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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...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

A landlord has been hit with more than £5,500 of fines and costs after he allowed a family with three young...

There have been “significant leaps forward” in the standards of the private rental sector in the past four years, but safety...

Last week Shelter and the National Housing Federation took a swipe at lettings agents, and now Citizens Advice has joined the...

A London local authority is looking for the landlord of a bungalow which had two bedrooms but was home to 15...

A tenant who was ripping off other tenants in an overcrowded bungalow "death trap" has been fined tens of thousands of...

Which?, the consumer organisation which this week revealed details of an undercover investigation of 30 viewings of properties marketed by lettings...

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...

Tenants, landlords and buy to let investors are the targets for new online rental guides introduced by the Ministry of Housing,...

A buy to let investor has ended up with a bill for thousands of pounds after being found guilty of breaching...

A local authority has described a lettings property as “a real House of Horrors that put the health and safety of...

A council says it is adopting a new approach to proactively tackling poor housing conditions in privately rented homes in one...

A property management company which ignored a series of housing safety regulations and flouted laws designed to protect tenants’ rights has...

Policy makers concerned with the private rental sector ignore the needs of older tenants who are regarded as “invisible”. That’s the claim...

A rogue landlord has been fined twice in the space of two months for failing to provide a suitable standard of...

A council says it hopes a massive set of fines and costs imposed on one buy to let investor and his...

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the Fitness for Human Habitation requirements for...

A London council is using dawn raids in its clampdown on illegal subletting and on so-called ‘beds in sheds’ where tenants...

The BBC’s reality programme The Week The Landlords Moved In should act as an eye-opener for the lettings industry when it...

The findings of the most recent English Housing Survey, an annual report published by the Department for Communities and Local Government,...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has commissioned buy to let expert Kate Faulkner to assess issues in the private rental sector -...

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...

The prospect of today's General Election as well as ongoing uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union is having a...

Labour says there would be a ‘consumer rights revolution’ for the private rental sector if the party won the June 8...

A property company owner who waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a young mother he wanted to illegally evict...

A rogue landlord found guilty of waging a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a young mother he wanted to illegally...

A series of prosecutions of rogue landlords by a London council has also seen a so-called ‘property manager’ fined a four-figure...

A letting agency which has pleaded guilty of poorly managing a house in multiple occupation has ended up with a bill...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

New research has revealed that the vast majority of tenants have experienced problems with damp or poor drainage. A survey of 1,000...

A Prohibition Order has been served on the owner of a flat being let to an elderly couple - one of...

A campaign group has been refocussed with the objective of making the government honour its Autumn Statement pledge to ban letting...

A landlord has been found guilty of letting a property with "extremely dangerous electrics" as well as no heating and a...

Damp and mould can mean big problems for landlords, letting agents and tenants. It can cause stress and even health issues...

Three quarters of a million private renters are stuck in the coldest and draughtiest homes, claims the Citizens Advice organisation -...

Age UK says the number of older people renting in the private sector is set to soar in the near future...

One of Britain's best-known landlords, Fergus Wilson, has launched an appeal after losing a case regarding a damp property. The tenants, Attila...

A letting agency and one of its landlords have been fined over £20,000 and given criminal records for failing to licence...

Rent4sure is pleased to announce we are now working with Home Telecom to give your tenants fast, flexible and unlimited broadband plus...

A pair of landlords have been slapped with a hefty fine for allowing people to live in damp-riddled rooms without fire...

The owner of a series of flats to let in Cardiff has been fined £3,500 and ordered to pay £200 costs...

A rogue landlord faces a court bill of almost £40,000 after being caught cramming 24 people into a house in north...

An industry body says agents and landlords who ignore tenants' complaints about damp and mould could be putting their property at...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

The landlord of a London flat is almost £18,000 worse off and has a criminal record after failing to make renovations to...

A landlord has been left with a court bill totalling more than £6,000 after allowing a house in to fall into...

Two landlords have received fines totalling £3,000 – and were ordered to pay costs of nearly £2,000 - after failing to...

A damp garage with completely inadequate security, heating, and insulation which was being let as a flat for more than £1,000...

A landlord faces a bill of over £9,000 for putting his tenants at risk of harm.   Jack Kensell of Folkestone was prosecuted...

A removals firm has claimed it is currently dealing with more tenants moving between properties than home buyers.  Aussie Man & Van...

Winter is the right time to conduct mid-tenancy inspections of rental properties according to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks.  This is...

The three per cent stamp duty surcharge proposed for purchases of buy to let and holiday homes risks being seen as...

Labour MP Karen Buck is accusing local authorities of taking a ’softly, softly’ approach to rogue letting agents and landlords. Buck, whose...

A landlord who let out dark, damp and overcrowded rooms has been hit with a huge £67,000 fine. Rogue landlord Liakath Ali,...

MPs have given their backing to a government proposal to ban rogue letting agents and landlords who repeatedly break private rental...

It may be almost Christmas but the government is this week unveiling new laws to combat what it sees as the...

The Citizens Advice Bureau consumer charity has stepped up its campaign about poor standards in the private rental sector. It claims private...

It appears almost certain that the Bank of England is preparing for new mortgage controls in a bid to dampen what...

The government’s reduction of mortgage interest tax relief on buy to let properties in a major factor for 50 per cent...

The controversial changes to landlords’ mortgage interest tax relief and to the wear and tear allowance “have failed to dampen the...

The risk of damage to rental properties heightens in winter - especially if homes are empty, according to the Association of...

Two unauthorised outbuildings occupied by five adults and a child have been demolished by a London council after a landlord failed...

A landlord who let a property with serious health and safety hazards to vulnerable adults has pleaded guilty of failing to implement...

Research by a prominent letting agency chain suggests that despite the onslaught of red tape thrown at landlords, almost half are...

A letting agency has been ordered to pay more than £12,000 in fines and court costs after being convicted of seven...

A kit explaining how homes to let can be made more secure and legally-compliant has been launched by the Residential Landlords...

A landlord has been prosecuted and fined for failing to carry out vital works on his rental property.  Victor Robbins of Leigh-on-Sea,...

The Citizens Advice organisation has returned to the attack on the private rental sector, accusing rogue landlords of raking in £5.6...

A landlord has been left with a £1,600 bill for failing to comply with an improvement notice over a four year...