The Latest Private Rented Sector News
Rogue landlords: 90% of local authorities fail to issue fines
FoI responses from 293 English councils reveal string of weaknesses in private rented market law. Almost 90% of local authorities
When is a landlord not a landlord?
You would think that by now there would be a clear and simple definition of a landlord, given the job
Landlords wrongly refusing tenant requests to switch energy
More than three-quarters of a million tenants may be wrongly denied the right to switch their energy provider by their
Changes to Mandatory HMO Licensing
Click here to downloadthis article in PDF format An estimated 4 million people live in private rented homes.Now at least
Landlords and tenants will be relied upon to help enforce letting fees ban
Trading standards will almost certainly need help from consumers to help police the ban on letting fees, according to PayProp.
Should I use a letting agent?
Letting agents – some landlords avoid them, some couldn’t do their job without them. It’s a personal preference and depends
£450,000: is this a record penalty for a buy to let landlord?
We regularly carry stories about fines for landlords and letting agents who have apparently broken council or national laws –
Landlords have to wait five months to get possession of a property
Private landlords have to wait an average of over five months to regain possession of a property when applying to
More landlords will leave the private rented sector – claim
More landlords will leave the private rented sector in the next year as annual rental price growth has been falling
Tenant trouble
Problem tenants are only a small minority, says Andrea Kirkby, but they can cause a huge amount of trouble for