The Latest Private Rented Sector News
New measures to tackle rogue landlords come into force
Councils are now able to impose heavy fines on rogue landlords as an alternative to prosecution, housing minister says. Gavin
Edinburgh set for new US-style rent control powers
RENT rises would be capped under calls for tight controls on landlords in the Capital once new laws come into
Buy-to-let is becoming a ‘less attractive investment for landlords’, says ARLA
The past year has been a challenging time for landlords, following a raft of changes introduced by the government, prompting
Beware revenge evictions: Newcastle charity exposes the heartache faced by tenants
Citizens Advice highlight growing number of ‘revenge’ evictions that are happening in private properties in the city. The behaviour of
Landlords start to lose tax relief from next week
Next week, landlords will lose the right to claim full tax relief on their mortgage costs, pushing up costs for
Cleaning is the main cause for deposit disputes between landlords and tenants
The most common cause of a tenancy deposit dispute in the private rented property sector is cleaning, while disputes over
Greater protection for landlords as CMP to be made compulsory for letting agents
There was good news for landlords and tenants yesterday after the government took measures to prevent rogue letting agents stealing
Landlords require ‘more protection’ say couple left with £10k clean-up bill
Significantly more must be done to protect landlords from rogue tenants, according to a couple who were left with a
1 in 5 say BTL is still a safe bet investment
New survey results published by TheHouseShop.com, have revealed that 1 in 5 Brits believe that Buy-To-Let property is the safest
Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords warns over using Gumtree
“Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords” aired its second episode of the third series last night (Wednesday 15th March) at 9pm on