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

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005,...

An advisory service is warning landlords to heed the lessons from a recent court case concerning legal obligation to ensure fire...

A private landlord who let three of his properties fall into dangerous disrepair has been ordered to pay almost £14,000 after...

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

Police have issued a warning to landlords after a property was left badly damaged by an illegal cannabis grow. The property -...

Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...

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

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

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

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

A rogue landlord and his company have been found guilty of failing to licence an HMO and breaches of management regulations. Broadland...

The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...

The priority for the majority of landlords is rental income that is paid on time, but there is also the priority...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence. Giuseppe Sutera,...

A PropTech firm claims that its research shows a third of tenants have not seen fire safety certificates or information about...

A landlord and two businesses have been fined over £145,000 following a fire in a building containing residential flats and a...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has set out a radical programme of devolution to local authorities at city and county level...

The Welsh Government has opened a three month consultation on changes in regulations for holiday let landlords. The Welsh Government - a...

Time is running out’ for building owners and managers to take action over fire door risk assessments under new Fire Safety...

The government - at least until it changes under the new Prime Minister to be announced today - is moving forward...

In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...

The early bird discount period for what many regard as the country’s most controversial landlord licensing scheme has been extended. The discount...

With over 40 million Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term...

A rogue landlord that put tenants at risk has been fined for £4,808 for breaking housing regulations on a property in...

A council has served improvement notices on a number of properties owned by the Salvation Army and let to private tenants...

A landlord has been hit with a bill of almost £25,000 for allegedly exposing vulnerable tenants to serious fire risks in...

Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...

With over 40m Airbnb users across Europe and the US, and approximately 250,000 listings in the UK alone, the short-term accommodation...

ARLA Propertymark has issued five top tips to landlords whose properties may be left empty by tenants on holiday.  ARLA president Maxine...

A landlord in the north of England has been given a suspended prison sentence and a huge fine for fire safety...

The latest updates affecting the work of local landlords, letting agents and property managers, plus a chance to network and catch...

A landlord has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment suspended for two years for breaches of fire safety legislation. Thirunavukkaradu Kuladaisamy, the...

A landlord refused entry to a property he owned has tipped off police who discovered a cannabis farm in the Nottinghamshire...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

A landlord in south west of England has been given a nine month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, following a...

Two landlords have been fined over £100,000 after 35 people were found living in what a judge called “criminally improper conditions.” Arun...

Over two million homes in England - that’s almost one in 10 - do not have a working smoke alarm according...

The government has published its response to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s (HCLG) report on cladding...

As you will undoubtedly know, it is a legal requirement to ensure your rental property has adequate smoke detectors installed.  Some landlords...

Thousands of households, including many of those renting privately, could still be at risk from faulty Whirlpool tumble dryers as the...

A new app has been launched to support landlords and ensure that they understand the complex landscape of residential property legislation,...

As a landlord, it goes without saying that you must keep the property you provide your tenants with safe and free...

A company and the manager of a house of multiple occupation (HMO) in South Hampstead, north-west London, have been hit with...

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

Landlords have been accused of doing little to improve fire safety in their rental properties following the Grenfell Tower disaster. New research,...

Buy-to-let landlords seeking fire safety guidance following the Grenfell Tower tragedy can now gain access to an online fire safety course...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are taking measures to check the fire safety of their buy-to-let properties in the wake of...

The fire that engulfed a 24-storey tower block in west London yesterday, tragically killing several people when flames tore through the...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £17,000 for renting out an unsafe house in Ipswich, which posed...

Three landlords have been ordered to pay costs totalling £18,000 for renting out an unsafe house in High Wycombe, which included...

A landlord in Grimsby has been jailed and ordered to pay costs of more than £100,000 after putting the lives of...

A new version of the National Landlords Association’s (NLA) Fire Safety Logbook has been launched to help landlords protect their tenants...

A self-styled property investor known as “HMO Daddy” has been the subject of an enforcement notice by the local council after...

A Bristol landlord has been handed a suspended jail sentence after student flats under his ownership were found to have numerous...