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A so-called Cultural Awareness Course is being held to explain to landlords about their responsibilities under the 2010 Equality Act. The course...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Law firm Bishop & Sewell is hosting a webinar to give leaseholders information and advice about the Right to Manage, a...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of a north of England council. Cumberland council is providing the training...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
An activist group is demanding that the lower Capital Gains Tax should apply only to landlords who sell with sitting tenants. In...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...
01 March 2024
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A council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. The training covers pre-tenancy...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Deciding on a residence in the bustling city of London is no small feat, especially when faced with the dichotomy of...
17 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
In the buy to let market, success goes beyond the transaction of paying rent. Ultimately, fostering a healthy landlord-tenant relationship can...
07 February 2024
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A newly-nominated candidate in this spring’s London Mayoral election has vowed to lower private rents if he wins. Serge Crowbolder, currently a...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Housing Ombudsman - which assesses problems involving social housing landlords - has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
We believe a well-functioning housing system is one that meets everyone’s housing needs. There will always be people who can’t or...
16 January 2024
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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
Labour’s Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Cabinet minister Andy Burnham says this year is when he will ”get serious” about...
05 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
A local authority is hosting a free event for local landlords which will give them insights into latest developments in the...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords providing much-needed private rented accommodation in part of Merseyside are to fall under an expanded licensing regime. Wirral councillors have voted...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A council has secured a banning order against a landlord, taking effect almost immediately. The order is against Grzegorz Surminski, a landlord...
15 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
A landlord who used a fake name to evade detection has been hit with £485,000 in fines after illegally renting out...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A landlord in London has been ordered to refund 12 months’ rent to tenants after failing to license their HMO. The fine...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost all landlords letting out properties in a London borough will soon be legally required to have a selective license. It’s one...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A council is running a pilot project to manage litter issues associated with HMOs. All homes in parts of Coventry were given...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving landlords and letting agents and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
According to the latest English Housing Survey there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said to...
22 July 2023
From: Top tips & guides
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
Research conducted by activist group Generation Rent is claiming “shocking discrimination towards minority ethnic communities while navigating the private rental market.” The...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
With spring in the air, adjudicators at The Deposit Protection Service have revealed some of the interesting and unusual tenancy deposit...
13 May 2023
From: Top tips & guides
The National Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have produced what they call a comprehensive spring cleaning guide for...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
With the ever-changing landscape of the lettings industry and legislation, being a landlord can be a minefield. So many individuals view...
22 April 2023
From: Agent Advice
The London Mayor has been told to act urgently against the landlords of so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ in London. This is the largely-unregulated...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let. A...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
In 2020 to 2021, the private rented sector in the UK accounted for 4.4m households, housing over 11m people with an...
04 February 2023
From: Agent Advice
Training sessions are being aimed at teaching private landlords in one London borough the rules and responsibilities when it comes to...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Trafford council is believed to be the first to have signed up to a scheme created by Greater Manchester Labour Mayor...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour’s Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, is recruiting 10 people to enforce a new initiative he’s calling his ‘Good Landlord...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
What has been billed as the bigger change ever to housing law in Wales comes into force today and is described...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...
25 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
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement - the fiscal event which he says will lead to “all of...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The Private Rental Sector is undeniably in need of some assistance, as recent changes to legislation and global events have put...
05 November 2022
From: Rental Reform
The time taken to introduce legislation reforming the private rented sector is triggering an exodus of landlords, a lettings industry chief...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Many first-time landlords don’t know where to begin when deciding to take in a lodger. Money.co.uk has provided top tips: 1. Check...
29 October 2022
From: Agent Advice
Time is running out’ for building owners and managers to take action over fire door risk assessments under new Fire Safety...
22 October 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
Landlords risk being overwhelmed and deterred by the volume of changing legislation surrounding the private rental sector, a PropTech entrepreneur warns. Jonathan...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Birmingham council has been granted permission by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to introduce a massive Selective Licensing...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has outlined how a new ‘portal’ will carry the rogue landlords database and be available to the general public. In...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Two new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. But at this stage it’s uncertain whether...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark says that this, the 12th edition of Gas Safety Week, is an ideal opportunity for landlords to make sure they...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being encouraged to work with a local council “to give families a stable home, improve the quality of properties...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
HMRC is reported to have issued a warning to people who used Airbnb or other short-let platforms to find tenants during...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A Bristol landlord has been banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards. Naomi Knapp, a portfolio landlord...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord has pleaded guilty of four counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order and told to expect to pay “a...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords have been warned they risk fixed penalty notices and the loss of HMO licences if students leave rubbish in public...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Greg Clark is the new Housing Secretary, with responsibilities including steering the Renters' Reform Bill through parliament. He is part of a...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Letting agents are relied on to make the letting process easier for landlords and tenants. As a landlord, there is a long...
20 June 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform
The government has released the full details of what it calls the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper. This is to form...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
There’s embarrassment all round for the Labour-run Welsh Government as it reveals a late delay to its much-hyped rental reform. The reform...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A PropTech company which aims its products at landlords, claim that over 600,000 landlords are breaking the rules when it comes...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Lettings agency and property management consultancy Bramleys has revealed the most common landlord complaints, and has provided suggestions as to how...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A council has launched what it calls a Landlord and Tenant Support Package in place of a previous landlord accreditation system. Telford...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Consultation events are to be held this week to gauge the reaction to a possible compulsory register for all Airbnb and...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A local authority is staging a webinar which focuses on hoarding and what landlords can do if they have a tenant with...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the leaders of the Generation Rent group claims it can be “an uphill struggle for private renters to get...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A London council is urging private sector landlords with properties in their patch to sign a pledge urging their tenants to...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...
17 February 2022
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A new Build To Rent scheme in London has received lavish praise from a local council. Railpen, the investment manager for the...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A national awareness campaign has been launched to prepare landlords for the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 on...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A Labour council in London has announced plans to expand its crackdown on what it calls “shoddy landlords.” Southwark council says the...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent...
13 November 2021
From: The Big Issues
A poll suggests that many private tenants admit to being more interested in the tidiness of their properties than safety within...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Private landlords, tenants and letting agents are being asked to give their views on a Labour council’s tenancy strategy in London. The...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord must pay thousands of pounds after illegally letting an outbuilding for over three years. Paul Vig admitted failing to comply with...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord is going to court to try to recover £150,000 allegedly owed by an agency in the form of guaranteed...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A free service has been launched by the Nationwide to help landlords manage properties and get through the maze of laws and...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has issued new guidance for landlords and tenants concerning the possession process as applied to those on an Assured...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords in one part of the Midlands are being warned that they could face fines of up to £30,000 if they...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A landlord has pleaded guilty to harassing one of his tenants during the eviction ban period. Abid Butt from Sheffield has been...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Demand for property with land has risen significantly over the last 18 months according to a buying agency - but it’s...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has joined over 100 other organisations across the UK to urge government to scrap the planned...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The prospect of increased renters’ power has already been seen north of the border with the pledge to introduce rent controls...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords will have to spend thousands to meet new government demands to improve energy efficiency in rental properties. Geospatial technology company Kamma...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A lettings agent who has started a rental insurance business has launched another attack on landlords. Ajay Jagota, who runs KIS Lettings...