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01 July 2022
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A property law expert is aiming to demystify the upcoming rental legislation for agents at a webinar tomorrow. Robert Bolwell, senior partner...
15 June 2022
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The sole director of a lettings agency, who was recently made the subject of an anti-social behaviour injunction and banning order,...
10 June 2022
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The Times has named a member of the City of London’s governing council as a key figure behind rogue letting agencies. Luis...
07 June 2022
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Greater regulation of lettings agents, and all other property professionals, is required to ‘finish the job’ of reforming the industry which...
26 May 2022
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Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...
06 May 2022
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A property ownership and management company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works...
28 April 2022
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A London property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large...
08 December 2021
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Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...
02 November 2021
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A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...
01 September 2021
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The UK’s largest ever additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect over the long weekend. Westminster council’s scheme will focus...
31 August 2021
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One of the largest new additional licensing schemes for HMOs anywhere in the country is set to come into force in...
17 August 2021
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A landlord and the property company of which he is director have been convicted and ordered to pay more than £17,000...
13 August 2021
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Agents and landlords are being warned that the Fire Safety Act 2021 will make a huge impact on their responsibilities -...
13 August 2021
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Airbnb has launched a scheme it calls the UK Trust and Safety Alliance to offer hosts information on health, safety and...
23 July 2021
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Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...
08 July 2021
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The local media in Manchester have published photographs of a property operated by a lettings agency was found to have multiple...
09 June 2021
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A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...
01 June 2021
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A letting agent has been fined £11,500 for breaking HMO houses and fire safety rules at a property he manages. Agent Benjamin...
04 May 2021
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A property company and a landlord have each been found guilty of 27 charges relating to the management of two properties...
12 April 2021
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Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...
18 March 2021
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A head tenant who posed as a landlord has been taken to court by a London council. Sonia Nascimento rented a converted...
11 March 2021
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Two landlords in the same town - one the director of a lettings firm - have been prosecuted as their properties...
08 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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One person had to be rescued from a fire after their landlord failed to ensure they had a working fire alarm...
27 November 2020
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A lettings firm has been ordered to pay over £18,000 after failing to provide adequate living conditions for his tenants. Chelmsford magistrates...
11 November 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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A council in London, where landlords yields and margins are already tight, says it wants to charge £550 for a renewed...
03 July 2020
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London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...
02 July 2020
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Harrow council in north London has launched a formal consultation on its plan to renew its landlord licensing scheme in the...
11 June 2020
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A PropTech firm is making its Covid-19 functionality free to use for agents, landlords and tenants facing challenges in accessing properties. Launched...
21 April 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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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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12 March 2020
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A resident who was unable to access an emergency escape route during a fire was found standing on a windowsill hanging...
18 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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Liverpool’s Labour mayor says he is confident that the city will, after all, be able to renew its city-wide licensing scheme. Housing...
03 February 2020
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The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that...
15 January 2020
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A seaside council has issued over £15,000 in fines to owners of unlicensed HMOs. Torbay council in south Devon adds that “a...
23 October 2019
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A landlord has been fined almost £2,500 for breaching an improvement notice issued by Cambridge City Council. Noelle Salameh was fined after...
09 October 2019
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One of the UK’s highest profile lettings agencies - Countrywide band Beresford Adams - has been fined £22,500 for health and...
23 September 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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Birmingham council has issued its first civil penalty against a House in Multiple Occupation landlord - and it says that move...
03 September 2019
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A joint operation between Avon and Somerset Police and North Somerset council has uncovered a string of issues connected with rental...
02 September 2019
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A tenant pretending to be landlord has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 after he carved up five family homes...
31 July 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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A rogue landlady has been hit with a fine of £24,000 after conning her tenants and the local authorities with a...
10 May 2019
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A rogue letting agent has been ordered to pay £42,596 in fines and costs of £10,626 after pleading guilty to a...
23 April 2019
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A buy to let investor has received a hefty fine “for endangering the lives of his tenants by failing to meet...
12 April 2019
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The rapid growth of Airbnb-style short lets could lead to the loss of private rented homes and displacement of long-term residents...
09 April 2019
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Two buy to let investors have been fined thousands of pounds after failing to carry out improvements to unfit rental properties. Adur...
05 April 2019
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The council for one of the wealthiest areas in the country says it will be “educating and advising letting agents” on...
27 March 2019
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Two landlords have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 for breaching fire safety and over-occupancy licence conditions at their House...
11 March 2019
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A landlord has been convicted of three offences relating to his failure to comply with fire safety requirements in a privately...
11 March 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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A landlord has been ordered to pay over £5,000 in fines and costs in a licensing dispute with a local council. Almas...
15 February 2019
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A buy to let investor who let out a converted attic room despite it being the subject of a council prohibition...
23 January 2019
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A buy to let investor has been fined more than £5,000 and ordered to pay a further £4,000 after HMO offences. John...
21 December 2018
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A buy to let investor has been forced to close down two rat infested homes he owns in Rotherham after they...
22 November 2018
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Two private landlords have been found guilty of managing Houses in Multiple Occupation with dangerous and sub-standard conditions, following a successful...
26 September 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 landlord in Reading has been handed a huge fine for serious breaches of fire safety regulations. Philip Brotherton's company Cresctcourt Properties...
07 September 2018
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A landlord has been hit with a total fine of almost £40,000 for breaching House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) management regulations. David...
03 September 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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The council behind a controversial private rental sector licensing scheme is trying to justify its introduction on health and safety grounds. On...
17 August 2018
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Airbnb, the short lets platform that has received substantial criticism from the buy to let sector over its largely unregulated status,...
16 August 2018
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A buy to let investor has been fined £20,000 after a kitchen fire that occurred in May last year at a...
14 August 2018
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The government’s announcement that it will bring in mandatory electrical checks in the private rented sector has been welcomed - perhaps...
01 August 2018
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It’s been a difficult summer for Airbnb and other short-let platforms operating in the UK. Recently the European Commission gave Airbnb until the...
31 July 2018
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An investor has been fined £2,525 after failing to licence her property and allegedly providing inadequate living conditions for her tenants. Adeola...
24 July 2018
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All privately-let homes must have electrical installations checked every five years under new rules announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities...
20 July 2018
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A trade body is backing a call by a parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in...
19 July 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 property managing agent has been ordered to pay £40,000 following the death of a woman at a fire at a...
12 April 2018
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The government’s review into building and fire safety regulations is missing the opportunity to assess fire safety regulations on a wider...
09 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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A Brighton and Hove lettings agent has been fined more than £3,000 for allowing two properties that he owned himself to...
29 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 buy to let property owner has received a four month prison sentence for letting out a property he had already...
22 December 2017
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The new online database identifying rogue letting agents and landlords will save lives according to the London Fire Brigade. We wrote about...
21 December 2017
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The local authority at Brent in north London has secured what it calls “an important court victory” after “appalling conditions” were...
21 December 2017
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The landlord of an HMO has been fined £3,300 for failures to meet his obligations, particularly regarding fire safety. At Northampton magistrates...
13 December 2017
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An industry trade group says residents in high rise blocks of flats are being let down by a system in which...
07 November 2017
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A buy to let investor who kept 24 adults and children in what a local council calls “appalling conditions” has a...
12 September 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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More than half of buy to let landlords have taken measures to check the fire safety of their properties in the...
28 July 2017
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A lettings sector trade body is warning that contradictory and outdated fire safety guidance needs updating. At present, landlords or their agent...
27 July 2017
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A proposed amendment to the government's Housing and Planning Bill which suggests landlords are required to make homes 'fit for human...
15 June 2017
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A landlord has been ordered to pay over £10,000 after pleading guilty to breaching three separate fire regulations. Charles Thornton was fined...
14 June 2017
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Two landlords have been fined almost £14,000 for breaching a multitude of property management regulations. Abdul Qadir, 56, and Dr Mohammed Anwar,...
12 June 2017
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A management firm and corporate landlord have been hit with a £250,000 fine after a “potentially lethal” flat blaze in London -...
30 May 2017
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A private landlord in Saffron Walden has been fined for letting what the local council describes as “poor and potentially dangerous...
11 May 2017
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A north London landlord who housed a family of five, including three children, in a cramped attic has been prosecuted by...
11 May 2017
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The landlord of a west London property, described by a judge as a "deathtrap" and an "accident waiting to happen", has...
03 May 2017
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A landlord who exposed tenants to “miserable” living conditions because of fire safety hazards has been prosecuted by a local authority. The...
02 May 2017
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Another London borough is consulting on a further extension of its existing selective licensing - this time it’s Harrow council. It wants...
20 April 2017
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A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £17,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty at St Albans Magistrates'...
19 April 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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A landlord is facing prosecution for failing to comply with various HMO regulations. For the last two days, Paul Turner has appeared...
25 January 2017
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A letting agency specialising in student accommodation in Nottingham city centre and its director have admitted a series of breaches of...
23 January 2017
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New data produced for Fire Door Safety Week shows that lower income tenants are more concerned about fire safety where they...
28 September 2016
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This week those working in the Private Rented Sector are being reminded of the importance of fire doors in rental properties. Fire...
27 September 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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An MP has written to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, raising concerns over the effect short-term lets regulations are having...
22 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 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 private landlord has been jailed after being accused by a judge of "cutting corners" and deliberately putting his "wealth" before...
22 August 2016
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A landlord is to be sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court next week after pleading guilty to seven charges relating to fire...
25 July 2016
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There has been yet another prosecution over an unsafe house in multiple occupation. Syed Masum Ali appeared in Stafford Magistrates Court and...
07 July 2016
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A landlord in Milton Keynes has been ordered to pay a total of £24,168.29 for serious breaches of fire safety regulations...
17 June 2016
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Two landlords have been fined after being found guilty of fire safety failings in their rental properties. Both prosecutions were brought by...
25 May 2016
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The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched a new version of its Fire Safety Logbook which has been endorsed by the...
25 May 2016
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Lettings companies and an organised group of criminals described as a “gang of chancers” have been hit with fines and costs...
25 March 2016
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The landlord of a rental property in Harrogate has been fined over £8,200 after pleading guilty to two offences under the Regulatory...
12 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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Letting agents and property managers of blocks with fire doors are being urged to take their responsibilities more seriously. The warning comes...
02 September 2015
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A group of estate agents have teamed up with a local fire and rescue service to launch an initiative aimed at...
27 August 2015
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A student landlord has been sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay over £12,400 after pleading guilty to...
08 July 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 letting agency has been handed fines totalling £7,000 and costs of £1,140 after a council took it to court over...
30 June 2015
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A landlord has been hit with an £11,000 fine after putting his tenants' lives at risk. Javeed Hossain was prosecuted by the...
03 June 2015
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A landlord in Coventry has been handed a £3,350 fine after a house in multiple occupation under his ownership was found...