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London licensing fines highlight post-RRA landlord risk
Licensing offences now account for more than half of the £24.1 million in fines recorded against landlords and agents on the Mayor of London’s Rogue…
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Southend landlord fined £25,224 over unsafe rental
Southend Council has secured a £25,224.39 court bill against a landlord who rented out an unsafe property despite a live Prohibition Order and without the…
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Gravesham moves toward Article 4 controls for small HMOs
Gravesham Borough Council has agreed to continue work towards an Article 4 Direction that would require planning permission for small HMO conversions, adding a fresh…
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Nottingham licensing report claims £4.62 return per £1
Nottingham City Council says its landlord licensing schemes generated £114.9 million in social value from a £24.9 million investment between 2020 and 2024, a new…
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Exclusive: FOI reveals £5.2m in landlord fines as six councils fail to disclose totals
FOI findings show councils issued 864 civil penalties worth £4.95m to landlords, while eight authorities still had not provided substantive figures.
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Upper Tribunal narrows HMO penalty risk for fixed-rent landlords
Landlords using guaranteed-rent or management deals cannot assume a fixed monthly payment will make them legally responsible for an unlicensed HMO, after an Upper Tribunal…
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Liverpool offers up to £20,000 to reopen empty rentals
Liverpool City Council is offering grants of £5,000 to £20,000 to bring long-term empty homes back into use, with successful owners required to let at…
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Reading HMO deadline leaves landlords facing £250 surcharge
Reading landlords with smaller HMOs have just over two weeks to apply for a new licence or risk a £250 surcharge, with the council also…
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Tandridge fines landlord £5,000 over hazards and EPC
A Tandridge landlord has been hit with £5,000 in fixed penalties after failing to deal with housing safety risks and letting a property without a…
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Hinckley backs new HMO planning controls on key landlord streets
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council has approved a new Article 4 Direction covering several streets in Hinckley, meaning landlords will need planning permission before converting…
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County Durham weighs broader landlord licensing from 2027
County Durham landlords could face a wider selective licensing net from April 2027 after the council confirmed plans for a fresh scheme covering an estimated…
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Telford lines up wider HMO licensing from August
Telford & Wrekin Council is preparing to decide whether smaller HMOs should be brought into an additional licensing scheme from 20 August, a move that…
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Liverpool weighs city-wide landlord licensing expansion
Liverpool City Council has opened a fresh consultation on the future of selective licensing, with landlords now facing the prospect of a scheme that could…
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Leeds appeal leaves landlord with higher £10,500 fine
A Leeds landlord has been hit with a higher financial penalty after appealing council enforcement action over safety and management failings at a Harehills rental…
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Derby fines landlords for missing tenancy records
Derby City Council has prosecuted two landlords after they failed to hand over tenancy and rent records during housing standards investigations, in a reminder that…
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Slough moves to revive borough-wide landlord licensing
Slough Council is moving ahead with plans to bring back selective licensing and borough-wide additional HMO licensing, with a 10-week consultation expected within the next…
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Reform MPs push HMO licensing for landlords and managers
Reform MPs have called for licensing and formal regulation for HMO landlords and managers, arguing that poorly run shared housing is damaging local communities. For…
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Medway HMO planning controls move closer to permanent status
Medway Council is moving closer to making its HMO Article 4 Direction permanent across seven wards, despite attracting only four consultation responses during the formal…
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Charnwood rewrites licensing terms after landlord challenge
Charnwood Council has amended conditions in its selective licensing scheme after landlords challenged whether parts of the licence went beyond the council’s legal powers. Need…
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Harrow licensing deadline raises compliance risk for landlords
Harrow landlords face a fresh licensing compliance timetable after two new selective licensing schemes were confirmed to start on 6 July 2026, adding to the…
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Landlord gets suspended sentence for illegal eviction
A Staffordshire landlord has been given a 24-week suspended prison sentence after magistrates heard she spent months bombarding a tenant with calls, texts and voice…
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Supported housing licensing plan targets rogue providers
Supported housing providers in England are set to face a national licensing regime, new standards and tighter housing benefit rules after ministers confirmed tougher oversight…
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Superior landlords face HMO fines from 1 May
Superior landlords will be exposed to rent repayment orders and civil penalties for unlicensed HMOs from 1 May, widening enforcement risk beyond the immediate rent…
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Propertymark seeks fairer sentencing for landlord offences
Propertymark has backed plans for clearer sentencing guidelines for housing offences, but warned that landlords and agents should not be hit by overlapping punishments that…
