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A Hastings landlord has been fined £10,000 after failing to provide a satisfactory Electrical Safety Installation Certificate to the town council. The...

A move by one London council to refer itself to the Regulator of Social Housing should be seen as a 'national...

A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...

New guidance has been launched on how to conduct thorough electrical safety checks on private rentals, and how to report any...

Landlords are unwittingly exposing their tenants to the serious danger of fire because they opt for the cheaper option when hiring...

A group of health and safety experts has created a guide to help landlords understand major rental reform being introduced in...

A landlord has been fined £7,500 for not complying with electrical safety standards at a property he owns and lets out...

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

Landlord Today readers will be more than aware that legal changes happen often these days, and it can be understandably challenging...

A reminder has gone to landlords about new electrical safety standards that come into effect for existing tenancies in a week’s...

A lettings agency is issuing general guidance to the landlord community ahead of changes to Electrical Safety Standards in April. Helen Hollingsworth,...

The last year has been one which has focused attention on dealing with the immediate, the here and now, in a...

Momentum is building against councils pushing ahead with licensing schemes despite the pandemic. Earlier this week ARLA Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade...

A trade body says the current national lockdown may make it harder for the lettings industry to conform with an approaching deadline...

New regulations on electrical safety standards for private rented accommodation have come into effect. Here is what landlords need to know. The ‘Electrical...

With a number of property investors looking to take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday by expanding their portfolios, NICEIC...

Buy-to-let landlords in England must now ensure that electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new tenancies in...

New regulation introduced yesterday could see unscrupulous landlords fined up to £30,000 if they do not comply with the rules.  Under the...

New regulations that are designed to strengthen electrical safety practices and bring in line with those already well-established within gas safety regulations...

The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) has produced fresh guidance designed to help landlords and the electrical industry...

New electrical safety rules have been introduced to ensure that private tenants are protected.  New regulations, which were introduced yesterday, are designed to strengthen...

Buy-to-let landlords in England will soon need to ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new tenancies...

The government has committed to introduce mandatory five yearly electrical safety checks in the private rented sector. No time date has been...

Plans to introduce new tougher electrical safety standards in the private rented sector aimed at protecting tenants by reducing the risk...

Tougher electrical safety standards for rented properties north of the border are needed to protect private tenants, according to a leading...