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A Landon council has helped prosecute two rogue landlords renting out a property without a licence in West Kensington. Francesco Grasso and...

Kreston Reeves accountancy firm has this guidance for landlords letting furnished holiday accommodation. - Draft legislation and associated guidance has now been published...

A Build To Rent provider claims that its new scheme - where prices for the smallest units begin at £1,240 pcm...

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

A landlord with previous offences for breaching safety regulations has been hit with a series of fines in a new case.  Norfolk...

New data from flat-sharing platform SpareRoom shows what it calls “the staggering financial impact of cleaning-related deposit deductions on renters.” It claims...

What is a property inventory? A property inventory is a detailed document that records the condition of a property and its contents...

A landlord has been fined over £3,800 for letting out an unsafe and unlicensed HMO. South Gloucestershire council issued the landlord a...

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

If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

A London council has prosecuted landlord Syed Shah, owner of an HMO, for a string of  breaches that posed significant risks...

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

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

A council says a new bond scheme designed to increase the quality and availability of affordable housing for private renters across...

A prominent lettings agency has hit out at the latest changes to safety regulations that private landlords must comply with or...

Damp and mould are two of the most common issues in rented properties, with surface mould caused by condensation one of...

Landlords considering selling up have received guidance from Rightmove on when to do it and how. The portal claims February is the...

Air quality expert Stuart Smith writes:  The average family produces 24 pints of water vapour a day through routine activity but many...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

The Housing Ombudsman - which assesses problems involving social housing landlords - has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

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

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

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

A landlord and a property management company have been found guilty of putting tenants at risk after a council probe. Kensington and...

Propertymark has set out its stall for next month’s Autumn Statement - and many of the demands are for improvements that...

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

A rogue landlord has been fined £27,460 for putting residents at risk by failing to maintain a property. Flintshire County Council brought...

If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...

An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...

Insurance broker Gallagher is launching a policy for student accommodation providers with insurance cover against damage to their properties. Traditional landlord insurance...

A landlord has been given a £20,000 fine for failing to carry-out badly needed repairs on a property in Lancashire.  The fixed...

Mulberry Real Estate Ltd, and its director, David Bryant, who are landlords of properties in Cardiff, have been fined for a...

A third year law student has successfully challenged her landlord over a repair bill.  Obioma Ibe, whose landlord unlawfully tried to claim...

A landlord and three property management companies have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...

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

Having insurance is a sensible way to protect yourself as a landlord against the financial cost of damage or liability claims....

One of the country’s biggest Build To Rent operators has launched an app for residents which it claims can help combat...

With the cost-of-living crisis causing household bills to increase nationwide, many Britons are worried and concerned about the soaring energy prices...

Council enforcement officers found 11 people crammed inside a three-bed semi in London following a tip-off from eagled-eyed residents. Brent council officers...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

A co-living brand called Folk is launching its third site in the capital, Florence Dock in Battersea.  The building, which already has...

A court has heard that Amjad Ali Khattak, owner of a flat in Oxford, removed his tenant’s possessions and left them...

A London landlord must pay over £6,000 after a tribunal upheld Hillingdon council's decision to fine him for numerous safety risks...

West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £33,000 in costs for illegally running an HMO. The three-bedroom HMO was identified...

West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...

A series of officials carried out a morning visit to an illegal House of Multiple Occupation suspected of involvement in modern...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay over £15,000 after illegally altering buildings he let out as HMOs in the...

A survey of landlords suggests that LED lighting is the most popular and effective way they choose to improve a property’s...

The landlord of a property dubbed a “house of horrors” by Barking and Dagenham council enforcement officers has been ordered to...

Another Labour controlled council is introducing additional licensing for small HMOs. York council says that from April 1 an additional licence is...

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

A landlord who failed to provide a fire detection and alarm system in an HMO has been fined a total of...

It’s the time of year when everyone is rushing to meet the self-assessment deadlines. Unfortunately, experience shows that there will be...

The Housing Ombudsman - a service which deals with social housing - says it’s found severe maladministration in how Leeds council...

The landlord of a former hotel with no working kitchen, unusable toilets, blocked drains, and rats, has been ordered to pay...

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

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £10,000 at Cardiff Magistrates' Court for a catalogue of failures relating to a...

A local authority has issued a statement with advice to landlords and tenants about how to identify and tackle mould. North East...

A local authority is urging landlords and tenants to “have a chat” and work together to improve the EPC rating of...

A council has brought a prosecution against a private landlord who had not complied with a legal health and safety notice...

A landlord has been found guilty of three housing offences after it was discovered a property he let out posed a...

A landlord who left her tenants to live in filthy and unsafe conditions, while running an unlicensed HMO, has been prosecuted...

Media reports from Cambridge say that rent protesters in the city are to demand the council employs staff dedicated to chasing...

Islington Council in London has prosecuted a landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with licensing regulations, including refusal to provide a...

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

A London council has boasted of its success in working with a landlord to remedy problems on a rental property served...

A landlord who repeatedly let out an unsafe house has been fined £20,000 by magistrates. Housing officers from Salford council found fire...

The popularity of staycations is set to continue into 2022, with bookings for UK holiday lets reportedly up 22 per cent compared...

A furniture firm which supplies to some Build To Rent operators has told buy to let landlords to up their game...

A private tenant who stabbed his landlords to death has been convicted of murder. Daniel Garcia unleashed what an Old Bailey trial...

An industry study suggests that landlords without insurance risk are losing as much as 45 per cent of their annual rental...

Landlords are being warned by the Fire Protection Association of major changes ahead for those letting properties in Wales. The Fitness for...

Private landlords who let out properties in Central West Bromwich are being urged to check if they need to apply for...

With the housing market showing little sign of a slowdown, interest in auction properties also signals a busy year ahead. Here's my...

In this feature article, Stuart Kerr from Restorations UK sets out why this could be the worst winter yet for mould...

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

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

A rogue landlord has been fined a total of £57,577.92 for running an HMO without a licence.  Fahed Alam Choudhry’s property in...

Landlords are targeting semi-detached homes over terraced houses for the first time, but with limited stock availability and strong competition from...

A landlord has been fined almost £5,000 for failing to install smoke detectors into a house he let to a family. The...

For landlords, finding a tenant for a property can be challenging. Today, people expect modern, high quality, clean appliances as standard...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords in England, telling them how to enact the government’s...

Build To Rent apartment brand Essential Living is giving its tenants five New Year’s Resolutions for 2022. 1. Create Home Working Space:...

A council is consulting over a range of private rental sector measures.  Leicester council is proposing a range of measures requiring landlords...

An unnamed landlord has been banned from letting out his property after allowing it to fall into poor condition.  He was served...

The council in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has issued what appears to be a celebration statement about its legal action against rogue landlords. The...

A fire and rescue service is asking landlords who own or manage HMOs to get involved in a pilot scheme. Over the...

A planning inspector has ordered a rogue landlord to comply with enforcement notices after being found to be illegally renting two...

Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...

Around 20 per cent of landlords surveyed by a bank used a credit card or short-term finance to fund a recent...

A warning has gone out to landlords with properties in Scotland regarding legislation coming into effect in early 2022. Trade association SELECT is...

Some tenants are effectively “professional crooks” taking advantage of Coronavirus law changes to avoid paying landlords, a leading letting agent says. Benham...

There’s a warning today that some office-to-resi and shop-to-resi conversions - often thought to be popular purchases by buy-to-let investors -...

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

A landlord has been given a hefty fine for housing vulnerable tenants in hazardous conditions in a case brought by a...

A lettings agent who has started a rental insurance business has launched another attack on landlords. Ajay Jagota, who runs KIS Lettings...

A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...

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