- Written by: Graham Norwood
A seaside council has issued over £15,000 in fines to owners of unlicensed HMOs. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
More than 50 councils across the country will share nearly £2.4m of extra government funding to crack down on rogue landlords. ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
The policy director of the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling on local councils to use the 'extensive powers' they have to root out rogue landlords and agents. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
ARLA has branded the government’s long-awaited database of rogue landlords as “pointless” because it will not be made public. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A family of rogue landlords who crammed 31 tenants into a 'Slumdog Millionaire'-style shanty home have this month been found guilty of breaching licensing rules. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A body representing 370 councils in England and Wales wants the government to close a legal loophole which allows the conversion of houses into multiple tiny ‘units’ which are then let as self-contained flats. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Two landlords must pay a combined total of over £300,000 following legal action by a central London council. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
It’s been a bad weekend for the image of the private rental sector with a series of reports and press stories on the alleged poor standard of some homes to let. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
An opinion poll's findings, released to back up a call for tougher controls in the private rental sector, suggests 71 per cent of people in Britain want jail sentences for rogue landlords. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A body representing over 370 local councils in England and Wales wants more powers to control the private rental sector, letting agents and landlords - and says magistrates should have the right to jail the worst offenders. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A lettings agency has issued a warning to tenants to protect themselves following a claim that the city in which it operates is one of the worst in the UK for rogue landlords. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Father and son rogue landlords have been fined for failing to register their property as a house in multiple occupancy. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A lettings agency says the cost of living crisis calls into question the viability of a selective licensing scheme in its area. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A rental campaigner claims the amount of money stolen this year by crooked lettings agents and landlords has topped the £1.3m mark. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Guardian says the government is committed to making a datebase of rogue letting agents and landlords available to tenants. ...
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