Industry News

The Housing Ombudsman is reporting they have ordered PA Landlord to pay £2,500 in compensation and consider the resident’s claims over damaged possessions for one complaint, and t o pay the resident £1,175 in compensation, inspect the home for any outstanding works...

A landlord has been fined after rubbish from a property he was renovating was found dumped at the side of the road. The waste was removed from a property in Huntingdon but was left piled up at the side of Long Drove in Cottenham. The rubbish pile included timber,...

The Readers Digest have published an intersting article asking 'Where have all the landlords gone? ' It can be seen here.

Landlord Today is reporting on a landlord who says 'If you are thinking of becoming a landlord in England you must be crazy. I'm out! ' The article can be seen here.

Leading fan and ventilation manufacturer, Volution, with brands which include Vent-Axia, Manrose and Airtech, made the following comments in their latest results. The importance of indoor air quality to our health and the need for energy efficient, low carbon...

A private landlord has been prosecuted after a family – including a baby and two older children - were left without water or adequate heating in their rented property. Anthony Wardrop, 79, on behalf of Sedgedene Estates, was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £580 in...

The Telegraph has run an opinion piece on how lifting rent controls transformed the market in Finland. It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) and points out that Scotland is going to introduce rent controls; Wales are seriously considering it; and London...

Social housing tenants will be urged to complain about shoddy and dangerous housing in a major new Government advertising campaign. Housing Secretary Michael Gove said the campaign, which will encourage tenants to voice complaints first to landlords and then to the...

The government has announced new legislation which will force social housing landlords to fix damp and mould in their properties within strict new time limits. Ministers have tabled amendments to the Social Housing Regulation Bill to introduce ‘Awaab’s Law’, which...

We’re frequently told that landlords are leaving the industry, but the latest English Housing Survey shows that the number of private renting households rose in England by 177,000 from 2021 to 2022. In a recent article, the Guardian choose to take the NRLA to task...