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Two new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - but at this stage it’s...

Walsall council is proposing additional licensing to improve conditions and management of HMOs in five wards where there are high numbers...

An investigation is underway into a lettings agency which has gone into liquidation owing almost £500,000 in rent to landlords and in...

Another franchise lettings and sales agency has gone green by changing its car fleet to electric vehicles. One of the Midlands branches...

Walsall council in the Midlands is considering an Additional Licensing scheme for HMOs.  As is often the case with such schemes, the...

A compliance consultant has explained why a local council’s penalty on a rogue landlord - initially £31,499 - was slashed to...

A local authority in the Midlands has admitted what many people have believed for some time - despite a slew of...

More than 50 councils across the country will share nearly £2.4m of extra government funding to crack down on rogue landlords. Among...

A local authority currently consulting on private rental licensing is using improved energy efficiency as one of the criteria for landlords...

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has started what is described as an official inspection of Right To Rent. Legislation...

A man who posed as a letting agent to swindle landlords and tenants has been jailed for just over two years.   Legal...

An immigration lawyer has criticised the government’s Right to Rent scheme - officially starting today - for having little impact but...

Research for a student accommodation service says the average weekly rent paid by students has risen a modest £1.43 in the...

The immigration charity the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants says it is working with a range of other bodies...