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A new study by the Nationwide has found that landlords selling properties with poor EPC ratings are unlikely to suffer huge...

A BBC journalist says activities to stop tenants speaking to him about the condition of flats let out by a Labour...

Nationwide says UK house prices fell by 0.2% month on month in August, after taking account of seasonal effects, but the...

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...

A man has pleaded guilty to tenancy fraud after unlawfully subletting his council flat  by advertising it for rent via Airbnb. Birmingham...

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

The UK property market is on the cusp of significant change with the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill 2024. This...

The Renters (Reform) Bill was one of the main casualties of Rishi Sunak’s early General Election call. It left insufficient parliamentary...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke is warning the new government to give clarity to the measures in its Renters Rights Bill...

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

New figures seen by Landlord Today show the scale of landlords fleeing the private rental sector in one part of the...

A landlord who persistently failed to license several rented properties has had the homes seized by Merton council in south London,...

The Generation Rent group claims some 26,100 households in England faced homelessness as a result of receiving a Section 21 eviction...

Only five weeks after the General Election, activist group the Renters Reform Coalition is already impatient at Labour’s failure to bring...

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

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

Three people have been prosecuted and fined a total of £17,604 for letting an unlicensed HMO in Barnsley. Council officers also identified...

During the King’s Speech on Wednesday 17 July, the UK Government announced that it intended to legislate a new Renters’ Rights...

Housing has been a priority since day one of the new Labour government, with its promised 1.5m new homes getting a good...

Citizens Advice has made further criticisms of the private rental sector and landlords. At the start of the year a spokesperson accused...

An activist group supporting renters is calling for the final two months of a tenancy to be rent-free in a bid...

The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why...

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

The activists who were so influential in steering the shape of the Renters Reform Bill under the old Conservative government are...

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

Paul Shamplina, head of Landlord Action, has admitted the Labour landslide win will cause “significant concern” amongst landlords. He says: “With Labour's...

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

A landlord must pay £24,000 for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice issued to him.  Landlord Lakhbir Singh Rakhra was reported...

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

A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £20,000 after being found guilty of offences related to the living conditions...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service...

A survey of over 1,000 landlords finds they appear largely reconciled to the election of a Labour government after 14 years...

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

Several lenders have revised their products as competition for buy to let landlords hots up. Melton Building Society has launched four new...

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

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

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

Average house prices rose 0.4% in May, taking the annual growth rate up to 1.3%, from 0.6% in April. The figures come...

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

A property industry commentator has given a five point guide to landlords faced with rising arrears from tenants. And one of them...

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

Grainger, the Stock Market listed corporate landlord, has been targeted by protesters over rent levels. A protest outside Grainger’s London HQ marks...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show how hard interest rate rises are hitting landlords. Compared to the same quarter in...

A landmark ruling about the invasive plant Japanese knotweed has been over-turned - with implications for landlords and other property owners.  In...

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...

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

Landlord Alert: Section 21 appeal may have far-reaching consequences  A case being considered by the Court of Appeal could have far reaching...

Sadiq Khan, newly elected for a third term as London Mayor, is already under pressure from the Labour Left to be...

A London council has revealed that a social housing tenant claimed their property was a private one, and fraudulently sub-let it...

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

A call has gone out from an industry group for landlords and letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions...

A former leader of the Liberal Democrats has introduced a Private Members Bill into Parliament, in a bid to protect tenant...

The Generation Rent activist group has once again repeated its demand for a series of reforms surrounding the scrapping of Section...

Back in 2019, the Government promised a ban on so-called no-fault evictions. Section 21 was to be outlawed. While some housing...

The government has been accused of mismanaging reforms to no-fault evictions saying: “It’s created uncertainty upon uncertainty”. Theresa May first made the...

Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers.  It’s almost...

Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

The coalition of 20-plus groups which have previously spoken enthusiastically about the Renters Reform Bill has now changed its mind. On April...

The National Residential Landlords Association has taken the unusual step of extending an olive branch to the activists who run the...

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons today with activist groups critical of amendments put forward to reach...

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...

Generation Rent claims a proposed government amendment to the Renters Reform Bill may ‘trap’ victims of domestic abuse. Generation Rent - which...

Responding to confirmation that the Renters Reform Bill will return to the Commons next Wednesday, Ben Beadle of the National Residential...

Renters allegedly pay £669 in un-recoverable costs for each ‘unwanted’ move as a result of eviction, claims campaigning charity Shelter. It says...

A government-supporting newspaper says the Renters Reform Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week. Observers have been expecting...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

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

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

A prominent lettings sector expert is blaming the media for anti-landlord sentiment and a rise in tenancy disputes. Gina Peters, Head of...

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 private landlord from Bridlington has been ordered to pay £1,500 for putting tenants into a dangerous property, thereby breaching a...

Law firm Bishop & Sewell is hosting a webinar to give leaseholders information and advice about the Right to Manage, a...

The government has committed to returning the amended Renters Reform Bill to the House of Commons in mid-April. MPs return from their...

The controversial proposal for permanent rent controls in Scotland, published just ahead of the Easter holiday, doesn’t go far enough for...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

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

The Scottish Government’s Housing Bill allows SNP and Green politicians to create rent control areas, triggered by local authorities, and this...

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

Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of a north of England council. Cumberland council is providing the training...

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...

A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...

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

The chief executive of a short lets service says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is wrong to think penalising landlords will help solve...

Liverpool council and Merseyside Police have secured the eviction of a private tenant making life ‘a nightmare’ for the local community. The...

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

A landlord who failed to produce annual gas safety certificates as she ignored warnings from a council, has left court with...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in February, says the Nationwide, after taking account of seasonal effects.  This resulted in...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

An analysis of government data suggests that potential first time buyers have failed to take advantage of literally hundreds of millions...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and...

Generation Rent has issued an angry statement about amendments to the Renters Reform Bill - just as one MP says agreement...

New reports suggest down valuations are increasing and properties are routinely selling for below asking price - both triggering possible opportunities...

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...