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Private landlords attack government over support for ‘revenge evictions’ bill
Private landlords today rounded on the government for giving its backing to a private member’s bill seeking to outlaw ‘revenge
Tenants may win protection from eviction by rogue landlords
Nine million private tenants in the UK could be given extra protection from landlords who try to evict them. The
Accidental landlords set to be banned by the EU as directive may force lenders to regulate certain buy-to-let mortgages
Buy-to-let lending currently unregulated unlike mainstream mortgages But from 2016 accidental landlords could be blocked Treasury says lenders will
Landlords are entrepreneurs who should be encouraged
Instead of helping landlords, the Government has come up with a raft of new requirements, including checking that tenants have
Landlords: buy renovated for better returns
The buy-to-let industry is booming. Landlords are increasing their portfolios, rents are rising and the pension freedoms set to grace
Tax cuts for good landlords report gets support
Calls for tax breaks for good landlords have been hailed as a “helpful contribution to the debate” by a leading
Council bills rogue landlord £10,000 after it tears down his £750-a-month ‘bed in a shed’
A London landlord who let out an outbuilding as a “bed in a shed” for £750 a month has been
Landlords evict for good reason
A major new survey has put paid to the stereotype that landlords are keen to evict tenants, proving that they
Large number of renters have never met their landlord
30% of private tenants deal only with their letting agent and have never met their landlord, new research conducted on
Landlords warned they may be required to check immigration status of tenants or face £3,000 fine in plan to tackle ‘beds in sheds’
Landlords may be forced to check the immigration status of prospective tenants before allowing them to rent a property from