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

A landlord has been fined £5,000 for permitting six tenants to occupy an unlicensed property in Hertsmere. The local council issued the...

A Labour council in London admits that 24% of its social housing fails the sector’s Decent Homes Standard. The industry norm for...

Coventry council will consider extending an Additional Licensing Scheme in the city for a further five years so it will run...

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

A council has banned a rogue landlord from letting properties - either directly or through the agencies that he runs -...

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

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

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

A new licensing scheme in Peterborough has attracted over 7,000 applications from landlords since March - and a property inspection programme...

Buyers require greater protection from poor quality housing according to the voluntary Ombudsman service responsible for dealing with complaints about new...

A Hastings landlord has been fined £10,000 after failing to provide a satisfactory Electrical Safety Installation Certificate to the town council. The...

A second major location in Spain is clamping down hard on short lets, with pledges of fines exceeding £500,000 on illegal...

A landlord is paying the price for flouting Rent Smart Wales requirements, after being found guilty of managing rented properties without...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s met with new housing minister Matthew Pennycook to discuss improving standards in the rental...

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

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

A Treasury minister in the new government is to be investigated by the Parliamentary standards watchdog over here failure to register...

Propertymark has come out in strong support of Andy Burnham’s new ‘Good Landlord Charter’ - and it wants letting agents included...

A council’s housing team is inviting local landlords to attend its first landlord's forum.  This event is free to attend and will...

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...

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

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

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

Generation Rent research claims that minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in colder homes that are more difficult...

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

A north of England local authority is launching yet another consultation on licensing - 17 years after it became one of...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has written to Housing Secretary Angela Rayner urging her to make it even easier...

Informed leaks from unnamed government sources, and rolled out in the mainstream media, confirm that a version of the Renters Reform...

A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...

The much-publicised and long-awaited Good Landlords Charter for the Greater Manchester area has at last been launched. A statement from the local...

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

In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. It...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

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

The police are urging landlords and tenants to be extra vigilant following a number of reports of rental scams. Since the start...

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

The recent unveiling by several London councils of selective licensing schemes should raise concerns among private sector landlords - especially 'amateur'...

A move by one London council to refer itself to the Regulator of Social Housing should be seen as a 'national...

With the General Election just one week away, a new poll shows the top landlord priorities when it comes to voting...

Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association has set out what it calls “three key asks” of the new government to protect and...

A call has come from the Welsh Government  to conduct an evaluation of Rent Smart Wales and its objectives.  There has been...

A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...

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

Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...

The National Residential Landlords Association says it’s ready and willing to work with a future Labour government on private rental sector...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

Another raft of General Election pledges have been made to transform the private rental sector - this time from the Green...

Generation Rent has raised detailed concerns about a proposal from the Liberal Democrats to introduce a national register of landlords.  The Lib...

Now a date for the General Election has been set, the Renters (Reform) Bill has expired with the proroguing and effective...

Propertymark says the current political crisis in Wales - where the Labour Welsh Parliament leader has lost a confidence vote but...

Legal action has been launched against Middlesbrough’s Labour council amid claims a licensing scheme which charges landlords almost £1,000 for each...

From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence.  With one in four households in...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

The Times recently calculated that recent tax and regulation changes made it unviable for many landlords to continue in the sector. We...

PropTech platform Goodlord has partnered with safety certificate provider Safe2 to offer compliance work for the lettings sector.  Safe2 - recently acquired...

A House in Multiple Occupation in Coventry, that came under the spotlight after reports of overcrowding, is being investigated for failing...

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

The landlord of a property has been hit with over £23,000 in legal costs after being found guilty of operating an...

Managing rental properties, whether you have a few or a dozen, can be a juggling act. Tenancy management, bills, payments, and...

A council has obtained a Banning Order against a rogue landlord preventing him letting houses in England for three years. A First...

Newly re-elected Greater Manchester Labour Mayor Andy Burnham is to spend £600,000 of council tax payers’ cash on a clampdown on...

As landlords across England brace themselves for the implementation of the Renters Reform Bill, a lettings agency chain - Leaders Romans...

The newly re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester - Andy Burnham - wants to end Right To Buy on new-build homes...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...

Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a...

The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...

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

The nearest thing to a national landlord register operating anywhere in the UK is seeking new staff - and they must...

A website is being prepared to assist private renters know where to turn if their landlord or lettings agent fail to...

It is possible that licensing regimes operated by local councils could cut the fees they impose on landlords. The House of Commons...

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

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

Environmental health officers are making a last ditch bid to save local council licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health reckons that...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

A tribunal case has ended with fines imposed on two landlords - Nigel William Harry Hobbs and James Robert Hobbs -...

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

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

Rental growth in Britain has slowed says lettings agency Hamptons, with the average newly let rent rising 6.7% over the past...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

Julian Richer - the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer - says he may set up a landlord...

Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...

A trade body claims private tenants are ‘suffering’ because lettings agents are not regulated. Propertymark is demanding equal treatment between lettings agents...

The launch of the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice is “a really good start” says the National Farmers Union. The...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

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

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

A mortgage firm that works with landlords claims an increasing number of them prioritise energy efficiency when assessing properties to buy.  Some...

An industry supplier is analysing licensing schemes and whether they achieve anything to improve rental housing standards. Yuno says questions need to be...

A council which last year staged a pilot project about the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the lettings sector is now...

UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

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

A south coast council is set to clampdown on HMOs after a report highlighted alleged issues with the likes of bins,...

Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

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

Landlords quitting the sector could have to spend hundreds of pounds more when selling their home owing to new Trading Standards...