Fire risk flats were immediately shut down and tenants moved out after a house in multiple occupation (HMO) inspection following complaints from tenants.
Landlord Nicholas Hyde refused to carry out work to make the flats safe and blamed the poor state of repair on the
As new proposals to regulate private landlords pour out of think-tanks, councils and housing organisations, it may be time for landlords to ask if they are been seen as a cash-cow in times of public austerity.
In the past few days, polemic about ‘rogue landlords’ has c
Student landlords are finding mortgages harder to source as some banks and building societies refuse to lend against homes in special licensing neighbourhoods.
Some big name property investment mortgage brands, like the Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest, see additiona
Reading Council has launched a scathing and ongoing attack on bad landlords – and issued a gallery of pictures of appalling living conditions to support their campaign.
However, when viewing the images, it seems the council should be doing more to run down rogue tenant
Advertising and trading standards watchdogs are working to clean up standards in the property industry as landlords and tenants fall prey to unscrupulous scammers.
A behind-the-scenes campaign aimed at stamping out bad practise is under way following a slew of rulings
A change in the law aimed at making letting agents join an ombudsman scheme will not safeguard money for landlords and tenants, warns the British Property Federation (BPF).
Although an ombudsman scheme adds a layer of consumer protection, letting agents who sign up do
Student investors are paying over the odds for pod investments – with prices per square foot sometimes double that of a similar property in the neighbourhood.
Student pods are single self-contained rooms in developments, and follow the model of buying a hotel room in a
Landlords having a brush with a tenant over redecorating or repairing damage to their rental home when they move out are among the most common deposit protection disputes.
Adjudicators reckon around 20% of claims are for decorating and repairs – second only to cleaning
The University of London Union (ULU) has complained that reports of imminent closure are greatly exaggerated.
ULU has been at the forefront of lobbying and political activity in the capital for many years and is now rallying support for a campaign to stay open followin
North East Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay is leading the fight against landlords who break house in multiple occupation (HMO) laws in a bid to tackle overcrowding and poor housing standards.
He is set to meet with housing minister Mark Prisk to highlight problems with
So is buy to let mortgage lending rising or falling – well, it depends on how you interpret the figures.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders, the buy to let bank and building society trade body, has released the landlord borrowing figures for the first quarter of 2013.
A group of students have won legal challenge against a landlord who tried to unfairly claim a year of rent payments from them after they refused to live in an ‘uninhabitable’ property.
The five second-year students counter-sued landlord Sukhvir Theti when he launched a
New guidance on claiming expenses for property repairs has been published by HM Revenue and Customs.
The new rules for tax inspectors explain how to claim for integral features and give some examples of how expenses for repairs and maintenance are treated.
The decision in an important Court of Appeal case is welcome news for landlords as it confirms that landlords taking advance rent payments do not have to protect them as deposits.
The case of Johnson v Old has been going through the courts for many months, but this rec
