Landlords who exploit the supported housing system at the expense of vulnerable residents could be banned from operating or fined up to £30,000 as enforcement is stepped up across the country. A £20 million UK Government fund will support councils to crack down on...
The Telegraph has run an article on some of the horror stories encountered by landlords from their rogue tenants. Under the heading ‘I lost £70,000 because a rogue tenant filled my house with rotting trout’ it can be seen here (subscription might be necessary), and...
The organisation which represents property agents across the UK has criticised the Welsh Government’s proposed changes to eviction notice periods in the private rented. The Renting Homes (Wales) Act was due to come into force on 15 July but was pushed back until 1...
Ahead of the Autumn Statement, landlords that HMRC suspect are not declaring their full rental income are being targeted with nudge letters suggesting the landlord review their tax position, warns tax adviser Kreston Reeves. The campaign comes amid rumours of a...
A ‘brazen’ tenant tried to sell his landlord’s house for over £400,000 just a fortnight after getting the keys. Andrew Smith, 41, has been jailed for two years and six months for the ‘almost unbelievable’ crime, for which he even rented furniture from a show home...
Landlords could face bills over £10,000 to bring their properties up to government energy efficiency standards, prompting as many as one in five to consider selling them. That’s the stark warning from Chris Kirby, head of specialist distribution at The Mortgage...
Landlord repossession claims hit record levels in the three months to September, while mortgage possessions jumped “significantly” according to the Ministry of Justice. Its data monitors claims, orders, warrants and repossessions by country court bailiffs, which are...
New study by academics in Bristol highlights the controversial findings from major probe into attitudes among landlords. A major new study into the private rented sector (PRS) reveals the main reason landlords choose NOT to use letting agents is that they prefer...
A criminal landlord has been fined £2,814 for failing to license an HMO in Wolverhampton.Dudley Magistrates Court found Maciej Piotr Zaremba guilty of operating a property without a licence and for failing to respond to requisitions. Zaremba had previously been...
Many private landlords lack the knowledge, skills and support needed to provide decent homes for renters, a new study has found. The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) study, by Dr Jennifer Harris and Professor Alex Marsh at the University of...
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