Tag: Rogue landlords

London council looks to reintroduce selective licensing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2025, 1 year ago | 2

A London council has revealed that it is looking to reintroduce a selective licensing scheme for rented homes in its...

Criminal landlords will lose benefit payments under Labour plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 25

England’s criminal landlords will face restrictions on benefit payments they receive for running substandard properties in supported housing, the government...

Councils fail to enforce EPC rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2024, 1 year ago | 10

Councils in England are neglecting to enforce energy performance certificate (EPC) regulations in the private rented sector (PRS) which is...

Council considers extending HMO licensing scheme to improve housing standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Worcester City Council says, despite the “majority of HMO landlords”, following the rules an additional licensing scheme could be introduced....

Councils fail to prosecute criminal landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Councils across England and Wales received nearly half a million complaints about landlord misconduct in five years, but they took...

Andy Burnham claims the Good Landlord Charter will raise standards without driving landlords out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2024, 1 year ago | 16

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he “does not want landlords to leave the market”. Mr Burnham claims...

London landlords see licensing fines reach £900,000 THIS YEAR

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Licensing enforcement in London has reached a new level of intensity, one firm reports, as fines for non-compliance with licensing...

NRLA calls for urgent action on housing regulations after years of delay

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The NRLA is urging the government to introduce the UK’s housing, health and safety rating system (HHSRS) after years of...

Consultation on proposed property licensing schemes closes next week

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2024, 2 years ago | 6

A London council is urging residents, landlords and tenants to have their say on proposed new licensing schemes for private...

Lambeth introduces new licensing scheme for PRS – and plans to widen the net

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Lambeth Council has launched a new property licensing scheme aimed at addressing issues related to criminal landlords and improving the...

NRLA backs landlord database plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 35

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has thrown its weight behind government plans for a new landlord database, insisting it...

City unveils taskforce to crack down on criminal landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2023, 2 years ago | 2

A new initiative to combat criminal landlords who exploit vulnerable tenants and engage in criminal activities has been unveiled by...

Landlords hit with £207,500 in fines for unlicensed HMOs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A council crackdown on unlicensed HMO landlords has seen fines worth £207,500 being imposed, though just last month it faced...

Enforcement not legislation – PRS Hit Squads

Author: Mark Alexander

2nd October 2013, 13 years ago | 64

There is already more than enough funding and legislation to police the Private Rented Sector. The last thing we need...

Mortgage Express Conspiracy Theory

Author: Anon

26th September 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I would appreciate your thoughts on the following Mortgage Express conspiracy theory. As we know, Mortgage Express is run by...

Bad Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

6th June 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Why on earth would anybody want to search Google for “Bad Landlords”? My stepson (Ilya) bought something to my attention...

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E-news Summary for 22/01/2013

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Is rent hiking a good business model? It’s been a while since I wrote anything in my ‘Don’t shoot the...

Landlord registration is costing £400,000 per rogue

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2013, 13 years ago | 1

A multi-million pound scheme introduced to crack down on rogue landlords has resulted in only 11 people being reported to...

Petition to criminalise none payment of rent to landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2013, 13 years ago | 37

Housing Charity “Crisis” report that only 1.5% of private landlords will let their properties to housing benefits claimants. This is...

Online Profiles For Good Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

6th December 2012, 13 years ago | 2

Most landlords have no online profile at all but does it matter? Well actually I think it does, particularly for...