Council-imposed fines on letting agents and landlords that fall foul of licensing regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...
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A London council has secured banning orders against rogue property agents who were previously fined over £70,000 for letting an unlicensed...
28 May 2021
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A leading supplier says the current market standstill is an opportunity for the industry to rethink how short lets can be...
08 April 2020
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A lettings agency and its director have pleaded guilty to renting out an overcrowded house in the first case brought to...
17 March 2020
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A London council says nearly half of the Airbnb-style short let properties available in its patch last year exceeded their legal...
21 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 London council tenant who for a period of seven years failed to disclose that he owned three houses, has been...
29 January 2020
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A lettings agency and its director have been fined a total of £30,000 for failing to licence HMOs and giving sham...
13 February 2019
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A London property firm must repay no less than £60,000 in rent after a council obtained a Rent Repayment Order against...
20 November 2018
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A lettings agent described as ‘rogue’ by a London council, along with two lettings companies, have been heavily fined for operating...
19 September 2018
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A London council has won its appeal against Foxtons using the term “administration fees” in its lettings charges. Back in 2015 Camden...
15 September 2017
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MNY Property Management Ltd has been fined £3,390 for offences under the Housing Act - specifically, failing to buy a licence...
06 March 2017
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The owner of a house in multiple occupation in the leafy Hampstead area of north London has been hit with a...
06 March 2017
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Two letting agencies in the London borough of Camden have lost their appeal against fines for failing to join a redress...