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With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland has prosecuted landlord Paul Coyle, resulting in fines totalling £3,000. Belfast Magistrates Court found Coyle...

High profile independent law firm Mishcon de Reya is hosting an in-person panel discussion on recent experiences with HMRC - and...

This week (September 12-18) marks the twelfth annual Gas Safety Week. All landlords renting properties with gas appliances have a legal duty...

A new analysis by a lending company has revealed the average rent secured on a holiday let in 21 areas of...

The Health and Safety Executive is urging landlords to check the credentials of gas fitters following a case heard recently in...

A landlord has been fined for failing to ensure that gas fittings, appliances and associated flues were checked for safety. Edinburgh Sheriffs...

A landlord has been fined and sentenced to a 12-month community order for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental...

A landlord is going to court to try to recover £150,000 allegedly owed by an agency in the form of guaranteed...

A landlord has been ordered by his local council to remove energy efficient triple glazed windows installed at a cost of...

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

A landlord has been sentenced for failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property in accordance with the law. Swansea magistrates’...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

Landlords are being urged to remain attentive when viewing or inspecting rental homes in order to weed out tenants that may...

A buy-to-let landlord has been sentenced after failing to maintain gas appliances at a rental property he owns in Plymouth.  Plymouth Crown...

A landlord and building contractor have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to large quantities of asbestos fibres at a rented...

It’s been a busy year in terms of legislation in the Scottish lettings industry. The introduction of the Private Residential Tenancy...

Landlord Gas Safety Certificate: How to Keep Your Tenants Safe There are plenty of safety considerations when renting out a property. Arguably,...

A buy-to-let landlord has been handed a two-year suspended sentence, ordered to pay more than £4,000 and given 100 hours of...

A landlord from Blackburn has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties in Norwich. Norwich Magistrates’ Court...

The publication yesterday of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, confirming that landlords and building managers will...

The landlord of a north London property where two men died of a suspected carbon monoxide leak on Sunday faces a...

A buy-to-let landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence, instructed to undertake community service and ordered to pay almost £6,500...

A private landlord from Cornwall has been given a 12-month prison sentence suspended for 24 months, fined £5,000, and ordered to...

A buy-to-let landlord in Ilfracombe, a seaside resort on the North Devon coast, has been given a suspended prison sentence for...

A buy-to-let landlord has narrowly escaped jail after failing to ensure gas appliances in one of her properties were checked for...

With less than just three weeks remaining until the January 31 Self Assessment deadline, buy-to-let landlords are being reminded that there are...

A buy-to-let landlord in Plymouth put the lives of his tenants at risk of a gas explosion after carrying out gas...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

A landlord has been fined £11,000 after being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at Plymouth Magistrates Court following...

A Yorkshire landlord has been prosecuted after failing to provide gas safety certificates for two rented properties.  Harrogate Magistrates’ Court heard that...

The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants through a dangerous gas boiler installed in the...