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A local authority in Essex is cracking down on what it claims to be the increase of illegally positioned estate agent...

A newspaper in Liverpool has sharply criticised the government for refusing to allow the city council to continue a huge landlord...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

A legal firm has renewed its criticism of local authority licensing schemes, accusing them of “persecuting” landlords. David Kirwan, managing partner at...

A council says it has been preparing prosecution and penalty notices “for hundreds of private landlords that have failed to apply...

More big fines have been handed out in recent legal action regarding buy to let investors who have not stuck by...

A PropTech company chief is backing the controversial idea of spot checks on private rental sector properties in a bid to...

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

Rent Smart Wales says it is “heartening” that there has been a substantial recent rise in the number of agents, properties...

A buy to let investor who ignored the controversial Rent Smart Wales scheme faces a bill of more than £3,500 for...

Agents and landlords with properties in Wales have been reminded they could be breaking the law if they're not signed up to...

York Council is seeking the introduction of fixed penalty notices for letting agents and landlords in the city who are found...

A letting agent is angry that there has not been a single prosecution in his region as a result of agencies...