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KEYWORD "Rubbish" - 73 RESULTS
New attack on Airbnb landlords - possible charge for bin collections

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

28 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Bed Bugs - landlords urged to work together with tenants

Landlords need to work “proactively” with tenants if and when bed bug cases emerge, an industry figure claims. Jonathan Rolande of the...

20 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Rubbish - landlord fined after complaint by member of public

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

19 October 2023

From: Breaking News

How House Clearance Companies Can Benefit Landlords

On occasion, a landlord may find that they need to clear a property after a tenant has left unexpectedly. It might...

29 July 2023

From: Top tips & guides

Housing Minister’s letter branded “rubbish” by angry landlord

An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...

25 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Labour councillor accuses landlords of ‘blighting city with rubbish’

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

14 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Council slams ‘neglectful’ landlords who ‘blight the city’

A city council has slammed what it calls ‘neglectful landlords’ as part of an illegal dumping crackdown. Stoke-on-Trent’s Labour authority has declared...

29 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Criminal record for landlord who dumped waste after building work

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

03 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Rubbish fine for landlord dumping renovation waste

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

28 March 2023

From: Breaking News

New government drive on private rental energy efficiency

The government will this week announce a new consultation on private rental sector energy efficiency - in particular, insulation. This will be...

27 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Council praises private landlord for illegal fly-tipping solution

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

13 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Ignoring Prohibition Order leads to fine for rogue landlord

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

09 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Empty property’s garden rubbish costs landlord thousands

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

06 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Over £30k in fines for landlord who let dangerous home

A landlord has been found guilty of three housing offences after it was discovered a property he let out posed a...

07 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Council threatens landlords with unlimited fines and criminal records

Landlords who rent out HMOs in parts of the Midlands are urged to act now so they don’t get hit with...

03 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Council tells landlords how to run “considerate AirBnbs and holiday lets”

A council has launched a best practice charter for operating “considerate holiday lets” in partnership with a property industry trade body. The...

27 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Landlords threatened with fixed penalties  and HMO licence suspensions

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

Council probes reason behind rapid spread of HMOs

A review into the way a council deals with HMOs has been launched in response to concerns about the concentration of...

29 June 2022

From: Breaking News

What a waste - rubbish leads to big fine for landlord

Complaints from the public about rubbish left in front of a house have led to a landlord being hit with a...

31 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Confiscation Order imposed on married landlords

Two married landlords from Southall have been ordered to pay over £290,000 after failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice. Kartar and...

25 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Rubbish! Council clampdown on illegal fly-tipping by landlords

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

25 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Council using covert cameras to spy on landlords when tenants leave

A local authority admits it is using covert cameras to spot landlords illegally fly-tipping. Darlington council claims there have been several incidents...

15 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Rubbish! Record fine for landlord after illegal waste dumping

A landlord in the north of England has received the largest fine that his local council has ever secured for a...

08 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Does your tenant have a pet, even if you haven’t given permission?

An agency says its bizarre list of items left behind by departing tenants shows how many renters actually appear to keep pets...

17 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Landlord's bill for thousands after dumping rubbish when tenant quits

A landlord who fly-tipped the contents of a flat so another tenant could move in has been ordered to pay thousands...

21 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Will these 10 points ensure tenants get their deposits back?

An interiors company claims a 10 point guide for private tenants will ensure they get all of their deposit back when...

17 May 2021

From: Breaking News

Council sends 3,000 warnings to landlords in one year

A Midlands council says it’s sent thousands of letters to landlords in the last 12 months in response to complaints from...

05 May 2021

From: Breaking News

Landlord to hand over 18 properties to experts after £30,000 fine

A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three...

26 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Landlord fined in blitz of private rental waste dumping

A landlord’s firm has been fined after waste accumulated in the rear yard of a tenanted property. Elahi Properties of Blackburn was...

18 February 2021

From: Breaking News

Twitter attack on landlords by Generation Rent deputy director

The latest attack on landlords by the Generation Rent group of activists is from its deputy director and concerns mould. It comes in...

17 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Taking landlords to court stops council’s ‘real’ work, it admits

A leading officer in a Labour council which has in the past taken landlords to court says this process is so...

16 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Periodic inspections – what should you be looking for?

Periodic inspections of your property are just as important for landlords as the inventory check at the start of the tenancy....

29 October 2020

From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

Complete Rubbish? Landlord’s four figure waste bill

A council has prosecuted a landlord who failed to ensure waste from his property was properly disposed of. Mohammed Hussain from Leeds...

29 October 2020

From: Breaking News

Landlords urged to be on guard against tenant's cannabis farms

Landlords are being urged to vet tenants carefully and watch out for the tell-tale signs that a property is being used as...

13 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Landlord left £30,000 out of pocket after tenant from hell destroys property

A buy-to-let landlord has been left with a major clean-up bill after a tenant from hell trashed his rental property in...

12 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Rogue landlord fined for letting uninhabitable property

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 after tenants were discovered living in an appalling and unsafe property.  Officers...

09 October 2019

From: Breaking News

The best ways to avoid common buy-to-let insurance claims

Damage caused by water, fire, explosion and theft have been identified as the primary reasons that buy-to-let landlords make insurance claims, but there...

09 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Rogue landlord slapped with £25k fine for overcrowded property

An unscrupulous landlord who housed at least 25 tenants in a rundown property in north-west London has been ordered to pay...

01 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Landlords set to become more selective if the government removes Section 21

Vulnerable tenants and those at higher risk of rent arrears are likely to suffer most as a result of the government’s...

19 July 2019

From: Breaking News

Landlord left in tears after nightmare tenant leaves house in an awful state

A landlord in Cardiff was reduced to tears after discovering her house in a shockingly dire state. The tenant is said to...

26 June 2019

From: Breaking News

Tenant from hell shamelessly destroys rented property causing £20,000 damage

A private landlord in the Staffordshire was left horrified after nightmare tenants trashed her property and turned it into a drugs...

21 June 2019

From: Breaking News

Government approves new PRS licensing scheme

Plans to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Barking and Dagenham has been approved by the government. Under...

31 May 2019

From: Breaking News

Landlord is left with a £7k repair bill after tenant destroys three-bedroom property

A tenant left a three-bedroom house in Birmingham “completely destroyed” after piling rubbish in every single room and dumping mattresses in...

29 April 2019

From: Breaking News

‘Greedy’ landlords punished for their ‘total negligence’

A husband and wife have been issued with fines, penalties and costs totalling more than £8,000 after showing a complete disregard...

23 April 2019

From: Breaking News

Gill Fielding’s top things you should look out for when looking for properties to invest in

Property expert and entrepreneur Gill Fielding has been investing in property for several decades; long before the term ‘property investor’ was...

26 March 2019

From: Sponsored Content

Property management firm fined £5k for non-compliance

Property management company Titlecroft Limited has been fined £5,000 for failing to join a government-approved property redress scheme, which is a...

11 January 2019

From: Breaking News

Tenants from hell leave property in ‘horrendous’ state

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

10 January 2019

From: Breaking News

Councils struggling to take action over unlicensed HMOs

The new regulations introduced last month to bring mandatory licensing to all Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) was designed to better...

06 December 2018

From: Breaking News

Landlord fined for allowing tenants to live among cockroaches, rats and raw sewage

A rogue landlord whose tenants were living in degrading conditions has been ordered to pay £9,000. Housing enforcement officers from Harrow Council...

26 October 2018

From: Breaking News

Tenants leave property in a disgusting state before fleeing owing £1,700 rent

A landlord was handed a huge cleaning bill after his house was left in a horrific and disgusting state. The landlord was...

02 October 2018

From: Breaking News

Mandatory licensing for HMOs is extended

Changes to mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing come into force in England today, requiring properties with five or more...

01 October 2018

From: Breaking News

Nightmare tenants leave landlord thousands of pounds out of pocket

A buy-to-let landlord has been left with a major clean-up bill after ‘tenants from hell’ whose rent had fallen into severe...

02 August 2018

From: Breaking News

Landlord fined for using garden as a dumping ground

A landlord who infuriated neighbours by using a back garden at one of his rental properties to dump rubbish has been...

26 July 2018

From: Breaking News

Government publishes new guidance for landlords to further protect tenants

New guidance for landlords to further protect tenants from poor living conditions has been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities...

21 June 2018

From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let nightmare: Landlord may be forced to sell over spiralling costs

When ex-social worker and professional landlord Leslie-Ann acquired the 18th century two-bedroom cottage she lives next door to four years ago,...

03 May 2018

From: Breaking News

New licensing for private landlords in West London

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

12 October 2017

From: Sponsored Content

Landlords slapped with heavy fine for cramming tenants into rat-infested home

Two landlords have been fined more than £85,000 for illegally cramming tenants into a rental property in Leytonstone, east London, and...

28 September 2017

From: Breaking News

TV show exposes ‘lack of communication’ between landlord and tenants

A BBC TV show challenging landlords to spend a week living in one of their own rentals, on their tenant's budget,...

20 July 2017

From: Breaking News

Slum landlord order to pay almost £16k for filthy and dangerous properties

A rogue landlord who rented out filthy and dangerous flats in Bradford likened to slums has been ordered to pay close...

11 July 2017

From: Breaking News

Landlord is fined for 'blighting' neighbours by dumping rubbish

A landlord has been fined almost £1,300 for dumping rubbish at the rear of his rental property in Grays. Ardon Jardine, who...

10 July 2017

From: Breaking News

Reality TV show fails to reveal any great insights into the PRS

Landlords Dan and Jamie started building their property portfolio at the age of 19. Still in their early 20s, they now...

07 July 2017

From: Breaking News

Dangers faced by unoccupied rental properties

As a buy-to-let property owner, the last thing you want is for your investment to be sitting empty. But it’s not...

09 June 2017

From: Sponsored Content

Council targets landlords that allow homes to fall into disrepair

Buy-to-let investors are being warned not to leave their properties to fall into disrepair after a landlord was found guilty of...

20 March 2017

From: Breaking News

Make sure it’s love at first sight when holding a viewing

The first thing they see Whether you have an extravagant front garden or a front door in an apartment building, make sure...

15 February 2017

From: Sponsored Content

Landlord foots £2,000 bill after tenants trash property

A landlord was left with a £2,000 cleaning bill after a group of tenants left his property in a state of...

10 October 2016

From: Breaking News

 Landlord fined for fly-tipping

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

04 October 2016

From: Breaking News

Tax expert dismisses ‘double tax’ warning over using limited companies for buy-to-let

A leading tax expert has slammed claims made recently that buy-to-let landlords face the risk of double taxation if they choose...

03 October 2016

From: Breaking News

Landlord accused of homophobic abuse

A landlord has been accused of hurling homophobic abuse at his gay tenants, even after they moved out of his property.  The...

30 August 2016

From: Breaking News

MP aims to stop landlords ‘ruining communities and neighbourhoods’

Over-extended student homes are not just an eyesore, but they are also ‘destroying family homes’ and creating ‘misery for local residents’, according...

29 July 2016

From: Breaking News

Landlord jailed for illegally evicting tenants

A private landlord in north London has been sentenced to four months imprisonment and fined £20,000 after pleading guilty to intimidating his...

19 July 2016

From: Breaking News

A third of tenants are subletting without landlord’s consent

Around a third of private rented sector tenants in the UK admit that they are currently subletting their rented accommodation without...

11 July 2016

From: Breaking News

Rogue landlord slapped with £24,000 fine

A Birmingham landlord has been handed a fine of more than £24,000 after being prosecuted for a string of offences. Salih Mahfood...

01 June 2016

From: Breaking News

Jobless tenants trash rented property

In a welcome change to rogue landlord stories, a number of national newspapers have run a story about tenants trashing a...

02 December 2015

From: Breaking News

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