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A landlord has been fined a total of £10,000 for breaching regulations when renting HMOs to vulnerable residents, as a supported...

A website claims that Banning Orders on private landlords have not been served because of local government funding shortfalls. Open Democracy says...

Sheffield council has prosecuted a rogue landlord for a second time after he was failing to provide appropriate documentation to a...

A sports team has made the unusual move of issuing a direct appeal to private landlords to help it find accommodation...

An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...

A local council has unveiled a new support service for private landlords and tenants. Telford & Wrekin council has appointed two so-called...

A local landlord body has given money to three good causes to start the new year. The Wrekin Landlord Association was set...

A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...

A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...

Telford & Wreken council has served a fixed penalty notice on a private landlord in its patch. The £300 fixed penalty notice...

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

A landlord has been fined £6,250 for failing to make a series of improvements to the property he lets out in...

The first landlord in the country to receive a Banning Order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 when the new...

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...

A lettings chief says London may never regain its appeal to the typical renter, as new data shows the capital still...

Wise Living has announced plans to build more than 10,000 Build to Rent (BTR) homes by 2025.  The BTR arm of property...

CBRE has completed the purchase of Telford Homes in a £267m deal. The acquisition of the housebuilder will enable the company to...

A man deemed not to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence for a house in multiple occupation...

A buy-to-let landlord in Telford has been fined £1,000, ordered to pay £2,183 costs and a £100 victim surcharge after pleading...

The UK Build to Rent sector continues to go from strength to strength, with record levels of investment in the first...

A private landlord in Telford has been ordered to pay £29,000 in costs and fines for harassing two tenants out of...

Buy-to-let landlords potentially interested in investing in the Midlands may wish to check out a new PRS investment scheme being launched...

Bootle in Merseyside has been named the best place to currently be a buy-to-let landlord, based on a number of key...

The government is hoping to improve standards in the private rented sector in Telford by handing £388,925 to Telford & Wrekin...

A plan to introduce a new selective licensing scheme in Telford has been scrapped by Telford & Wrekin Council after more...

A major consultation on a proposed new landlord license scheme has been delayed until after the general election. The idea of introducing...

Private landlords in Telford have reacted furiously to plans by Telford & Wrekin Council to introduce a Selective Licensing in parts...

Telford & Wrekin Council has launched a consultation on its plans to introduce a Selective Licensing in parts of Telford in...

Construction of a unique south London housing scheme has got underway in a factory in Shropshire. The modular construction by Elements Europe,...

A Shropshire-based landlord has been accused of stealing goods belong to his tenants after they refused to pay the rent or...

A landlord from Telford charged prospective tenants for credit checks that he failed to carry out, a court was told. Darren Stevens...

A landlord who was convicted of multiple building regulation offences and for failing to disclose information in relation to ownership of...

The rush to beat the 1 April second homes stamp duty deadline saw a big rise in new rental properties being...