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The landlord of a suspected HMO has been fined for not producing tenancy agreements and bank statements relating to tenants. Daria Smith,...

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

The London borough of Wandsworth is the latest council to trigger a consultation for more licensing.   It’s inviting tenants, landlords, property...

Enfield council in North London is running a consultation on its proposals for a licensing scheme for small, shared HMOs in...

Understanding Article 4 is crucial for HMO landlords and one legal expert says there is a big difference between HMO licensing...

A council has issued a statement apparently celebrating the fact that it’s fined HMO landlords over £100,000 since the start of...

Somerset council last year successfully prosecuted a Taunton landlord for bfailing to licence their various properties.  The landlord since appealed their conviction...

A consultation on a new licensing scheme has been launched by Reading council. The consultation will look at extending the current HMO...

Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...

MPs return to the Commons today after a substantial Easter recess - and with progress on the Renters Reform Bill on...

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

An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough.  The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...

A landlord in London has been ordered to refund 12 months’ rent to tenants after failing to license their HMO. The fine...

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

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health gas come out in support of a legal challenge to the government’s draft regulations exempting...

HMO landlords in Portsmouth are being urged to apply for a new licence before the grace period ends on December 1. Additional...

The Additional Licensing HMO scheme in the Bath and North East Somerset area ends on New Year’s Eve.  The scheme covers around...

Haringey council has got a £200,000 windfall from landlords of unlicensed HMOs. And now it’s set to get even more. Councillors are to...

Landlords across just one London borough who failed to license HMOs have been issued with fines amounting to £207,500. To date, 59...

Councillors in Warwick look set to decide tomorrow whether to implement an additional licensing scheme for some HMOs.  Following a public consultation...

A new borough-wide additional licensing regime has been given the go ahead in part of London. Redbridge council’s scheme has extended licensing...

Worcester council’s communities committee meets this week, with councillors asked to approve the change which will mean that HMO properties with...

A consultation on a new licensing scheme for landlords letting out HMOs in Nottingham is running until May 24. The Labour council...

A new licensing scheme for landlords in one of the country’s most controversial cities is likely to be approved next week. Nottingham...

A London council is relaunching its consultation on a new borough-wide Additional HMO Licensing Scheme, following feedback from the community.  The original...

A London landlord has been fined £2,500 by the local council for letting an unlicensed HMO. The fine was issued after the...

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

A tribunal has ordered a student accommodation management company to refund more than £84,000 in rent after it ran an unlicensed...

* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - A landlord has been...

Barnet council in London is pushing ahead with plans to reintroduce an HMO licensing scheme next month, following a 15-month hiatus.  Additional...

A 10 week consultation by Portsmouth council on proposals for new HMO licensing has finished with 1,050 responses. Licences are required for...

A landlord group is threatening legal action following a council’s approval of a new licensing scheme. York council - run by a...

A landlord has been fined £7,500 for letting an unlicensed HMO. Having ignored numerous requests and failing to renew the St Helen’s...

A London landlord has been fined £1,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO in Tottenham. Having ignored numerous requests and failing to renew...

London-focussed lettings agency Douglas & Gordon gives its rundown on what new landlords should know to get the most out of...

A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...

A market research company is to go door-to-door to seek residents’ views as part of a council’s consultation on landlord licensing. MEL...

Another council is conducting a consultation process aimed at renewing its existing landlord licensing for a further five years. Sefton council has...

A landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO in London. The fine was issued by Haringey council after the...

A London landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO. The fine was issued after the landlord ignored repeated warnings...

A London council is urging landlords in the area to check whether they require a license ahead of a new regime...

Lewisham council in London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all Houses of Multiple Occupancy - claiming it will improve...

Lewisham council in south London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all HMOs in the borough. It claims this will help...

Landlords in the East Midlands are invited to a virtual forum to find out about the implementation of two new licensing...

A lettings agent says a new HMO licensing regime in one of London’s highest profile boroughs will reduce the number of rental...

Landlords must pay well over £700 for entry into what is now the UK’s largest ever HMO licensing scheme, at Westminster...

Camden council in north London has become the first local authority to secure an anti-social behaviour injunction against a landlord in...

A council in Leicestershire is poised to introduce two new licensing schemes for private landlords. Charnwood council has now approved the conditions...

There are just three weeks left for landlords to respond to one of the largest consultations undertaken by a council in...

A well-organised group of local landlords is threatening a city council with legal action over plans to expand a licensing scheme. The...

Salford council in Greater Manchester is to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live - and the...

A council has now approved plans for two of the country’s largest licensing schemes - one is so large it needs...

A Labour-controlled council says it’s confident a huge new licensing scheme for one of Britain’s most high-profile cities will be voted...

A London authority wants to extend its licensing regime for HMOs and landlords have just over two weeks left to respond. Lambeth...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new tool for tenants to check on their landlords - and possibly claim...

An angry landlord has appeared at a magistrates court to deny a charge relating to local council licensing.  Local media report that...

Who are you? My name is Benjamin Hall and I’m the Founder and Managing Director of LOFT. What services does LOFT provide? LOFT delivers...

A buy-to-let landlord in Lincolnshire been ordered to pay just over £1,200 following a breach of HMO licensing rules.  Nicholas Moyses allowed...

There is a growing issue of tenants subletting their rental properties on websites like Airbnb, with some renters inappropriately using it...

There are more than 130,000 unlicensed properties in London that should be licensed under either selective, additional or mandatory HMO licensing...

A buy-to-let landlord in Nottingham been fined £6,000 and instructed to pay  £1,583.18 costs, along with a £170 victim surcharge following...

Following the introduction of new HMO licences in Hackney, east London, the local council has taken legal action against four landlords...

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

Six months on from the introduction of licencing that regulates Homes for Multiple Occupation (HMOs), and awareness of the new laws...

Manchester City Council will hold a couple of HMO drop-in events over the next few days for private landlords and letting...

Barnet Council is planning to introduce a stricter licensing scheme designed to clampdown on rogue landlords across the borough in north...

There is growing concern in Reading that thousands of landlords could soon face enforcement action if they do not sign up...

HMO properties look very good on paper. Why charge a single rent when you can charge four or five lots of...

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

A London-based property firm has been ordered to pay back 70% of their profits gained from renting poorly converted flats in...

Investing in buy-to-let property has long been a lucrative business opportunity for both recreational and professional investors, but could harsh tax...

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

With just a few days left until changes to mandatory HMO licensing are introduced, there is growing concern that many landlords...

Landlords of HMOs are being urged to get licensed before changes to mandatory HMO licensing are introduced next week to avoid...

Changes to mandatory Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing coming into force in England on 1 October 2018 will collectively cost...

A managing agent has been fined more than £30,000 for allowing a tenant to occupy an unsafe tiny room behind a...

Buy-to-let landlords could have grounds to challenge HMO licensing fees which could save them hundreds of pounds each year, according to...

Buy-to-let landlords who operate houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Cheshire East will face new licensing fees after the local council...

A buy-to-let landlord in Birmingham has been fined £25,000 after pleading guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court for regulation breaches in relation...

The government has confirmed that the long-awaited extension of Mandatory HMO Licensing will be introduced from 1st October 2018, subject to...

A new tool that enables landlords to get an instant EPC rating on their rental properties has been launched by Mortgages...

In 2006, selective licensing was introduced, giving councils the power to force landlords to clean up their acts. These licenses allow...

A mix of tax reforms and tighter regulation for the buy-to-let sector must not prevent private landlords from being able to...

Who are you?   Arthur Jones, I’m Glide’s London Business Development Manager. I joined Glide in November 2016 to head up London. My...

Local authorities now have greater powers to control properties rented out in their areas, thanks to changes in the mandatory HMO...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for the introduction of a specialist new court to deal solely with housing issues...

A landlord has been fined more than £45,000 after 12 people were found living in slum-like conditions in a four storey...

A landlord has been ordered to pay £21,000 for renting out an unlicensed house in Oxford. Six people were found to be...

Four weeks of prosecutions by Brent Council in north London has seen six successful results with total court fines for rogue...

An increasing number of landlords are attempting to evade their legal responsibilities when it comes to renting out property by advertising...

A criminal landlord has been handed a fine of almost £40,000 after he was caught housing 24 tenants in a rental...

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

A growing number of landlords are attempting to shirk their legal responsibilies of renting out property by advertising it as a holiday...

The London Borough of Lewisham has dramatically increased the fees for licencing HMOs above or below commercial premises in the borough. Following...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has announced new measures that will clamp down on “criminal” landlords who “trap and cram vulnerable tenants...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has written to Camden Council urging reconsideration of a borough-wide additional licensing scheme for houses in...