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Council-imposed fines on letting agents and landlords that fall foul of licensing regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...

A London council has secured banning orders against rogue property agents who were previously fined over £70,000 for letting an unlicensed...

A leading supplier says the current market standstill is an opportunity for the industry to rethink how short lets can be...

A lettings agency and its director have pleaded guilty to renting out an overcrowded house in the first case brought to...

A London council says nearly half of the Airbnb-style short let properties available in its patch last year exceeded their legal...

A room-finding portal, along with the owners of a London lettings agency and management firm, must pay over £100,000 for letting...

A London council tenant who for a period of seven years failed to disclose that he owned three houses, has been...

A lettings agency and its director have been fined a total of £30,000 for failing to licence HMOs and giving sham...

A London property firm must repay no less than £60,000 in rent after a council obtained a Rent Repayment Order against...

A lettings agent described as ‘rogue’ by a London council, along with two lettings companies, have been heavily fined for operating...

A London council has won its appeal against Foxtons using the term “administration fees” in its lettings charges.    Back in 2015 Camden...

MNY Property Management Ltd has been fined £3,390 for offences under the Housing Act - specifically, failing to buy a licence...

The owner of a house in multiple occupation in the leafy Hampstead area of north London has been hit with a...

Two letting agencies in the London borough of Camden have lost their appeal against fines for failing to join a redress...

The PRS, one of three authorised redress schemes, is backing a ‘Fair Lettings’ campaign being introduced by Camden council in London. It...