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A forum for private landlords, letting agents and anyone else on the management side of the private rental sector is being...

A council has fined a landlord £17,500 for failing to license two of his properties in the area. However, the identify of...

Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to install ‘mould sensors’ in thousands of rental homes across the capital. In a pledge ahead...

It is possible that licensing regimes operated by local councils could cut the fees they impose on landlords. The House of Commons...

Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...

A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

Police have issued a warning to landlords after a property was left badly damaged by an illegal cannabis grow. The property -...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

A London council has prosecuted landlord Syed Shah, owner of an HMO, for a string of  breaches that posed significant risks...

A private landlord from Bridlington has been ordered to pay £1,500 for putting tenants into a dangerous property, thereby breaching a...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...

A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...

A landlord referred to only as ‘Mr Gurung’ has been named by two councils as being penalised £3,000 for an overcrowded...

A new additional HMO licensing scheme is about to hit landlords in part of London.  Haringey council claims its initiative aims to...

A council is warning landlords and tenants after one landlord was ordered to pay more than £4,700 in fines and costs...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is demanding the government finally abolish Section 21 eviction powers - and claims over 30,000 households in...

Media outlets in Scotland are reporting that Edinburgh council is considering charging short let landlords for bin collections. The plans are to be...

A landlord has been slammed with £9,000 in fines and costs for ignoring notices to improve his property. Following reports of disrepair...

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

A private landlord has been prosecuted for failing to carry out works to make his rented property safe . David Almond of...

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

A council has prosecuted a landlord after a family of nine were discovered living in an outbuilding. Tariq Khan of Peterborough was...

A landlord has been fined a total of £10,000 for breaching regulations when renting HMOs to vulnerable residents, as a supported...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...

The landlord of a flat has been ordered to pay a total of £3,287 for failing to carry out repairs.  Carlo Ykhlef,...

A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...

Landlords and agents are being invited to attend a free event aimed at providing updates on new housing legislation and industry...

‘Save the tenancy – don’t serve notice.’ That’s the message to landlords from a west country council. Landlords and tenants are being...

A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...

A council has secured a banning order against a landlord, taking effect almost immediately. The order is against Grzegorz Surminski, a landlord...

A council has prosecuted a private landlord who let out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King of Kings Langley was...

A landlord who used a fake name to evade detection has been hit with £485,000 in fines after illegally renting out...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the leader of activist group Generation Rent have teamed up for an anti-damp and mouldy...

Melton council in Leicestershire has prosecuted a resident who pleaded guilty of failing to comply with a planning contravention notice which...

A landlord has been hit with an £11,800 fine for operating an HMO without a licence. Stoke-on-Trent council launched an investigation into...

As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...

A council is running a pilot project to manage litter issues associated with HMOs. All homes in parts of Coventry were given...

A landlord and a property management company have been found guilty of putting tenants at risk after a council probe. Kensington and...

A council has prosecuted a private landlord who rented out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King was initially fined £4,000...

A major council has declared a Housing Emergency for its city, attributing part of the problem to rising private rents. A statement...

An unnamed landlord with a large portfolio of homes has been prosecuted by Portsmouth council for obstructing officers in carrying out...

A landlord has been found guilty of operating eight unlicensed HMOs and a range of breaches of the HMO Management Regulations. Northampton...

A public complaint about rubbish being dumped in a remote country lane started a trail that eventually led to a landlord...

A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for a second time, for multiple offences.  The offences concerned a tenanted caravan that had been...

An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...

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 who let tenants live in properties riddled with hazardous electrics, unsafe boilers, mould and no smoke alarms must pay...

A council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for failing to provide adequate heating and hot water at one of his rental...

A six week consultation is now underway as a council bids to stop HMOs being used as Airbnb or other short...

A rogue landlord has been fined £27,460 for putting residents at risk by failing to maintain a property. Flintshire County Council brought...

An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...

Trade bodies and short let landlords have made a last-ditch appeal to politicians to stop new rules which could see the...

A council has issued financial penalties of over £20,000 to landlords failing to manage their properties.   Three of the four cases...

The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over housing associations and other social housing providers - has ordered a chief executive to...

A criminal businessman has been given a London council’s first ever landlord banning order. Property dealer Jaydipkumar Rameshchandra Valand, who lives in...

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

An Airbnb flat owner in Scotland has been refused access to let out her flat because it is in a block...

Landlords of more than 5,000 homes must register for a license and ensure their tenants have good quality housing or face...

A north of England council says it’s held two local landlords to account after they failed to make essential repairs to...

A private landlord in Mansfield has been ordered to pay a £17,000 penalty after renting out sub-standard accommodation. The unnamed landlord, investigated...

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...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 in fines and costs for operating an unsafe HMO. John Abraka pleaded guilty...

A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...

A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cambridgeshire. The dumped rubbish...

A London landlord must pay over £6,000 after a tribunal upheld Hillingdon council's decision to fine him for numerous safety risks...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 for operating an unsafe HMO  following enforcement action by Havering council. John Abraka...

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £33,000 in costs for illegally running an HMO. The three-bedroom HMO was identified...

A new Tory-controlled super-council, which came into force at the weekend and combines eight previous local authorities, has announced an immediate...

A rogue landlord has been sentenced to 10 months in prison at Chesterfield Crown Court for the state of his properties. In...

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

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay over £15,000 after illegally altering buildings he let out as HMOs in the...

Landlords have only until Friday to have their say on levying council tax on HMO properties.  This issue has been controversial in lettings...

An unnamed landlord has been prosecuted after Rochdale council discovered they had unlawfully allowed occupation of a property that had been...

The landlord of a property dubbed a “house of horrors” by Barking and Dagenham council enforcement officers has been ordered to...

Dacorum council in Hertfordshire has prosecuted a private landlord who rented out an uninhabitable outbuilding in Kings Langley. Deborah King was fined...

A private landlord has been prosecuted after a family, including a baby and two older children, were left without water or adequate...

A landlord of a home with unsafe electrics has been issued with a fine of £7,500 by a west country council. Following...

High profile independent law firm Mishcon de Reya is hosting an in-person panel discussion on recent experiences with HMRC - and...

We’re used to councils having a pop at private landlords - but now one has praised a landlord for helping to...

A landlord has been fined after pleading guilty to breaching a prohibition order preventing him from letting a property. The Isle of...

A London borough council has revealed the number of cases it has taken against private landlords since the start of 2021...

A landlord has been landed with a bill of almost £2,800 for failing to clear rubbish and maintain his vacant property. Alex...

A company which failed to declare its interest in a property which had health and vermin risks has been ordered to...

A Labour council which banned councillors who were landlords from contributing to a key debate has done a U-turn on legal...

Plans to impose a premium on council tax for for second homeowners have been approved by Cornwall Council with all-party agreement. The...

A rogue landlord who created false identities and fake lcompanies as part of an elaborate web of misinformation designed to exploit...

Trafford council is believed to be the first to have signed up to a scheme created by Greater Manchester Labour Mayor...

A landlord has been sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court after she had previously been found guilty of illegal eviction. Dr Amy Eskander,...

Labour’s Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, is recruiting 10 people to enforce a new initiative he’s calling his ‘Good Landlord...

A council is telling private tenants in its area to make contact if they believe their mould-related problems are not being...

There are several key reasons why property owners choose to become landlords, some of which include regular income, investment and long-term...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to make it easier for councils...

A council has brought a prosecution against a private landlord who had not complied with a legal health and safety notice...

A rogue landlord has been fined £2,814 for failing to license an HMO in Wolverhampton. Dudley Magistrates Court found Maciej Piotr Zaremba...

The freeholders to a block of maisonettes have been ordered to pay more than £22,000 after failing to carry out repairs...

A London landlord has been fined and ordered to pay a confiscation order for ignoring planning rules Magistrates ordered landlord Zulfiqar Ahmed...

A landlord has paid a £12,400 civil penalty after failing to license their HMO. In March this year officers from West Northamptonshire council attended...