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Consultation time is short for landlords wanting to comment on a new licensing scheme proposed for Scunthorpe. The public consultation closes at...

Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...

Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark.   With 19 council licensing schemes and...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

The Generation Rent activist group is placing its hopes for pro-renter policies on newly-elected Metro Mayors, who will be elected on...

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

A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...

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

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

Almost a quarter of London tenants have had to move rental properties more than five times in five years, a tax...

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

A council has won an appeal to enforce a Financial Penalty Notice that was served on a landlord who let out...

Proposals for a ‘good landlord’ scheme in Greater Manchester have won the personal backing of the chief executive of the National...

There is to be no comparable law for private landlords, following the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Earlier this week the Department of...

The Build To Rent trade body, the UK Apartment Association, is backing the proposals outlined to clampdown on rogue landlords put...

New plans to clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail to provide safe homes have been announced today. This is part...

An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough.  The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...

Landlords providing much-needed private rented accommodation in part of Merseyside are to fall under an expanded  licensing regime.  Wirral councillors have voted...

Landlords Shaun and Laraine Etherington have pleaded guilty to four offences of breaching Prohibition Orders against human habitation at their properties...

Almost all landlords letting out properties in a London borough will soon be legally required to have a selective license. It’s one...

A leader of the pro-tenant activist group Acorn has told MPs that “one man bands” are more likely to exploit tenants...

Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...

A council has prosecuted four landlords in three days, with convictions secured for seven offences. Harold Mews Management Ltd of Margate was...

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

Councillors in part of Wales are considering the creation of a 'Report A Rogue Landlord’ system for tenants who claim their...

Shelter has published what it calls a General Election manifesto with rent controls at its heart. Called The Way Home: a manifesto to...

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

A trio of Cambridge landlords have been fined more than £8,000 between them, after three separate HMOs were found to be...

A controversial MP sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year says he will take up the cause of landlords...

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

A prominent Labour councillor in Liverpool has told the local media: “Parts of Liverpool are blighted by landlords who treat the...

A council has issued a statement boasting of its record prosecuting rogue landlords. Somerset council says it has successfully prosecuted a Taunton...

A Tory-led council says it wants to help tenants with damp, mould and disrepair to take action against their landlords. South Hams...

The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he is demanding the powers to seize usage or poor quality homes...

The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Lords and is set to become law...

A group of rental activists in London claims that over 10,000 private rented homes in the borough of Brent have a...

A landlord who was banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards, has lost an appeal to...

The Renters (Reform) Bill introduced by the Government signals the long-awaited reform to existing housing legislation and the headline grabbing abolition of...

Section 21: Research carried out by Leaders Romans Group has found that Section 21 is rarely overused, and even more rarely...

Labour will create a national landlord register to protect tenants from what the party calls “unscrupulous property owners.: Party leader Sir Kier...

The government is proposing to slash the regulations on HMOs used to house asylum seekers.  Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004...

Labour’s shadow housing spokesperson is promoting a video claiming that ‘everyone’ in the private rental sector suffers from ‘rogue landlords and...

Landlords converting a property of any size to rent out on multiple tenancies in seven areas of a London borough could...

The London Mayor has been told to act urgently against the landlords of so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ in London. This is the largely-unregulated...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove is urging tenants to complain about sub-standard housing with the government’s ‘Make Things Right’ advertising campaign. Social housing...

A council launching a new selective licensing regime admits that three quarters of the applicants so far have omitted to provide...

A north of England council has released figures on the number of complaints it has received about private landlords. Pendle council in...

Local authorities exist to improve housing stock in their area; however, licensing is not the best way to improve standards across...

A not-for-profit business that advocates tenants use Rent Repayment Orders against landlords has issued a furious response to a Supreme Court...

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

Training sessions are being aimed at teaching private landlords in one London borough the rules and responsibilities when it comes to...

The local media in Yorkshire says Labour’s Rachel Reeves - the Shadow Chancellor - is campaigning for the introduction of a...

Landlords are being hit with record fines as growing numbers of local councils launch licensing schemes.  PropTech firm Kamma, which monitors council...

Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...

The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made an announcement overnight that “the government will always act to protect tenants.” The claim comes as...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has praised tenants in the capital for using a register that names and shames rogue landlords -...

A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...

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

Rogue landlords who exploit the supported housing system at the expense of vulnerable residents could be banned from operating or fined...

The Autumn Statement on November 17 may contain financial measures to help private renters, the Housing Secretary has hinted. “We know people in...

Councils have demanded draconian punishments for landlords who fail to bring their homes up to the Decent Homes Standard which is...

An organisation that describes itself as ‘politically independent and a charity’ is launching a probe into how further regulation could help...

For the last decade, successive Governments have promised a review of the rules around renting in the UK – in part...

The government has outlined how a new ‘portal’ will carry the rogue landlords database and be available to the general public. In...

Oxford’s private rented sector faces its biggest shake up in over a decade with the start of a new licensing scheme...

Media reports from Cambridge say that rent protesters in the city are to demand the council employs staff dedicated to chasing...

In an ideal world, home ownership would be the accepted way for everyone to live, with people enjoying the security, warmth,...

The government has been given the clearest signal yet that substantial numbers of landlords will quit the sector if radical reforms...

A Bristol landlord has been banned from letting properties after repeatedly failing to meet the required standards. Naomi Knapp, a portfolio landlord...

A landlord has been hit with a huge £23,000 fine for failing to properly maintain two HMOs. Landlord Lystra Dorval from Ilford...

PropTech firm Kamma says total fines for agents and landlords have now topped £8m in London alone with a £238,000 increase...

Bristol’s Labour council has made a name for itself with policies shifting power from landlords to tenants. Earlier this year the Mayor,...

A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...

Another landlord has been hit with a substantial fine for failing to licence an HMO. Ryan Antony Otto, a director of Otto...

HMO minimum space standards may be changed by council A council has launched a six week consultation on proposals to change size...

There has been an angry response by some politicians in Wales to the decision by the Labour administration to delay implementation...

A council has secured a banning order against a rogue landlord who was found guilty of failing to comply with legal...

Voters in Bristol have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum. The city was given the choice of...

A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...

A landlord has been fined in one of the first cases in England, for failing to comply with Electrical Safety Standards. Regulations...

The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign - called Safe As Houses -...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has given £650,000 to one town to clampdown on rogue landlords. A statement...

Husband-and-wife landlords Robin and Susan Kirstein have been landed with a massive fine for letting a home that was deemed by...

Local media in Scotland report that no fewer than seven landlords have been struck off the register of landlords operating in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...

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

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants rogue landlords to pay bigger fines and more compensation to tenants. He is also introducing...

The mayor of Labour-controlled Bristol council is teaming up with local anti-landlord activists to look at how to introduce local rent...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

A London council has secured banning orders against four rogue landlords after they were found to be letting an unlicensed and...

Campaigning charity Shelter says the government’s rental reform programme is “a crucial step forward”.  The Levelling Up White Paper insists landlords ensure...

New selective licensing schemes are now live in areas of north and east Manchester covering more than 1,400 properties.  This means compulsory...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

A council has admitted that it had received literally hundreds of complaints about landlords, and it investigates each one - yet...

Rogue landlords in one area of London could face unlimited fines, criminal convictions and bans from letting out properties. The measures are...

High profile MP Caroline Lucas has told a newspaper that the government turns a blind eye to bad landlords. “This government, like previous...

The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...

A council says it’s working with police to target landlords which it claims are flouting the law and illegally eviction and...

Fines on landlords and letting agents that fall foul of London council regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...