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09 February 2022
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A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords and agents claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from...
25 January 2022
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Buy To Let lending is set to fall back this year, after a hectic 2021. That’s the forecast from the Intermediary Mortgage...
11 January 2022
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Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...
20 December 2021
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The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...
06 December 2021
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Property is fast becoming a preferred investing option for advocates of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, an investment company claims. Sequire Property Investment...
26 November 2021
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Home appliances are often an area that can be overlooked when it comes to finalising kitchen designs, but having quality machines...
18 October 2021
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Shelter claims the health of one in five renters in England is harmed by poor housing, and says grants covering Covid-related...
13 October 2021
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A lettings agent has taken the unorthodox approach of advising tenants to take their landlords to court in a bid to...
31 August 2021
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A controversial lettings agent who has set up a business to sell rental insurance has accused landlords of not taking their...
19 July 2021
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A lettings agent who wants tenants to take out policies to fund complaints against agencies and landlords has branded the social...
28 June 2021
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With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...
19 May 2021
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A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests it was reducing in size for some years before the pandemic. Nationwide’s specialist...
04 May 2021
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With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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A Labour councillor in Yorkshire claims letting agents are not showing the actual properties available to rent when they use virtual...
18 December 2020
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Liverpool's mayor Joe Anderson has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. Anderson has been an outspoken...
07 December 2020
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A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...
27 November 2020
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Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...
26 November 2020
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A new survey has highlighted what prospective renters and buyers are likely to miss during a property viewing. The study, by the...
19 November 2020
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A major north of England local authority wants to introduce landlord licensing for HMOs where three or four tenants live, following analysis...
19 October 2020
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Shelter has returned to the attack on the private rental sector. In a new report it claims a third of tenants in England...
07 October 2020
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A £5,000 fine has been handed to five landlords in London for failing to license HMOs. One of the properties, a four-bedroom HMO in...
28 September 2020
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A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...
23 September 2020
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The controversial Labour-led council in Liverpool has started a lengthy consultation process over its latest proposals for landlord licensing. The authority was...
14 August 2020
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The council in Liverpool is likely to propose a scaled-back private rental licensing scheme after its original suggestion was rejected by...
13 July 2020
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Nearly half of households in the private rental sector have regrets about their home according to a survey by the HomeOwners...
05 May 2020
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Liverpool’s Labour council, which was prevented by the government from extending its city-wide licensing scheme for another five years, is seeking...
06 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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An online student publication is urging readers who are tenants to “go lawsuit crazy” when the full provisions of the Homes...
06 March 2020
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The private rental sector has come under attack for its conditions and costs to tenants in a report looking into health...
26 February 2020
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A buy to let investor has been hit with a bill of almost £9,500 after being accused of allowing a tenant...
26 February 2020
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A council in a leafy area of south east England has issued an emergency prohibition order to a buy to let...
18 February 2020
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One of the country’s leading buying agencies says buy to let is changing in prime central London, as corporate structures replace...
14 February 2020
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The owner of a Derbyshire property must pay out more than £3,000 after being found guilty of failing to comply with...
02 January 2020
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An overwhelming proportion of letting agents - 84 per cent - say rents will rise next year, well up on the...
23 December 2019
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[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...
06 December 2019
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A rogue landlord has been fined more than £150,000 after failing to rectify safety hazards in a property he let. Latif Rehman...
02 December 2019
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The normally-sedate Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued an unusually stark warning to government, telling it to “stop meddling” in...
14 November 2019
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A rented home in Mansfield was found to have serious health and safety hazards, including a leaking roof and a lack of smoke...
11 November 2019
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A statement from Hackney council in north east London says those who break its licensing provisions for the private rental sector...
21 October 2019
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As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...
11 October 2019
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Enfield wants to be the latest London council to introduce large-scale additional and selective licensing schemes which would affect most private rented...
05 September 2019
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A senior London lettings agent has accused the government of “going to war” on buy to let investors. The director of Benham...
02 July 2019
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A leading trade body is urging the candidates to lead the Conservative Party to adopt a more positive approach to the...
01 July 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 prominent consumer group claims that one in 10 tenants currently renting say they have at some point been evicted “for...
05 June 2019
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A study claims as many as a fifth of private renters in the UK have developed an illness due to issues...
16 May 2019
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A compliance company has accused “thousands” of buy to let investors of failing to address major household hazards which render properties...
07 May 2019
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A rogue lettings agent has been fined over £72,000 after being found guilty of 15 separate offences relating to three illegally established houses...
07 March 2019
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Sub-standard homes remain a key weakness in the private rental sector, which needs to get its house in order in the...
20 February 2019
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A survey of mortgage experts conducted by one of the largest specialist buy to let lenders suggests that Brexit is hitting...
15 February 2019
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Another major franchise agency says its preparation work ahead of the June 1 tenants fees ban mean the impact of the...
06 February 2019
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The council at Brighton & Hove has won an extra £34,820 in public money from the government to help it build...
23 January 2019
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Buy to let investor Changhaiz Ishaq has been ordered to pay a £8,510 fine for defying a prohibition order on his...
18 December 2018
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A council in the north of England has issued its first-ever Civil Penalty Notice on a landlord - and it involved...
07 November 2018
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The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...
30 October 2018
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A landlord has been hit with more than £5,500 of fines and costs after he allowed a family with three young...
19 October 2018
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There have been “significant leaps forward” in the standards of the private rental sector in the past four years, but safety...
20 September 2018
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Last week Shelter and the National Housing Federation took a swipe at lettings agents, and now Citizens Advice has joined the...
28 August 2018
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A London local authority is looking for the landlord of a bungalow which had two bedrooms but was home to 15...
24 August 2018
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A tenant who was ripping off other tenants in an overcrowded bungalow "death trap" has been fined tens of thousands of...
23 July 2018
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Which?, the consumer organisation which this week revealed details of an undercover investigation of 30 viewings of properties marketed by lettings...
18 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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Tenants, landlords and buy to let investors are the targets for new online rental guides introduced by the Ministry of Housing,...
27 June 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 local authority has described a lettings property as “a real House of Horrors that put the health and safety of...
10 May 2018
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A council says it is adopting a new approach to proactively tackling poor housing conditions in privately rented homes in one...
04 April 2018
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A property management company which ignored a series of housing safety regulations and flouted laws designed to protect tenants’ rights has...
03 April 2018
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Policy makers concerned with the private rental sector ignore the needs of older tenants who are regarded as “invisible”. That’s the claim...
27 March 2018
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A rogue landlord has been fined twice in the space of two months for failing to provide a suitable standard of...
19 February 2018
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A council says it hopes a massive set of fines and costs imposed on one buy to let investor and his...
07 February 2018
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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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A London council is using dawn raids in its clampdown on illegal subletting and on so-called ‘beds in sheds’ where tenants...
17 August 2017
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The BBC’s reality programme The Week The Landlords Moved In should act as an eye-opener for the lettings industry when it...
21 July 2017
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The findings of the most recent English Housing Survey, an annual report published by the Department for Communities and Local Government,...
20 July 2017
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has commissioned buy to let expert Kate Faulkner to assess issues in the private rental sector -...
11 July 2017
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The nation's landlords are adapting to ongoing restrictions to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgage interest, according to Mortgages for Business. Upon releasing...
09 June 2017
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The prospect of today's General Election as well as ongoing uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union is having a...
08 June 2017
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Labour says there would be a ‘consumer rights revolution’ for the private rental sector if the party won the June 8...
02 May 2017
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A property company owner who waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a young mother he wanted to illegally evict...
17 March 2017
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A rogue landlord found guilty of waging a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a young mother he wanted to illegally...
27 February 2017
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A series of prosecutions of rogue landlords by a London council has also seen a so-called ‘property manager’ fined a four-figure...
17 February 2017
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A letting agency which has pleaded guilty of poorly managing a house in multiple occupation has ended up with a bill...
07 February 2017
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Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 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 Prohibition Order has been served on the owner of a flat being let to an elderly couple - one of...
20 January 2017
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A campaign group has been refocussed with the objective of making the government honour its Autumn Statement pledge to ban letting...
08 December 2016
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A landlord has been found guilty of letting a property with "extremely dangerous electrics" as well as no heating and a...
03 November 2016
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Damp and mould can mean big problems for landlords, letting agents and tenants. It can cause stress and even health issues...
02 November 2016
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Three quarters of a million private renters are stuck in the coldest and draughtiest homes, claims the Citizens Advice organisation -...
28 October 2016
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Age UK says the number of older people renting in the private sector is set to soar in the near future...
27 October 2016
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One of Britain's best-known landlords, Fergus Wilson, has launched an appeal after losing a case regarding a damp property. The tenants, Attila...
23 September 2016
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A letting agency and one of its landlords have been fined over £20,000 and given criminal records for failing to licence...
15 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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The owner of a series of flats to let in Cardiff has been fined £3,500 and ordered to pay £200 costs...
06 September 2016
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A rogue landlord faces a court bill of almost £40,000 after being caught cramming 24 people into a house in north...
18 August 2016
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An industry body says agents and landlords who ignore tenants' complaints about damp and mould could be putting their property at...
17 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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The landlord of a London flat is almost £18,000 worse off and has a criminal record after failing to make renovations to...
05 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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Two landlords have received fines totalling £3,000 – and were ordered to pay costs of nearly £2,000 - after failing to...
28 July 2016
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A damp garage with completely inadequate security, heating, and insulation which was being let as a flat for more than £1,000...
21 July 2016
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A landlord faces a bill of over £9,000 for putting his tenants at risk of harm. Jack Kensell of Folkestone was prosecuted...
12 July 2016
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A removals firm has claimed it is currently dealing with more tenants moving between properties than home buyers. Aussie Man & Van...
24 May 2016
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Winter is the right time to conduct mid-tenancy inspections of rental properties according to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks. This is...
09 February 2016
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The three per cent stamp duty surcharge proposed for purchases of buy to let and holiday homes risks being seen as...
01 February 2016
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Labour MP Karen Buck is accusing local authorities of taking a ’softly, softly’ approach to rogue letting agents and landlords. Buck, whose...
19 January 2016
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A landlord who let out dark, damp and overcrowded rooms has been hit with a huge £67,000 fine. Rogue landlord Liakath Ali,...
15 January 2016
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MPs have given their backing to a government proposal to ban rogue letting agents and landlords who repeatedly break private rental...
13 January 2016
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It may be almost Christmas but the government is this week unveiling new laws to combat what it sees as the...
21 December 2015
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The Citizens Advice Bureau consumer charity has stepped up its campaign about poor standards in the private rental sector. It claims private...
14 December 2015
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It appears almost certain that the Bank of England is preparing for new mortgage controls in a bid to dampen what...
02 December 2015
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The government’s reduction of mortgage interest tax relief on buy to let properties in a major factor for 50 per cent...
17 November 2015
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The controversial changes to landlords’ mortgage interest tax relief and to the wear and tear allowance “have failed to dampen the...
10 November 2015
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The risk of damage to rental properties heightens in winter - especially if homes are empty, according to the Association of...
05 November 2015
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Two unauthorised outbuildings occupied by five adults and a child have been demolished by a London council after a landlord failed...
28 October 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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Research by a prominent letting agency chain suggests that despite the onslaught of red tape thrown at landlords, almost half are...
16 September 2015
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A letting agency has been ordered to pay more than £12,000 in fines and court costs after being convicted of seven...
07 September 2015
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A kit explaining how homes to let can be made more secure and legally-compliant has been launched by the Residential Landlords...
30 June 2015
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A landlord has been prosecuted and fined for failing to carry out vital works on his rental property. Victor Robbins of Leigh-on-Sea,...
28 May 2015
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The Citizens Advice organisation has returned to the attack on the private rental sector, accusing rogue landlords of raking in £5.6...