rogue landlords
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Regulation & Law
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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Regulation & Law
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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Regulation & Law
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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Rental market
Unscrupulous landlords ‘exploiting’ rent-to-rent – claim
Propertymark says there are cases where landlords ensure the firm running a sub-let pays for refurbishment.
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Regulation & Law
Letting agents and landlords in London hit with £10m+ in fines
Fines for estate agents for non-compliance with licensing have skyrocketed in London as several boroughs have launched new schemes.
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Latest property news
New crackdown on landlords ‘must involve letting agents’ – claim
Propertymark says letting agents should be more involved in Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham's 'Good Landlord Charter'.
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Latest property news
Court orders property duo to pay £600K over terrible flats
Joel Salem and Judith Robinson-Dadoun face a fine of £350,000 and costs of almost £250,000 for failing to comply with an enforcement notice.
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Regulation & Law
Rogue landlords charter must be backed up, NRLA warns
Chris Norris, policy director at the NRLA, supports the landlords charter in Manchester, but says it must help owners of hardest-to-maintain properties.
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