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

Five selective licensing schemes are being recommended to Burnley council’s executive for approval this evening. Four are renewals, one is brand...

The Housing Ombudsman has launched a special investigation into a Labour council after 16 ‘severe Maladministration’ cases in a year and...

A controversial council claims that HMRC is working with its enforcement team because many landlords who avoid licensing schemes are also...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...

Local media in the Midlands say another Labour council is set to charge private landlords £1,000 for a licence allowing them...

Consultation time is short for landlords wanting to comment on a new licensing scheme proposed for Scunthorpe. The public consultation closes at...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...

A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management Regulations.Mohammed...

Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...

Landlords providing much-needed private rented accommodation in part of Merseyside are to fall under an expanded  licensing regime.  Wirral councillors have voted...

A controversial licensing scheme is due to come into force tomorrow - just as the council administering it has declared itself...

The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over all social housing - has revealed a huge surge in what it calls “severe...

Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...

The death of a 27-year-old man was not caused by the mould in the private rental property he occupied. That was the verdict...

A controversial licensing scheme will come into force this winter with the blessing of Housing Secretary Michael Gove. Nottingham council’s selective licensing...

Landlords providing accommodation on the Wirral are likely to get further licensing as a new consultation goes ahead.  The proposals suggest continuing...

A new law requiring landlords in three wards of the London borough of Brent to pay for a selective licence will...

A council has given an insight into its past five years of enforcement actions against private landlords. The Labour council in Newham,...

One of London’s most aggressive landlord licensing regimes says it has an early-bird offer running until July 14. Landlords applying for Newham...

A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...

The Labour Mayor of Newham in London has called for a vast extension of landlord licensing. Rokhsana Fiaz says she welcomes a...

One of the country’s largest landlord licensing regimes has expanded even more this week. Some 700 more private sector homes in Manchester...

A lettings agency has identified the three most complained-about issues by tenants last year. All the tenants were in Greater London and...

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

Over two thirds of tenants are satisfied with their private rented accommodation, a new survey shows. The finding comes in the results...

It’s claimed that Liverpool’s Labour council would take almost 150 years to process applications for its landlord licensing scheme. The council has...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to make it easier for councils...

New selective licensing measures are to be introduced across three parts of Leicester in a new clampdown on landlords. The combined areas...

East Lothian council has launched a survey about the operation of the private rented sector and its role in meeting housing...

A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have called for the creation of a Landlord...

A council has launched what it calls a Landlord and Tenant Support Package in place of a previous landlord accreditation system.  Telford...

The National Residential Landlords Association has backed a far-reaching report by a group of MPs which has condemned the quality of...

In a surprise move, a local authority has suspended a consultation process into a proposed selective licensing scheme following criticisms.  The leader...

The National Residential Landlords Association says the government has chosen the wrong benchmark against which to judge property conditions. Responding to proposals...

New selective licensing schemes are now live in areas of north and east Manchester covering more than 1,400 properties.  This means compulsory...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...

West Lindsey council in Lincolnshire is launching a consultation on proposals to change how some private rented homes are managed and...

A young law student has won a year-long battle against a landlord over the state of his rental accommodation. Jack Simm, 19,...

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...

Shelter says 20 per cent of private and social renters in England suffer poor health because of the condition of their...

A new study by a university suggests that some tenants are apparently afraid to speak out about the condition of the...

A council says it’s “on the side of tenants” against landlords. The London borough of Tower Hamlets has renewed its Selective Licensing...

The government has pledged to  bring forward a White Paper in the Autumn, focussing on its commitments to reform the private...

A Conservative MP claims there is a major power imbalance between tenants and landlords and widespread reforms are required to stop...

Did you know that preparing for a deposit dispute starts at the beginning of a tenancy? When tenants and landlords disagree about...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has slammed the government’s Selective Licensing Review for failing to listen to landlords. The report, which was...

People in Weymouth are being invited to have their say on Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s plans to introduce selective licensing...

Tenants look set to be given more powers to take action against rogue landlords renting out properties “unfit for human habitation”,...

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

People in Stoke-on-Trent are being invited to have their say on city council plans to designate 14 areas under ‘selective licensing...

Two leading letting agents in Burnley have become the latest to be recognised for their professional approach to looking after their...

There was a sharp rise in the number of tenants that saw their rent costs increase north of the border last...

The government’s plan to tighten licensing requirements for landlords of shared accommodation in an effort to clamp down on rogue landlords...

A St Helens landlord has been fined £6,160 by St Helens magistrates after he admitted failing to tidy up two properties...