rogue landlords
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Regulation & Law
Landlord couple who recently split up fined over unlicensed HMO
Fraud-convicted landlords fined a total of £7,177 after fire brigade called to unlicensed Uxbridge HMO.
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Academics expose crime-ridden ‘shadow’ rental market
Rent-to-rent scams, slum lets, cannabis farms and money laundering are now ‘embedded in PRS’.
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‘We’re coming for you’ landlords warned by big Midlands council
Mayor warns landlords it will be ‘coming for them’ if they fail to comply when the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force on 1 May.
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‘Thatcher’s favourite council’ launches rogue landlords crackdown
Wandsworth council has carried out more than a hundred inspections and has issued over 40 enforcement notices in just four months.
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Midlands council pioneers blitz on estate agents and landlords
Nottingham adopts groundbreaking three-policy package targeting everything from ground rents to EPCs and banned fees with fines up to £150,000.
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SW council wins rare double banning order against landlord duo
Pair of Yeovil landlords banned from renting out their large portfolio of properties for repeatedly flouting the rules.
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Rogue landlord cuts off utilities during illegal eviction
Milton Keynes magistrates fine rogue landlord £6,800 after he locks tenants out of their home.
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City mayor reveals huge jump in fines for landlords following crackdown
New specialist housing teams issue 113 civil penalties as authorities make use of strengthened powers to target ‘criminal property owners.’
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Regulation & Law
Agents urged to ‘have your say’ on registration scheme changes
Letting agents and landlords in Northern Ireland are asked to give their views on a plan to give councils control of the province's mandatory registration scheme.
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Rental market
Landlords pay less than half of council fines, shock new data reveals
The NRLA says local councils have only managed to collect £6 million in fines out of £13 million owed over a two-year period.
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