, to include...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Damp and mould are two of the most common issues in rented properties, with surface mould caused by condensation one of...
27 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent activist group has called for a series of reforms about damp and mould. It wants the reinstatement of energy...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
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
Air quality expert Stuart Smith writes: The average family produces 24 pints of water vapour a day through routine activity but many...
20 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
Landlords who fail to ensure their private rented homes meet required standards face massively increased charges from a council. Bath & North...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A London council has prosecuted a landlord for failing to carry out repairs on his property and causing a severe health...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property association has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers...
20 December 2023
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
Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Renters Reform Bill’s proposal to replace Assured Shorthold Tenancies with rolling ‘periodic’ lets could put landlords’ properties at risk, it’s...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the leader of activist group Generation Rent have teamed up for an anti-damp and mouldy...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A controversial licensing scheme is due to come into force tomorrow - just as the council administering it has declared itself...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
As the dark nights draw in, condensation issues start to emerge, bringing with it the possibility of mildew and mould forming...
25 November 2023
From: Top tips & guides
It’s not just the weather that’s wet and dreary – the outlook looks bleak for landlords too as we head towards...
17 November 2023
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A landlord and a property management company have been found guilty of putting tenants at risk after a council probe. Kensington and...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey suggests that over three fifths of landlords say private renting is becoming less attractive as an investment option. The...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Two new forums for landlords and others serving the private rental sector are being held this month. The North Yorkshire council initiative...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords and letting agents are being invited to attend a free event aimed at providing updates on new housing legislation and...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new but small survey by a compensation consultancy claims there are serious mould and damp issues amongst private rental properties. Some...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
An unnamed landlord with a large portfolio of homes has been prosecuted by Portsmouth council for obstructing officers in carrying out...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s peak repairs season according to an analysis of one million tenant requests over recent years. The analysis, by Fixflo, says repair...
21 October 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property agent has warned. Jonathan Rolande says he is seeing...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A council has prosecuted four landlords in three days, with convictions secured for seven offences. Harold Mews Management Ltd of Margate was...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The London Landlord Accreditation Scheme is hosting a virtual conference and training day in the New Year. It promises to “bring you...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The sudden drop in temperature as we move into Autumn isn’t just a shock to the system, it can also lead...
23 September 2023
From: Top tips & guides
While many sections of the property industry welcome the change of tone in Rishi Sunak’s approach to green issues, one group...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent activist group is urging its supporters to email MPs to protest about delays in the parliamentary progress of...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
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 directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords to take responsibility for issues of damp and...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords looking to optimise capital appreciation on their properties may be alarmed at a siren warning from an insurance company. One Sure...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord showed a “flagrant disregard” for her duties, including failing to replace a condemned boiler, and has been struck off. In...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A London council that just days ago threatened private landlords with unlimited fines and “have control of their properties removed” has...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A loans company, Moneyboat, has issued a series of tips for renters before and during their tenancies. It claims that by avoiding...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The death of a 27-year-old man was not caused by the mould in the private rental property he occupied. That was the verdict...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A controversial licensing scheme will come into force this winter with the blessing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove. Nottingham council’s selective licensing...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Southwark’s Labour council has won the backing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove for one of the largest private landlord licensing schemes...
19 July 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
Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A Tory-led council says it wants to help tenants with damp, mould and disrepair to take action against their landlords. South Hams...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Rogue landlord Hazmar Fauz of Welwyn in Hertfordshire has been given a hefty fine of over £15,000 for a series of...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he is demanding the powers to seize usage or poor quality homes...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A group of rental activists in London claims that over 10,000 private rented homes in the borough of Brent have a...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Council enforcement officers found 11 people crammed inside a three-bed semi in London following a tip-off from eagled-eyed residents. Brent council officers...
24 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Activists who until last week were focussing their campaigning on demanding the publication of the Renters Reform Bill have now announced...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...
20 May 2023
From: The Big Issues
Social housing tenants are to be encouraged to hold their landlords to account as part of a taxpayer funded training scheme. From free advice on...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency has identified the three most complained-about issues by tenants last year. All the tenants were in Greater London and...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
An unnamed landlord in the Norfolk town of Cromer has been issued with a £2,000 penalty, after the Residential Property Tribunal...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Shelter claims that private renters who complained to their landlord, letting agent or local council in the last three years were...
30 March 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 Baroness who leads the Generation Rent campaign is now calling for a Minister for Refugees. Baroness Alicia Kennedy makes the call...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Activist group Generation Rent is demanding that the government tighten regulations on damp and mould - and is tying this to...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove is urging tenants to complain about sub-standard housing with the government’s ‘Make Things Right’ advertising campaign. Social housing...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A London Labour council is putting an extra £400,000 into enforcement against private landlords allegedly ignoring serious damp and mould issues. The...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A private landlord has been prosecuted after a family, including a baby and two older children, were left without water or adequate...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Activist group Generation Rent has accused landlords of “silencing” private tenants who live in flats hit with damp and mould. The claim...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A not-for-profit business that advocates tenants use Rent Repayment Orders against landlords has issued a furious response to a Supreme Court...
02 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A charity wants the government to be tougher with private landlords over issues like damp and mould. Citizens Advice claims that its research...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
An association run by a local council with the involvement of private landlords is marking its 10th anniversary. The Partnership Accreditation for...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent group of activists is promoting a petition calling for private landlords to pay damages to tenants in some...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The Regulator of Social Housing has warned landlords in that sector to take immediate action over damp and mould. And the regulator...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Repairs are a normal part of owning a home, and the costs can add up quickly. Home warranties can help homeowners budget...
28 January 2023
From: Lettings PropTech
The Housing Ombudsman - a service which deals with social housing - says it’s found severe maladministration in how Leeds council...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Social housing, believed by some to be superior to private rental, is under the spotlight as two major landlords are to...
20 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The government says it’s reviewing landlord guidance on the health risks of damp and mould following the death of two year...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A newspaper has discovered that over 1,500 warnings for damp or mould have been issued to landlords by just one city...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Three more social housing landlords have been ‘named and shamed’ by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The trio - two of which are...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A council is telling private tenants in its area to make contact if they believe their mould-related problems are not being...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent campaign group says the latest English Housing Survey shows that 23 per cent of private rented homes fail...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A local authority has issued a statement with advice to landlords and tenants about how to identify and tackle mould. North East...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The ingenuity of the human race knows no bounds, especially, it seems, when it comes to exploiting opportunities. We have all become...
17 December 2022
From: Agent Advice
Two law partners at a legal firm have outlined a five-step process which tenants can use to complain to their landlords...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
1. Prepare an information pack for new tenants to reduce maintenance cost - To avoid repair costs, landlords could create handy...
19 November 2022
From: Top tips & guides
The freeholders to a block of maisonettes have been ordered to pay more than £22,000 after failing to carry out repairs...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
As the energy crisis gather pace, households are increasingly likely to be in the position where they are unable to afford...
22 October 2022
From: The Big Issues
A landlord has been found guilty of three housing offences after it was discovered a property he let out posed a...