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'Super slum' landlord fined £14,000 over illegal HMO

'Super slum' landlord fined £14,000 over illegal HMO

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A landlord whose tenants were forced to use a drafty bathroom in the garden has been told to pay out more than £14,000.

Director trio banned after misleading investors over return of £4.13m

Director trio banned after misleading investors over return of £4.13m

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Three company directors have each been banned for seven years from running companies after 42 investors were misled about the return of £4.13m they had ploughed into a student accommodation development in Derby.

Major report reveals strain on landlords, tenants, agents

Major report reveals strain on landlords, tenants, agents

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Three quarters of landlords believe the private rented sector has got worse recently and half are planning to quit, the new report has also found.

Courts 'not ready for rental reforms' Lords and lawyers tell Labour

Courts 'not ready for rental reforms' Lords and lawyers tell Labour

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Lawyers and Tory peers have expressed fears that the Renters’ Rights Bill will be ineffective without further investment in the courts.

Lords warn govt: Renters’ bill may reduce housing supply

Lords warn govt: Renters’ bill may reduce housing supply

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Lords warn Renters’ Rights Bill could shrink rental supply, impacting landlords and tenants.

Ending a tenancy: Doing things right

Ending a tenancy: Doing things right

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Renting revealed: unpacking Total Property’s latest landlord survey

Renting revealed: unpacking Total Property’s latest landlord survey

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What do landlords really think about their properties and the laws that affect them? We unpack the latest Total Landlord poll.

Landlord confidence 'severely shaken' by looming renting reforms

Landlord confidence 'severely shaken' by looming renting reforms

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Landlords are broadly less confident than they were a year ago, with that confidence significantly shaken by the Renters’ Rights Bill.

Council pins rising homelessness on fewer HMOs but plans planning ban!

Council pins rising homelessness on fewer HMOs but plans planning ban!

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Ipswich Council has pointed the figure at HMO landlords for the town’s failure to house more homeless people but is pressing ahead with plans to restrict HMO numbers.

Political hostility to landlords 'pushing them out'

Political hostility to landlords 'pushing them out'

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Hostility from politicians is pushing landlords out of the Scottish rental market, new research has found.

Paul Shamplina's boxing charity event returns for 2025 - TWICE!

Paul Shamplina's boxing charity event returns for 2025 - TWICE!

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A charity boxing event organised by TV star Paul Shamplina is celebrating its ten-year anniversary by revealing two events this year.

Jeremy Corbyn backs rent controls for England

Jeremy Corbyn backs rent controls for England

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Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has warned the government that renter reforms would still allow landlords to make “excessive profits” unless rent controls are introduced.

Midlands city to extend HMO licensing until 2030

Midlands city to extend HMO licensing until 2030

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Councillors in Worcester have agreed to extend the city’s additional licensing scheme for another five years.

Prolific rogue tenant faces jail over renting scams

Prolific rogue tenant faces jail over renting scams

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A prolific fraudster has admitted scamming numerous would-be tenants out of hundreds of pounds.

Landords warn of 'huge consequences' if reforms go live un-amended

Landords warn of 'huge consequences' if reforms go live un-amended

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The NRLA has warned of potentially devastating consequences for the PRS unless the House of Lords approves new amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill.

CLAIM: Rent in advance demands 'widespread among landlords'

CLAIM: Rent in advance demands 'widespread among landlords'

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The use of ‘rent in advance’ is widespread among landlords in the UK, the leader of a coalition of tenants’ rights groups has claimed

UK rents fall, house sales rise and the commercial property recover stalls

UK rents fall, house sales rise and the commercial property recover stalls

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It’s a mixed picture in the UK property markets - UK rents fall for first time in five years, house sales rise and commercial recovery property stalls

RICS warns landlords over 'unqualified' fire assessors' paperwork

RICS warns landlords over 'unqualified' fire assessors' paperwork

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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has urged flat owners to check assessors’ credentials after a fire engineer was sanctioned by the Institution of Fire Engineers for unprofessional conduct.

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Landlords shun flats as leasehold and management issues bite

Landlords shun flats as leasehold and management issues bite

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More than a third of landlords now avoid investing in flats because of leasehold-related issues or complex building management.

Tenant evictions now taking nearly seven months, latest stats show

Tenant evictions now taking nearly seven months, latest stats show

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Latest official figures show that despite fewer landlords evicting overall across the nation, 'time to evict' continues to take longer and longer.

Landlords say smaller student lets must be excluded from renting reforms

Landlords say smaller student lets must be excluded from renting reforms

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Landlords have urged the government to amend the Renters’ Rights Bill to protect vital student housing.

'Majority of tenants get most or all of their deposit back'

'Majority of tenants get most or all of their deposit back'

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The majority of tenants in England and Wales get most or all of their deposit back when they move out, new data shows.

EXCLUSIVE: Landlord reveals real story behind minister's resignation

EXCLUSIVE: Landlord reveals real story behind minister's resignation

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Prafula Kopp, who lives in the same development where Rushanara Ali owns an HMO, says the real story has not been told.

Activists call for total overhaul of tenant deposits system

Activists call for total overhaul of tenant deposits system

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Deposits should be lodged with a single, not-for-profit organisation, the campaigning group has claimed.

RICS reveals big slowdown in rental properties available to rent

RICS reveals big slowdown in rental properties available to rent

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Surveying trade organisation says its estate agent members have reported weakest supply of rented homes since 2020.

River Island escapes administration at landlords’ expense

River Island escapes administration at landlords’ expense

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Landlord pain, tenant gain scenario where a High Court ruling has allowed River Island to impose a restructuring plan

Campaigner: Renting reforms amendment will allow 'more unfair evictions'

Campaigner: Renting reforms amendment will allow 'more unfair evictions'

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Tom Darling says landlords should not be able to evict tenants to sell a property under any circumstance.

Welsh councils get the go-ahead for new tourism charge

Welsh councils get the go-ahead for new tourism charge

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Holiday-let landlords will have to register their properties and collect a £1.30 per-person, per-night fee from guests.

Collaboration lets landlords access online repair platform

Collaboration lets landlords access online repair platform

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mydeposits and Fiixit have teamed up to help landlords streamline property repairs and build better relationships with tenants.

LATEST: Bank of England holds base interest rate at 4%

LATEST: Bank of England holds base interest rate at 4%

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The Bank of England has voted to hold the base rate at 4% as inflationary pressures persist.

Scotland urged to mirror England's new renter protections

Scotland urged to mirror England's new renter protections

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The Scottish Greens have called on the country's government to match protections coming into place in England.

HMO 'stigma' blamed for drastic fall in shared houses

HMO 'stigma' blamed for drastic fall in shared houses

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House share availability has dropped by almost -60% in some parts of England, sparking fears of an HMO landlord exodus.

Date announced for next stage of Renters' Rights Bill

Date announced for next stage of Renters' Rights Bill

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The Renters’ Rights Bill will be back in the House of Lords on 14th October for its final stages before becoming law.

Rogue landlord faces ban for renting out grotty home

Rogue landlord faces ban for renting out grotty home

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Landlord Janice Pope was ordered to pay nearly £3,500 after ignoring the threat of legal action.

Rogue agents pay heavy price for flouting payment rules

Rogue agents pay heavy price for flouting payment rules

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Two letting agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman after failing to transfer rental payments received from tenants.

Polystyrene Ceiling Tiles

Polystyrene Ceiling Tiles

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Polystyrene Ceiling Tiles - is it legal to have these tiles in the kitchen of a rental property?

Essex town has sights set on selective licensing scheme

Essex town has sights set on selective licensing scheme

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Scores of private landlords in Basildon could have to pay a licence fee if the council goes ahead with a selective licensing scheme.

More than half of landlords plan to buy new properties

More than half of landlords plan to buy new properties

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Nearly 60% of BTL landlords have no intention of selling any properties in the next 12 months.

Renters' Rights Bill expected to become law next month

Renters' Rights Bill expected to become law next month

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The Renters’ Rights Bill isn’t likely to return to Parliament until after the party conferences in mid-October.

Tenant in arson revenge attack against landlord is jailed

Tenant in arson revenge attack against landlord is jailed

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A man who took revenge on his former landlord by setting fire to his garage has been handed a five-year sentence.

Rents rise more slowly than inflation for nine months' straight

Rents rise more slowly than inflation for nine months' straight

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Newly agreed rents in Great Britain fell -0.4% to £1,387 per month in the year to August.

Landlords face new 8% blow as selling rates rise before the Autumn Budget

Landlords face new 8% blow as selling rates rise before the Autumn Budget

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Landlords face fresh 8% blow as property selling rates rise ahead of the Autumn Budget

Labour peer accused of hypocrisy over family's eviction

Labour peer accused of hypocrisy over family's eviction

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Tenants have been ejected from Lord Alli's house - which was then re-let at a higher rent.

Taxing Landlords more – homes for first-time buyers, or higher rents for tenants?

Taxing Landlords more – homes for first-time buyers, or higher rents for tenants?

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The long-standing argument that buy-to-let landlords steal homes from first-time buyers runs on

Landlords face chaos amid rise in 'stopover tenants'

Landlords face chaos amid rise in 'stopover tenants'

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Rental reforms are fuelling relocation-style, short-term renting, causing landlords sudden void periods and unexpected costs.

Property Redress proud to headline sponsor Rumble with the Agents, Newcastle

Property Redress proud to headline sponsor Rumble with the Agents, Newcastle

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Property Redress is proud to sponsor Rumble with the Agents in Newcastle – a thrilling charity boxing night for the property industry!

Landlord slams council for 'making mockery' out of licensing

Landlord slams council for 'making mockery' out of licensing

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Mick Roberts has accused Nottingham Council of double standards after it dropped a licensing condition.

Landlord of dangerous HMO forced to pay tenants £24K in rent

Landlord of dangerous HMO forced to pay tenants £24K in rent

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A landlord continued to rent out her unlicensed and unsafe HMO where one tenant was electrocuted, a tribunal has heard.

Do you? Most auction properties now bought on the internet

Do you? Most auction properties now bought on the internet

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The vast majority of property investors now buy properties at digital auctions not in-room events.

Big Northern council calls for national changes to HMO planning rules

Big Northern council calls for national changes to HMO planning rules

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Sefton Council is on a mission to make it more difficult for landlords to convert houses into HMOs across the borough.

MPs should be banned from being landlords, says rebel parliamentarian

MPs should be banned from being landlords, says rebel parliamentarian

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Rebel Labour MP Zarah Sultana has called for fellow parliamentarians to be banned from being landlords.

Number of landlords letting properties plummets

Number of landlords letting properties plummets

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Landlord instructions saw the steepest fall since April 2020 last month, forcing tenants to chase fewer rentals with rising rents.