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A landlord has been prosecuted for the unlawful eviction of a tenant from privately rented accommodation in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Leading up...

A landlord who left his tenants homeless after breaking into their house at night with a hammer has been prosecuted by...

Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...

A combination of Labour, the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists have pushed through a rent freeze proposal. The Cost of Living...

A landlord has been prosecuted for unlawfully evicting and harassing a tenant by, amongst other things, removing the toilet. The landlord also...

A landlord has been fined and must pay compensation after being involved in an illegal eviction. The landlord - Tahir Aziz - was...

A proposal that landlords be fined up to 36 months rent has been put forward in a consultation paper. The Scottish Government’s...

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

A couple have been fined over £13,000 after they were found guilty of unlawfully evicting four tenants and breaching management regulations...

A landlord has pleaded guilty to the unlawful eviction of his tenant. Jalal Uddin of Wellingborough has pleaded guilty at the town’s...

A council is appealing for witnesses to help with its prosecution of a landlord for illegal eviction. Sohila Tamiz who is a...

The Generation Rent campaign group has entered the fray for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections which will be held in some...

Introducing a ‘rogue landlords’ database without better enforcement would be a pointless exercise, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). A rogue...

A private tenant occupying a three-bedroom house in north-west London has been jailed after he was caught illegally subletting the property...

Unscrupulous landlords who rent out substandard properties face being driven out of the private rented sector as new banning orders are...

The mayor of London’s decision to launch a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ rogue landlords and letting agents...

Most landlords hope that their experience of letting a property is a positive one but, whether you are a seasoned landlord...

Sheffield Council has promised to continue targeting rogue landlords after bringing its highest-ever number of successful prosecutions. Seven individuals and companies were...

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

Forbes Solicitors has set up a new team dedicated to helping private landlords with a wide range of legal issues.  From drafting...

The new mayor of London has pledged to get tough on rogue landlords in the capital by introducing a ‘London Landlord...

A Cambridge letting agent who unlawfully evicted a tenant from a property has been ordered to pay a total of £4,315...

An Oxford landlord has been convicted of unlawfully evicting a tenant after “a campaign of sustained harassment”. Riasat Ali was ordered to...