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HMO landlords accelerate EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 2

HMO landlords preparing for tighter energy performance certificate (EPC) rules are already bringing forward improvements, while many are shielding tenants...

HMO bedroom with text highlighting empty rooms and landlord concerns about demand and pricing

“Anyone else got a lot of empty rooms?” What 100+ HMO landlords are saying right now

Author: Mark Alexander

20th March 2026, 5 months ago | 2

A simple question posted in the HMO Group on Facebook this week triggered a response that will feel familiar to...

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HMO landlords warned of fines under new waste regulations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2025, 8 months ago | 2

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlords are being warned they could face a £5,000 fine for poor waste management under...

Fly-tipped sofa and rubbish symbolising fines and prison risks for landlords.

HMO landlords face huge penalties and prison sentence if they fail to tackle waste disposal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2025, 11 months ago | 3

A waste disposal expert claims HMO landlords could face £50,000 fines and a prison sentence if they fail to deal...

Two businessmen on coin stacks showing income gap between HMO and non-HMO landlords

HMO landlords earn twice as much as non-HMO landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2025, 11 months ago | 6

HMO landlords are reaping an average gross annual income of £120,283, nearly double the £61,846 earned by their non-HMO counterparts...

Big council turns to HMO landlords to help house their homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2025, 1 year ago | 16

Liverpool City Council is to overhaul its approach to tackling homelessness by collaborating with private landlords to secure hundreds of...

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HMO landlords brace for chaos as EPC rules could tighten

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Changes to the EPC system could cause chaos for HMO landlords and short-term lets. Proposals in the EPC consultation suggest...

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Half of HMO landlords rely solely on rental income

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Nearly half (47%) of HMO (house in multiple occupation) landlords rely solely on their rental income for their livelihood, a...

HMO Landlords Victory Against Council Tax Banding Of Rooms

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

7th November 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Join Ranjan Bhattacharya and Andrew Roberts in another video as they share their thoughts on the new favourable council tax...

HMO landlords urged to back anti-council tax rebanding campaign

Author: Emma Hayes

17th November 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Professional HMO landlord network, Platinum Property Partners (PPP), is urging all landlords to get behind a campaign that aims to...

Nowhere for HMO landlords to hide as Councils turn to Artificial Intelligence

Author: [email protected]

21st July 2021, 5 years ago | 2

How long does it take for your Council to work out you’re running an unlicensed HMO? Less than one day!...

Coronavirus – How it affects HMO Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2020, 6 years ago | 4

Coronavirus COVID-19 will affect HMO Property Landlords, buy to let property investors and the property market in the UK. In...

HMO Landlord Defeats VOA in Land Tribunal Ruling on Banding Individual HMO Rooms for Council Tax

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2020, 7 years ago | 0

We published an article a few weeks ago by Andrew Roberts from The Great Property Meet which asked our community...

HMO landlord Cyril Thomas wins appeal over Colchester Council

Author: [email protected]

19th September 2018, 8 years ago | 21

We are all used to reading headlines about rogue landlords, but never feel that we could ever be labelled as...

What can Leicester’s student HMO landlords be doing this September?

Author: Andy Graham

9th August 2017, 9 years ago | 0

What should you be focusing on this summer? We take a look at a few things you could be doing...

4 things Manchester’s student HMO landlords should do this summer

Author: Andy Graham

2nd August 2017, 9 years ago | 2

Summer is here and for many landlords, our student properties may be sitting empty until September! With Fallowfield and Rusholme...

5 things Sheffield’s student HMO landlords should consider this summer

Author: Andy Graham

14th July 2017, 9 years ago | 0

1. Security No one likes to think too much about their property being burgled. As unpleasant a thought as it...

What smoke and heat alarms do HMO landlords use?

Author: Readers Question

29th February 2016, 10 years ago | 8

Hi veterans! I am preparing my first HMO property. There are plenty of options in the market for smoke and...

Mesne Profit – can it protect HMO landlords from a sneaky tenant trick?

Author: Readers Question

21st December 2013, 13 years ago | 13

Mesne Profit – Pronounced Meen Profit, what the heck does it mean? As a landlord with a small portfolio of...

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HMO landlord fined £5,500 for letting filthy home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2012, 14 years ago | 5

The landlord of a filthy and overcrowded shared house was fined £5,500 after admitting 23 licensing and management offences to...

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HMO landlord pays £13,000 for ignoring repair order

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A shared house landlord who ignored council orders to upgrade his property was ordered to pay more than £13,000 in...

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HMO Landlords in Norwich Celebrate ELA Victory on Licencing Fees

Author: Mark Alexander

13th April 2012, 14 years ago | 8

Norwich based HMO Landlords are today celebrating a victory of the Eastern Landlords Association “ELA” in terms of persuading Norwich...

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HMO landlords wait for article 4 test case

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

As councils across the country ramp up their campaign against student landlords and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), the Residential...

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Jail for HMO landlord who couldn’t afford to pay fine

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

– News Sourced by Property118 News Team – Buy to let landlord Abdul Hanif was jailed for allowing a tenant...

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