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A couple who are portfolio landlords in north London have now been fined a total of £15,000 for consistently failing to...

A landlord has been fined more than £3,000 for breaching fire regulations. Adam Berrington has appeared at Warrington Magistrates’ Court charged wiith...

Coventry council will consider extending an Additional Licensing Scheme in the city for a further five years so it will run...

A landlord has been sentenced after failing to comply with the requirements of a Breach of Condition Notice that had been...

A landlord law expert has criticised four social housing providers for avoiding serious financial penalties themselves, while simultaneously levying big fines...

A statement from Coventry council says it is set to extend is HMO licensing regimes when they are considered for renewal. Councillors...

Five selective licensing schemes are being recommended to Burnley council’s executive for approval this evening. Four are renewals, one is brand...

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

A council has won an appeal to enforce two Financial Penalty Notices that were served on the same landlord who let...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s met with new housing minister Matthew Pennycook to discuss improving standards in the rental...

A landlord has been fined for allowing a family to live in a substandard property with serious hazards including damp and...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...

A council has reported that its Selective Licensing scheme has had only 43% take-up from landlords after two years.  And a report...

A Labour council is warning landlords to get licensing or face hefty fines or prosecution.  Brent council in north London says it...

The much-publicised and long-awaited Good Landlords Charter for the Greater Manchester area has at last been launched. A statement from the local...

Activist group Generation Rent has produced a report in tandem with a trades union, focusing on key worker tenants - and...

A legal expert is warning landlords to be wary of joining local council 'Safer Renting' schemes These seemingly well-intentioned projects may have...

The recent unveiling by several London councils of selective licensing schemes should raise concerns among private sector landlords - especially 'amateur'...

Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...

The National Residential Landlords Association has set out what it calls “three key asks” of the new government to protect and...

A national trade body is calling for more regulation to shield people from the dangers of damp and mould in homes. The...

Nigel Farage has pledged that his Reform UK party would reverse the Section 24 landlord tax changes within 100 days. Section 24...

The owners of a large HMO in London have been fined £13,500 after failing to repair multiple hazards within their property. A...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

Now a date for the General Election has been set, the Renters (Reform) Bill has expired with the proroguing and effective...

Private renters in England face a postcode lottery as councils are failing to properly inspect properties with potential hazards. That’s the view of...

From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence.  With one in four households in...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

Landlord Mohammed Saleem has been found guilty of multiple planning enforcement violations related to properties in Bedford. Saleem, along with his company...

A couple who are portfolio landlords in the London borough of Haringey have been ordered to pay £10,000 after failing to...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...

A prominent PropTech supplier claims the government’s pledge to delay the ban on Section 21 evictions until court processes have been...

Data gathered by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) shows that less than half the fines levied against rogue landlords have...

A council has fined a landlord £17,500 for failing to license two of his properties in the area. However, the identify of...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

The newly re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester - Andy Burnham - wants to end Right To Buy on new-build homes...

Agents’ trade group Propertymark is demanding London Mayor candidates tackle what it calls “the unique housing challenges that the capital experiences.” Londoners...

A website is being prepared to assist private renters know where to turn if their landlord or lettings agent fail to...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

A landlord faces a hefty jail sentence unless she finds over £50,000 in the next three months - and on top...

A landlord who has repeatedly flouted housing rules has been fined a further £36,000 following a prosecution brought by a council.  Giuseppe...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...

Amendments to be made to the Renters Reform Bill when it returns to the Hoise of Commons next week won’t significantly...

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

A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. The statement from Brent...

A charity is calling for landlord licensing schemes which cost enough to fund annual inspections, and the issuing of “sentencing guidelines”...

A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...

A south coast council is set to clampdown on HMOs after a report highlighted alleged issues with the likes of bins,...

A landlord referred to only as ‘Mr Gurung’ has been named by two councils as being penalised £3,000 for an overcrowded...

Private landlords applied for licences covering more than 12,000 homes during the first year of a controversial council’s selective licensing scheme. The...

A new additional HMO licensing scheme is about to hit landlords in part of London.  Haringey council claims its initiative aims to...

A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...

A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...

A landlord has quit the private rental sector after a battle with his council over why his properties were put into...

Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right...

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

A council is reminding prospective tenants about the importance of making sure their next shared rental is licensed as a house...

A landlord has warned her local authority that high charges for licensing are unaffordable without the fee being passed on to...

Activists in the Generation Rent campaign says big city Mayors should “tackle the worst landlords and seize their properties.” It also wants...

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...

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

A council has prosecuted a landlord after a family of nine were discovered living in an outbuilding. Tariq Khan of Peterborough was...

A landlord has been fined a total of £10,000 for breaching regulations when renting HMOs to vulnerable residents, as a supported...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...

A legal services provider is claiming that landlords risk criminal prosecution for breaches of licensing rules that are often “unreasonable and...

New additional and selective licensing schemes are to be considered by the controversial Bristol city council. The council’s Labour Mayor - Marvin...

The Labour Party has committed to extending a crackdown on social housing landlords who fail to fix mouldy homes, to include...

A flamboyant property in Oxford which has been the subject of a decades-long planning dispute has been removed from Airbnb by...

A council is warning landlords of HMOs that they must meet all of their legal responsibilities ahead of a crackdown on...

The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...

Warwick council is the latest to launch an Additional Licensing Scheme - it came into force just before last weekend. The district...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Newham council in London has won what it calls a landmark case against a convicted rogue landlord. The court has dismissed the...

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

Landlords who fail to ensure their private rented homes meet required standards face massively increased charges from a council. Bath & North...

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...

The National Residential Landlords Association has welcomed a consultation proposal by Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham. Burnham’s Greater Manchester Good Landlord...

Labour’s Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Cabinet minister Andy Burnham says this year is when he will ”get serious” about...

A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...

A local authority is introducing charges for the issuing of Improvement Notices to landlords - and has chosen to announce it...

Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...

Michael Gove has written to 10 social housing providers - housing associations and councils - slamming them after findings of severe...

A landlord who used a fake name to evade detection has been hit with £485,000 in fines after illegally renting out...

Councils in Greater Manchester admit to charging landlords over £14,000 for “officer time” involved in licensing schemes. There are currently eight selective...

Some £2m of government money has been channeled into a brand new country cil Taskforce aimed at identifying and clamping down...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the leader of activist group Generation Rent have teamed up for an anti-damp and mouldy...

The government has insisted that its commitment to reform the courts process to help deal with evictions more effectively is not...

Melton council in Leicestershire has prosecuted a resident who pleaded guilty of failing to comply with a planning contravention notice which...

Residents across part of London are invited to give their thoughts on yet another new rental licensing scheme. This is a new...

The trade publication Inside Housing says a 20,000-home housing association has apologised after saying it would take enforcement action against a...

As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into...

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

The leader of Landlord Action has commended the efforts of MP Theresa Villiers for raising issues surrounding court delays which must...

A council is running a pilot project to manage litter issues associated with HMOs. All homes in parts of Coventry were given...

An Airbnb survey first reported last week on Landlord Today has exploded into a national newspaper controversy. Airbnb claims that almost 80...