A former landlord has been ordered to pay a council tax demand dating back nearly 20 years.
A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £9,000 for ignoring notices to improve his dangerous property.
Leeds Building Society has stopped lending to investors buying holiday lets in areas of North Norfolk and North Yorkshire in a bid to relieve pressure on local housing.
The quality of service provided by letting agents to landlords is under the spotlight again after an influential group within the Lords revealed it is to probe into the sector.
It has been confirmed over the weekend that a group of 49 ‘rebel’ Tory MPs are working hard have the Renters (Reform) Bill amended.
MPs have been given more details of the Government’s plans to clamp down on holiday lets in tourism hotspots following Michael Gove’s announcement this week.
Minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) are not being enforced by overstretched councils who cannot keep any income they make from fines imposed for breaches.
Landlords will have to fork out an extra £460 to use the new Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment system.
Landlords who have used cowboy spray foam firms to insulate their properties are to be offered help by one of the main trade associations for the sector.
A staggering 94% of renters don’t have confidence in the government’s approach to housing, according to a poll by SpareRoom.
Salford Council wants new powers to help stem the growth of HMOs in the city.
Jacob Rees-Mogg has turned on Tory colleagues by labelling the Renters (Reform) Bill “desperate tinkering at the edges” which won’t help landlords or tenants.
A landlord who ignored a council’s enforcement notice to stop operating an HMO without planning permission has been told to return it to a ‘traditional family home’ or face a huge fine.
Opportunities for developers and investors in property will open up as new amendments are laid down.
It’s another week of news suggesting that landlords need to sell. If you’ve not yet considered cutting your loses, this might be the sign it’s time to exit the market, fast.
Cross-party peers have grilled Housing Minister Baroness Penn over the government’s ambiguous assurance that no-fault evictions would be banned before the general election.
A rogue landlord who ignored requests to raise standards at his two unlicensed properties has been hit with a bill of more than £45,000.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today raided homes and arrested four people connected to a group of investment companies that left some 1,000 investors out of pocket.
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A rogue portfolio landlord has been banned from letting properties for five years after she admitted multiple offences relating to fire safety issues. Naomi Knapp, a landlord with 34 properties in Bristol, was convicted of eight banning order offences and will now be added to th
Urgent regulation of the spray foam industry is needed to prevent making thousands of homes un-mortgagable, warn leading property groups. Sprayed polyurethane expanding foams are often used in lofts, either to stabilise a failing roof covering or to provide extra insulation. But
Portsmouths HMOs are in the firing line again as growing numbers are being referred to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to have their council tax bands reassessed. Rather than paying tax on the whole property, each room can be classified as a band A at a cost of �1,200, wit
A severely disabled tenant and his family have barricaded themselves into their home in a bid to prevent a controversial eviction. Quadriplegic Harvey Cowe, 62, and his wife Sheree, 55, have lived at the house in Brittany Road, Hove, for 25 years after Brighton & Hove C
A leading letting agent has criticised the reasoning behind the UKs ever-growing list of selective licensing schemes. Selective licensing covers all rented property in a given area or council borough and landlords are required to pay a five-yearly fee of between �500 and �9
Landlords in Bristol will soon be required to gain planning permission to convert properties into HMOs in three key areas, it has been revealed. South Gloucestershire Council is to bring in Article 4 directions in the Bristol neighbourhoods of Stoke Park and Cheswick and parts o
Londons mayor Sadiq Khan has urged private landlords who are planning to exit the private rented market to sell their properties to local councils instead of other landlords. Khan made the comments within a self-congratulatory statement on his website l
A landlord in London must now pay �40,000 after losing his appeal against his fine for breaching Mandatory HMO licensing conditions at a bedsit property above a pub. Earlier this year Islington council brought a prosecution against Mohammed Shahid for fai
Landlords have been urged not to fall foul of looming rent rise legislation by updating their records and processes.
Scots Conservative Thomas Heald bangs the drum for the private rented sector and rejects rent controls as solution to high rents.
Landlords face rising taxes, regulations, and costs - prompting many to sell up. Is government policy pushing small landlords out of the
We explore what happens next to the Renters’ Rights’ Bill following Monday's debate in parliament.
A heavily contested selective licensing scheme is to go ahead in Scunthorpe after landlords lost their High Court battle to stop it.
Tariq Mahmood Khan faces the ultimate sanction after being convicted for failing to comply with a prohibition order - again.
More than one million extra renters might get a pet when the Renters’ Rights Bill takes effect, according to new research.
PRS REIT enters £631.6M sale, highlighting growing institutional interest and potential shifts in the UK rental market.
Renters' Rights Bill is to get Royal Assent very soon unmolested by any major amendments, last night's Parliamenatry debate revealed.
Thurrock landlords will be hit by a pricey new HMO licensing scheme as number of new schemes this year hits record
New housing secretary's critical views of landlords revealed by previous speeches and voting record in parliament.
Southampton's former Lord Mayor has made controversial comments about some of city's landlords.
With the impending implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act, Section 21 evictions are now on borrowed time
Landlords have a new housing secretary after Steve Reed was confirmed in the role following the resignation of Angela Rayner.
Sticky back plastic tiles have been singled out as the biggest scourge faced by landlords at the end of a tenancy.
Three quarter of property investors have not welcomed the Government's planning reforms, saying they won't get Britain building.
Landlords in Scotland are encouraged by the new Housing Secretary’s willingness to collaborate but remain concerned abou rent controls.
Housing secretary has resigned from her three roles, admitting her actions didn't meet the highest standards given her senior position in Government.
Seven in ten landlords are now open to tenants personalising their homes, while a third of tenants get involved in decoration plans.
Leaks, alarms and boiler breakdowns are the most common problems facing tenants and property managers, according to new research.
The chance of Angela Rayner losing her job overseeing the housing market are growing following new revelations.
LandlordZONE's Nigel Lewis looks at Labour's odd obsession with landlording 'not being real work'.
Landlords who operate HMOs collect rents almost twice as much as those who operate ‘family homes’, new research shows.
The Renters’ Rights Bill is now almost certain to become law before the political parties break for the party conference season.
HMRC spot checks – “fishing expeditions” – what they mean for you and how to be prepared
