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Landlord duo to pay back tenants nearly £18,000 after licensing failures

Landlord duo to pay back tenants nearly £18,000 after licensing failures

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Landlord couple ordered to pay their tenants back the cash after failing to get an HMO licence for a property in

Selective licensing schemes goes ahead despite landlord opposition

Selective licensing schemes goes ahead despite landlord opposition

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Landlords in Grimsby have failed to convince council bosses to ditch a proposed selective licensing scheme in the town.

Landlord couple banned for nine years from renting homes

Landlord couple banned for nine years from renting homes

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The two landlords have been banned from renting property after their legal appeal was rejected.

COMMENT: 28 Weeks to Evict a tenant, should landlords be fearful?

COMMENT: 28 Weeks to Evict a tenant, should landlords be fearful?

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Why Landlords probably should be concerned about what the Renters’ Rights Bill could bring

Landlords excluded from Treasury plans to overhaul Stamp Duty

Landlords excluded from Treasury plans to overhaul Stamp Duty

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Landlords would be exempt from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plans for a national property tax but could ultimately pay higher prices for homes.

Eviction battle between landlord and tenants makes national TV

Eviction battle between landlord and tenants makes national TV

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Tenants at a complex of flats in Nottingham have staged a protest against their no-fault eviction after it was sold to a new owner.

Sellers’ market picks up, as fire and structural damage refuses to stop properties selling in under 2 weeks

Sellers’ market picks up, as fire and structural damage refuses to stop properties selling in under 2 weeks

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Buy-to-let is bouncing back—landlords are selling fast, often above asking, with tenants in place. Portfolios sold in days, even with damage.

LATEST: Tenant rent arrears drop by 20% during 2025

LATEST: Tenant rent arrears drop by 20% during 2025

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Rent arrears fell by 12% to £1,861 in Q2 2025 marking the first year-on-year decline in a second quarter since 2021.

Rent rises ease but tenants still face massive competition for homes

Rent rises ease but tenants still face massive competition for homes

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Rent rises are easing across the UK official data has revealed this morning but experts warn that the private rental market continues to suffer from a

EXPERT: Council abused powers during immediate 'ban' on new HMOs

EXPERT: Council abused powers during immediate 'ban' on new HMOs

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A council in the north of England has been accused of an ‘abuse of power’ after introducing an ‘immediate' article 4 direction for HMOs.

New research debunks 'draughty' claims about privately rented homes

New research debunks 'draughty' claims about privately rented homes

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Homes within the private rented sector aren’t the poor relation portrayed by tenant groups when it comes to energy efficiency

More big names back campaigner seeking Labour U-turn on pets

More big names back campaigner seeking Labour U-turn on pets

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More leading figures and organisations have backed a campaigner's attempt to persuade Labour to U-turn on pet insurance.

TV star signs up to back rent guarantor firm ahead of reforms

TV star signs up to back rent guarantor firm ahead of reforms

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Barrister and TV personality Rob Rinder has got behind RentGuarantor as the firm’s new brand ambassador.

Midlands council celebrates whopping landlord fines total

Midlands council celebrates whopping landlord fines total

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Coventry Council has handed out £278,782 in landlord fines so far this year, including prosecutions, financial penalties and rent repayment orders.

85,000 fewer properties bought by landlords over past 12 months

85,000 fewer properties bought by landlords over past 12 months

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Slump in buying due to confidence dented by regulatory uncertainty, higher borrowing costs and slower house price growth, says Dwelly.

Trade body slams unnecessary 'duplication' of regulation for landlords

Trade body slams unnecessary 'duplication' of regulation for landlords

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Letting agents have urged Hackney Council to rethink licensing schemes that risk increasing rents and pushing smaller landlords out.

COMMENT: UK High Street: Continuing Decline or Reinvention?

COMMENT: UK High Street: Continuing Decline or Reinvention?

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Whatever initiative governments have tried so far, nothing seems to be working for Britain’s high streets

New partnership offers student landlords innovative HMO management tech

New partnership offers student landlords innovative HMO management tech

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The NRLA has teamed up with online student and graduate lettings platform Hybr

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Landlord duo to pay huge fine over dangerous properties in Midlands

Landlord duo to pay huge fine over dangerous properties in Midlands

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A landlord couple in Nottinghamshire have been given one of this year’s largest fines for operating unsafe rental properties.

UPDATED: consider these things before you increase your tenant’s rent

UPDATED: consider these things before you increase your tenant’s rent

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With costs increasing, landlords are being forced to contemplate rent increases. If you go down this road you need to be aware and follow the rules.

COMMENT: when a minister acts like a landlord, the house comes tumbling down

COMMENT: when a minister acts like a landlord, the house comes tumbling down

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What does Rushanara Ali’s tale tell us about the current state of landlording, about buy-to-let ethics, evictions and the Renters’ Rights Bill?

Welsh holiday lets landlords face huge 'retrospective' tax bills

Welsh holiday lets landlords face huge 'retrospective' tax bills

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Owners of holiday lets in North Wales have been handed huge council tax demands after failing to realise the country’s new occupancy targets were retr

Professional landlords 'the future of privated rented sector' claims tech boss

Professional landlords 'the future of privated rented sector' claims tech boss

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Larger, professional landlords are best placed to take the private rented sector says Sam Humphreys.

Million rented homes won't pass upgraded Decent Homes Standard

Million rented homes won't pass upgraded Decent Homes Standard

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More than one in five private rented homes in England would be illegal to rent once proposed changes to the Decent Homes Standard take effect.

Minister resigns after controversial eviction but says she did 'nothing wrong'

Minister resigns after controversial eviction but says she did 'nothing wrong'

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After a barrage of criticism over the way she evicted tenants from her property, Rushanar Ali has stepped down.

Minister's controversial eviction 'will not be possible under her own rental reforms'

Minister's controversial eviction 'will not be possible under her own rental reforms'

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TV star Paul Shamplina has pointed out the difficult position homeless minister Rushanara Ali has put herself into.

Landlord pays VERY heavy price for ignoring licensing scheme

Landlord pays VERY heavy price for ignoring licensing scheme

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Rogue operator Shamsua Huda has been handed a whopping £33,698 fine for ignoring orders to license his HMO.

Gove’s ambitious plan to reform leasehold is quietly being sidelined

Gove’s ambitious plan to reform leasehold is quietly being sidelined

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Abolishing leasehold is far from the easy process some of our politicians would have us believe – there are some powerful forces ready to counter the move.

Former housing minister facing questions over rented property

Former housing minister facing questions over rented property

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Former Housing Minister Esther McVey has been claiming tens of thousands of pounds in Parliamentary expenses for renting a London flat, despite her husband owning a property a mile away, it has been claimed.

MPs tell Government to protect landlords from rogue agents

MPs tell Government to protect landlords from rogue agents

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The government has been urged to stop “sitting on its hands” and bring forward changes to protect tenants, leaseholders and landlords from poor practices in the lettings industry.

DIY lettings service for landlords launches with big promise

DIY lettings service for landlords launches with big promise

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A new DIY lettings service for landlords should help Hello Neighbour fulfil its ambition of becoming the biggest letting agent in England, according to co-founder Richard Jenkins.

Council closes HMO after surprise visit reveals nightmare property

Council closes HMO after surprise visit reveals nightmare property

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A landlord who rented out his unlicensed, seven-bedroom HMO to 13 tenants has been ordered to pay £3,000.

Rent rises reflect cost tracking, not profiteering

Rent rises reflect cost tracking, not profiteering

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Landlords' rent increases reflect rising mortgage rates and operational costs, not profiteering, amid a challenging property market.

MPs urge Ministers to 'sort out' Local Housing Allowance rises

MPs urge Ministers to 'sort out' Local Housing Allowance rises

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Landlord and tenant groups have welcomed proposals by MPs on the Work and Pensions Select Committee to introduce an annual ‘uprating guarantee’ to the Local Housing Allowance (LHA).

REFORMS: Many landlords have 'no idea what's about to hit them'

REFORMS: Many landlords have 'no idea what's about to hit them'

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Propertymark poll reveals only 18% of landlords understand the Renters (Reform) Bill; 52% find official guidance insufficient.

Landlord warns: "sell now” as Government urged to further reduce PRS

Landlord warns: "sell now” as Government urged to further reduce PRS

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The Guardian suggests that Government may start to veer towards a “surprisingly simple solution to the UK housing crisis” which could see them squeeze landlords further, blaming them for the current housing crisis affecting home-buyers.

Report reveals £45 billion contribution landlords make to economy

Report reveals £45 billion contribution landlords make to economy

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A new report published today claims that 390,000 jobs rely on the private rented sector as critics of the sector, including the Guardian newspaper, have called for it to be shrunk or abolished entirely.

UK's only city-wide licencing scheme 'gets tough' on landlords

UK's only city-wide licencing scheme 'gets tough' on landlords

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Landlords in Oxford who fail to sign up to the city’s licensing scheme are being threatened with fines and enforcement action after a year of relative ‘grace’.

REPORT: Will lower inflation lead to lower BTL mortgage rates?

REPORT: Will lower inflation lead to lower BTL mortgage rates?

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Falling UK inflation could herald some good news for BTL landlords over the coming months, according to mortgage experts.

A reminder for landlords that electrical safety checks are mandatory

A reminder for landlords that electrical safety checks are mandatory

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Until recently landlords only had to concern themselves gas safety checks - but now all residential landlords or their agents must arrange for regular electrical safety checks (every 5 years)

Court approves tough bankcruptcy limits on 'property guru'

Court approves tough bankcruptcy limits on 'property guru'

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Infamous property guru Glenn Armstrong, who misled dozens of investors by promising to make them rich, has been handed tough bankruptcy restrictions lasting 12 years.

Tenant pockets £5,000 from Tribunal after realising HMO was unlicenced

Tenant pockets £5,000 from Tribunal after realising HMO was unlicenced

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A tenant who discovered that his landlord had not licenced the HMO in which he lived is to pocket £5,000 after winning a rent repayment order (RRO) during a Tribunal hearing.

Spring Budget shortfalls: What was missing for landlords?

Spring Budget shortfalls: What was missing for landlords?

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Budget fails buy-to-let landlords – tax reliefs slashed and housing crisis ignored, despite CGT cut and NI tweaks.

Murder conviction bars landlord from running rental properties

Murder conviction bars landlord from running rental properties

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A landlord who was jailed for culpable homicide in 2008 has been refused permission to rent out flats in Glasgow, despite claiming he has taken ‘responsibility for his actions’ and moved on.

Escalating 'housing emergencies' are Government's fault, say Scots letting agents

Escalating 'housing emergencies' are Government's fault, say Scots letting agents

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Letting agents have blamed poor Scottish government policies for the growing number of councils declaring ‘housing emergencies’.

Heat pumps still 'too expensive' warns national spending watchdog

Heat pumps still 'too expensive' warns national spending watchdog

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Heat pump sales continue to be hampered by high costs, lown awareness and a lack of long-term financial support, the government’s spending watchdog has warned.

90% of landlords reject Scottish rent control plans, official poll reveals

90% of landlords reject Scottish rent control plans, official poll reveals

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Vast majority of landlords have flatly rejected future widespread rent control across Scotland, in a new Holyrood survey.

Landlord fined after tenant harrassment revealed in court

Landlord fined after tenant harrassment revealed in court

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A landlord has been ordered to pay £2,500 in fines, compensation and costs after he admitted harassing two of his tenants.

Will landlord MPs stymie the Rental (reform) Bill?

Will landlord MPs stymie the Rental (reform) Bill?

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Momentum appears to be growing to torpedo the controversial legislation as evidence emerges that the Bill is ‘close to collapse’ in Parliament.

Should a good rent payment record count towards a mortgage application

Should a good rent payment record count towards a mortgage application

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It used to be the case that renting was a temporary phase in a young persons life. It gave flexibility until their career settled down to a fixed employer and a fixed location. But todays property prices mitigate against this pattern. Many people are locked into renting fa

Generation Rent calls for big landlord regulation push in Wales

Generation Rent calls for big landlord regulation push in Wales

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Generation Rent has urged the Welsh government to introduce an ombudsman for the PRS along with more grounds for rent repayment orders (RROs) in order to improve tenants’ lives.

80% of landlords say banning Section 21 evictions 'a mistake'

80% of landlords say banning Section 21 evictions 'a mistake'

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The vast majority of landlords and letting agents view the Government’s plans to abolish Section 21 evictions as a mistake, a new report has revealed.