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Another local authority is considering a clampdown on the spread and condition of HMOs. Bath and North East Somerset Council, which is...
10 December 2020
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Opposition Labour councillors on a local authority says HMOs should only be let if each bedroom has an en suite bathroom. The...
28 October 2020
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Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...
09 October 2020
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The author of a book described as being about “insecure renters haemorrhaging cash” has used her newspaper column to make a...
19 August 2020
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A council wants buy to let landlords with one-bed flats or rooms in shared homes to help it find homes for...
27 May 2020
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A new renovation start-up is working with letting agents and landlords to allow key workers to use empty rental properties for...
23 April 2020
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The developers behind the prestigious Television Centre scheme and its nearby White City Place development in west London are showing support...
13 April 2020
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It’s easy to forget in the Coronavirus frenzy but from tomorrow, Friday March 20, all tenancies are to become subject to...
19 March 2020
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A council’s intervention has stopped a landlord forcing his private tenants to use an external staircase to enter their home -...
27 February 2020
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A survey by lettings agency Carter Jonas has revealed what the firm calls the top priorities for tenants as the 2020s...
19 February 2020
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The manager of an agency in West Lothian has bought the franchise for the office she’s run for the past six...
18 February 2020
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A room-finding portal, along with the owners of a London lettings agency and management firm, must pay over £100,000 for letting...
12 February 2020
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A company that slots temporary tenants into properties that it manages has been found guilty of 15 charges connected with Homes...
13 January 2020
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A short lets firm that describes itself as an “Airbnb management service” is launching an advertising campaign to woo landlords away...
29 November 2019
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A dawn raid by enforcement officers from a London council has discovered 17 men sleeping on mattresses in a three bedroom...
29 November 2019
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A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...
17 September 2019
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It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...
13 September 2019
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A local council says it has now successfully prosecuted a landlord for flouting the law that protects the health and safety...
22 August 2019
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Research by London agency Benham and Reeves says the cumulative cost of a landlord suffering a bad tenant and then evicting...
15 August 2019
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A managing agent and several landlords have been fined almost £5,000 after forcing tenants to live in unacceptable conditions in a...
24 June 2019
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A London council has successfully prosecuted a so-called “dodgy operator” landlord for failing to comply with fire safety regulations and carry...
12 June 2019
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Six months on from the introduction of stricter licencing for Homes in Multiple Occupation, awareness “remains limited” according to one of...
21 May 2019
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With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...
16 May 2019
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A Liberal Democrat activist is considering establishing a landlords’ group consisting of party members. Tony Harris, writing on the LibDem Voice website,...
24 April 2019
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10 April 2019
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Online lettings platform HomeRenter says its property listings are now more detailed and more compelling thanks to a new ‘property creation flow’...
20 December 2018
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An advertisement on a property management firm’s website suggesting that rental income would be guaranteed to landlords has been banned by...
21 November 2018
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A former City marketing executive is suing a lettings agency for £1.4m in a row over alleged harassment in 2010. Agent Caroline...
06 November 2018
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An overcrowded property let by an unlicensed company with inadequate fire precautions and unheated rooms has led to a £46,620 fine...
21 September 2018
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Another short let management firm, set up in the wake of an explosion of Airbnb-style renting by amateurs and professionals, is...
17 September 2018
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The landlord of an HMO who subjected his tenants to insanitary and unsafe living conditions has been told he will no...
13 September 2018
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Three agencies have been heavily fined after a property in London was being used for multiple occupation with 11 people living...
04 July 2018
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A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...
03 July 2018
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A buy to let investor has ended up with a bill for thousands of pounds after being found guilty of breaching...
15 June 2018
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A council leader in London, so outraged after a bust of a rogue lettings property, has asked: “What kind of monster...
08 June 2018
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Airsorted, one of a number of management services that have sprung up to cater for hosts using Airbnb and similar platforms,...
06 June 2018
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The Leaders Romans Group has announced the details of two new acquisitions to further strengthen its huge network. Sales and lettings business...
23 May 2018
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A survey by consumer group Which?, working with landlords’ associations, reveals that 70 local authorities now have selective or additional licensing...
09 March 2018
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Bristol council is consulting on a licensing scheme which could see buy to let investors paying £1,660 for a five year...
22 February 2018
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A fine of over £29,000 has been imposed on an absentee landlord whose property was said to have put tenants’ lives...
19 January 2018
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The Leaders Romans Group has announced its fifth acquisition in just six weeks after completing the purchase of South & Co...
11 December 2017
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A claim has been made that as many as 80 per cent of prospective tenants have been put off renting a...
01 December 2017
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The Leaders Romans Group has acquired an independent lettings agency in Bath, taking it into the south western region for the...
23 November 2017
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Almost 60 per cent of councils across Britain have not prosecuted any landlord for any offence in the past year according...
31 October 2017
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The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the Fitness for Human Habitation requirements for...
18 October 2017
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Wear and tear can be a highly contentious issue for many tenants and landlords; many arguments have arisen because of unclear definitions...
12 October 2017
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Greenwich is licensing all Houses in Multiple Occupation from October 1 - just the latest London council to tighten its private...
21 September 2017
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A dawn raid on a home in north London has discovered 35 men bedding down on mattresses in every room except...
21 September 2017
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The agent behind London’s newest letting opportunity says it’s the most luxurious property in the capital’s most presigious neighbourhood - and...
11 August 2017
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A specialist student lettings agency says the drop in the number of applicants for UK higher education courses this year threatens...
17 July 2017
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A south London property firm has been prosecuted by a local authority over its HMO management and may now have to...
14 July 2017
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Legal & General has announced that its fifth Build to Rent scheme will be in Leeds. The site, Mustard Wharf, has permission...
15 May 2017
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A landlord of a shared house in Hove, near Brighton, has been found to be ‘putting people’s lives at risk’ and ordered to pay...
18 April 2017
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Bath is to have a major Build To Rent scheme from Legal & General, believed to be the first development of...
22 March 2017
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New research has revealed that the vast majority of tenants have experienced problems with damp or poor drainage. A survey of 1,000...
24 January 2017
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A property investment financing specialist says an increasing number of buy to let investors are converting properties into Houses in Multiple...
17 January 2017
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Asking rents rose 3.0 per cent outside of London in 2016 - but will rise 4.0 per cent in 2017. That’s the...
12 January 2017
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A London council has agreed to implement a new ‘standards charter’ for the private rental sector from next month - in...
15 December 2016
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A trade body has accused some letting agents and landlords of “failing to get to grips” with several recent legal changes...
12 October 2016
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A London couple have used a lettings website to advertise for flat sharers in their property overlooking the Thames - it...
03 October 2016
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A landlord has been fined £7,000 for letting two properties which were unfit for habitation. Shahzad Mehmood was prosecuted at Swindon Magistrates'...
26 September 2016
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A letting agency has been fined after one of its landlords was found to be cramming six families into an unlicensed...
21 September 2016
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A pair of landlords have been slapped with a hefty fine for allowing people to live in damp-riddled rooms without fire...
09 September 2016
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London agency Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings says student rents have risen by 55.5 per cent over the past 20 years,...
25 August 2016
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Property managers operating through a company have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 following a dawn raid that uncovered more...
12 August 2016
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Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
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A new property tech startup is launching this month with the promise that it will “completely transform the way university students...
01 August 2016
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A landlord has been left with a court bill totalling more than £6,000 after allowing a house in to fall into...
29 July 2016
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A landlord who illegally converted a house to squeeze 28 tenants into just seven rooms has been handed a £20,000 fine...
07 July 2016
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Landlords and letting agents are coming across increasingly dirty rental properties at the end of tenancies, as a study reveals that...
26 May 2016
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It’s several weeks on from our story about a local authority setting up its own private letting agency and having only...
13 April 2016
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A local council has closed down what it describes as a ‘House of Horrors’ let to a family despite being in...
05 April 2016
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An unauthorised outhouse with a concealed entrance constructed at the back of a residential property in west London - one of...
21 March 2016
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Robert Watts Lettings has secured the latest Lettings Landlord award from the ESTAS. Kate Watts, head of lettings of the agency based...
21 January 2016
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We’ve seen large numbers of local councils set up private rental accreditation systems, and a string of politicians from all major...
08 January 2016
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It’s not been a happy Christmas for a Leicestershire landlord who has been banned from renting out a converted garage after...
30 December 2015
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Another survey suggests that approaching 50 per cent of tenants experience unreasonable delays in getting repair work done - and one...
03 December 2015
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A landlord who let a property with serious health and safety hazards to vulnerable adults has pleaded guilty of failing to implement...
22 October 2015
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They might be set to squirm in discomfort under Lord Sugar's scrutiny in the boardroom, but Zoopla has revealed the luxurious...
14 October 2015
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A landlord has been handed fines totalling £3,250 and costs of £1,426 for running an unlicensed and unsafe House in Multiple...
07 October 2015
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A landlord has received a six month suspended jail sentence, has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service...
28 September 2015
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Barnet is the latest council appearing to edge towards increased private rental sector licensing as it enters the final two weeks...
03 September 2015
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An inappropriate advert for a rental property has been removed from a flat-sharing website. The ad, featured on flatshare.com, was for a...
20 August 2015
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No one likes to be called and told, your boiler has broken down or a burst pipe has caused damage to...
13 August 2015
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An inventory software firm claims periodic visits by agents or landlords could lead to a reduction in damage to rental properties. The...
05 August 2015
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A report claims that agents and landlords are increasingly facing filthy property damage at the end of tenancies - and the...
28 July 2015
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I don't think there is one person in lettings and property management who isn't alarmed at the scenes just over the...
03 July 2015
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Almost half of students (49%) surveyed by Glide Utilities said their weekly rent represents good value for money, the firm has...