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How to tackle damp and mould as the mercury falls

How to tackle damp and mould as the mercury falls

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Damp and mould can affect your rental properties at any time of year; but issues are much more likely to occur in colder months.

Landlords with mortgages 'to get early Xmas present'

Landlords with mortgages 'to get early Xmas present'

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Mortgage rates are likely to drop even further before the end of the year, providing some much-needed festive cheer for landlords.

Labour says renters face 'insecurity' but tenancies getting longer

Labour says renters face 'insecurity' but tenancies getting longer

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Private renters are increasingly staying for longer in their homes, contrary to tenant groups’ argument that they face ‘insecurity of tenure’.

PIX: Shocking size of 'rooms' within illegal HMO revealed

PIX: Shocking size of 'rooms' within illegal HMO revealed

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A rogue landlord who turned her three-bedroom bungalow into a 15-room unlicensed HMO where tenants slept on camp beds in windowless rooms has been handed a £12,000 fine.

HMO landlords should be Scrooge not Santa this Christmas

HMO landlords should be Scrooge not Santa this Christmas

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Landlords have been advised not to let their tenants deck the halls with flammable holly during the festive season.

Government promises to fix cladding remiation problems by 2029

Government promises to fix cladding remiation problems by 2029

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The government has set out new targets to fix unsafe buildings in England as part of its Remediation Acceleration Plan.

Gloucester plans clampdown on spread of HMOs

Gloucester plans clampdown on spread of HMOs

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Gloucester Council is to apply for an Article 4 Direction in a bid to curb the number of shared houses in the city.

'Labour's reforms will cost landlords and tenants'

'Labour's reforms will cost landlords and tenants'

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The Renters’ Rights Bill will add extra costs for tenants as well as landlords, and it will cause landlords to leave the private rented sector

Property groups call for more homes, not rent controls

Property groups call for more homes, not rent controls

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Property groups have called on the Scottish government to focus on building homes rather than rent controls in a bid to address the country’s housing crisis.

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Support for Tories among renters HALVES in five years

Support for Tories among renters HALVES in five years

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The number of renters who plan to vote Conservative on Thursday has halved since the last election, from 20% to just 10%, according to a new poll. Zero percent of student tenants said they'd back Sunak.

Landlords and agents call for renting reforms to be passed ASAP

Landlords and agents call for renting reforms to be passed ASAP

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The NRLA has joined forces with property leaders to call for the next government to pass the Renters (Reform) Bill as a matter of urgency.

Tenant avoids jail after 'nasty' attempt to blackmail landlord

Tenant avoids jail after 'nasty' attempt to blackmail landlord

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A tenant who threatened to share a naked video of his former landlord if he wasn’t given back a cash deposit has been handed a 12-month suspended jail sentence.

Thousands of benefits tenants losing housing support, landlords warned

Thousands of benefits tenants losing housing support, landlords warned

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Landlords have been warned that thousands of tenants face losing their housing benefit and may struggle to pay the rent as changes brought in by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) take effect.

Landlord TV favourite Martin Roberts hints at Strictly appearance

Landlord TV favourite Martin Roberts hints at Strictly appearance

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TV property expert Martin Roberts has hinted that he’s been lined up for the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.

City hits smaller HMO landlords with £1,000 licencing bill

City hits smaller HMO landlords with £1,000 licencing bill

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Landlords in Brighton & Hove with small HMOs will have to pay £1,051 from today for an additional licence.

REVEALED: Properties with sitting tenants cost 15% less to buy

REVEALED: Properties with sitting tenants cost 15% less to buy

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Properties with a sitting tenant cost an average of 15% less than those without, and are a whopping 24% cheaper in Scotland, according to new figures.

NRLA rounds on political parties for ignoring LHA rates 'gap'

NRLA rounds on political parties for ignoring LHA rates 'gap'

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Landlord representative body the NRLA has rounded on all the political parties ahead of this week’s General Election for ignoring one of the ‘most important’ issues facing the private rented sector.

Paragon Bank paints optimistic picture for private rented sector

Paragon Bank paints optimistic picture for private rented sector

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The bank puts a positive spin on buy-to-let, despite others regularly asking, “should I give up on buy-to-let?” And Savills reveals a secret market segment that heralds growth.

Data regulator warns landlords and agents over privacy rules

Data regulator warns landlords and agents over privacy rules

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Landlords and letting agents have been warned to be more careful when handling tenants’ personal data under GDPR rules.

Huge Right to Rent fines for landlords to go live on 22nd January

Huge Right to Rent fines for landlords to go live on 22nd January

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Steeper fines for landlords flouting Right to Rent rules in England come into force on 22nd January.

New selective licences will be 'tied to tackling anti-social tenants'

New selective licences will be 'tied to tackling anti-social tenants'

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Middlesborough Council has launched a consultation into plans to extend a selective licensing scheme in parts of its Newport ward.

Private rental sector is 'broken' claims Shelter boss

Private rental sector is 'broken' claims Shelter boss

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The PRS is “broken” according to Shelter, which claims lone parents are bearing the brunt of the housing crisis.

Acorn apologises over two 'incorrect' claims about NRLA

Acorn apologises over two 'incorrect' claims about NRLA

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Lobbying group Acorn has issued a statement apologising for incorrectly accusing the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) of ‘campaigning against the abolishment of Section 21 evictions’.

BTL investment firm takes down adverts following investigation

BTL investment firm takes down adverts following investigation

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A BTL investment firm has had its wrist slapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for potentially misleading landlords over its prices.

Derby latest city to clamp down on growth of HMOs

Derby latest city to clamp down on growth of HMOs

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Councillors in Derby hope to get tougher on HMO landlords by introducing an Article 4 direction in the city.

Landlord reveals highly unusual route into BTL investment

Landlord reveals highly unusual route into BTL investment

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A landlord in Somerset has revealed his highly unusual path to becoming a buy-to-let investor.

Are you? 144,000 landlords facing higher mortgage costs in 2024

Are you? 144,000 landlords facing higher mortgage costs in 2024

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More than 144,000 private landlords coming to the end of five-year fixed deals face re-mortgaging at starkly higher rates in 2024.

Landlord pins rising rents on new selective licencing fees

Landlord pins rising rents on new selective licencing fees

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Nottingham benefits landlord Mick Roberts has blamed the city’s licensing schemes for rising rents and homelessness.

Manchester reveals £86,000 landlord fines as it seeks more licencing

Manchester reveals £86,000 landlord fines as it seeks more licencing

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Manchester Council has revealed penalties of more than £86,000 handed to landlords under previous selective licensing schemes to justify expanding it to nine more areas.

Landlord wins key legal case over 'unworkable' prohibition orders

Landlord wins key legal case over 'unworkable' prohibition orders

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A landlord has won an unusual Tribunal victory after their local council tried to prevent a property being rented out because, it alleged, its spiral staircase was too dangerous for workmen over 60 years old to use.

Leading landlord receives MBE in New Year Honours List

Leading landlord receives MBE in New Year Honours List

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A leading landlord has received an OBE within the New Year Honours List along with one other property figure.

Hundreds of landlords duped into illegal tax avoidance schemes

Hundreds of landlords duped into illegal tax avoidance schemes

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As much as £100 million in tax avoidance could have disappeared before taxation expert Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates (TPA) “blew the whistle” on the schemes

Student landlords facing 'horrendous' situation over reforms

Student landlords facing 'horrendous' situation over reforms

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The Tory Government’s assault on the student accommodation sector will see the number of private landlords operating within it halve by 2033, it has been claimed.

Higher costs and eviction reform worrying hard-pressed landlords

Higher costs and eviction reform worrying hard-pressed landlords

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Landlords are becoming increasingly worried about both rising costs and the Government’s plans to scrap ‘no fault’ Section 21 evictions next year, it has been claimed.

Shelter refutes claim it has 'become too big'

Shelter refutes claim it has 'become too big'

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Shelter has told a BBC TV show that the organisation has not become too big.

Merry Xmas - here's a bit of festive landlord poetry fun!

Merry Xmas - here's a bit of festive landlord poetry fun!

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A very Merry Christmas to all our readers from the LandlordZONE editorial team.

The war on landlords: are these “bogeymen” to blame for the housing crisis?

The war on landlords: are these “bogeymen” to blame for the housing crisis?

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Are landlords to blame for our housing crisis, or are they on the receiving end of a very raw deal?

Scottish minister ploughs on with EPC rules plan for landlords

Scottish minister ploughs on with EPC rules plan for landlords

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Scottish ministers have defended proposals to introduce minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector by 2028.

Ballooning rents 'entirely the Government's fault', says leading figure

Ballooning rents 'entirely the Government's fault', says leading figure

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A leading figure in the property world has pinned the blame for the UK’s rocketing rent rises on the Government, claiming that it’s absurd to accuse landlords and letting agents of profiteering from huge demand.

Big energy firm reveals move into rented property sector

Big energy firm reveals move into rented property sector

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Octopus Energy is launching its first private rental properties in the new year, kitted out with solar panels, heat pumps, and home storage batteries, where tenants are guaranteed to pay no energy bills for a minimum of five years.

City reveals official go-ahead for £908 landlord licencing scheme

City reveals official go-ahead for £908 landlord licencing scheme

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The government has given Peterborough Council the green light for its new selective licensing scheme, covering 40% of the city’s private rental properties.

Three more lenders commit to helping 'in limbo' leaseholders

Three more lenders commit to helping 'in limbo' leaseholders

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Landlords who are unable to sell apartments because the block they are in continue to suffer from post-Grenfell fire safety issues have been given some additional Xmas cheer.

Pressure grows to scrap licencing when landlord portal goes live

Pressure grows to scrap licencing when landlord portal goes live

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Housing Secretary Michael Gove has strongly hinted that selective licensing schemes will not be needed when the government’s new property portal is launched.