The Government says councils will be able to seek empty-home management orders after six months, rather than two years, under reforms announced on 27 September.
NRLA data shows councils in England are collecting only 24.9 percent of civil penalties issued to private landlords, just as tougher HHSRS on-the-spot fines move into force.
Mole Valley District Council is set to adopt a new landlord enforcement policy this month to align with the Renters’ Rights Act, showing how councils are rewriting enforcement rules after the 1 May switch.
Ministers have told councils they should take a proactive approach to enforcing the Renters’ Rights Act, sharpening the government’s line on how local authorities are…
FOI findings show councils issued 864 civil penalties worth £4.95m to landlords, while eight authorities still had not provided substantive figures.
Landlords face a tougher enforcement climate after the Renters’ Rights Act, with council policies allowing formal action to move faster where officers believe there are…
The government has confirmed that just 51 rogue landlords and letting agents are listed on the official national database eight years after its launch. In…
Greenwich Council has launched a coordinated enforcement operation in Plumstead, targeting more than 120 properties suspected of housing breaches and unlicensed HMOs. Officers from Environmental…
Calderdale Council is set to approve tougher financial penalties on landlords after inspections uncovered widespread housing rule breaches across the West Yorkshire borough, with 63…
Local authorities collected just a quarter of the civil penalties they imposed on private landlords over the past two years, new data reveals. The figures…
Landlords and letting agents can now align their property inspections with council enforcement standards using a new template built around the Housing Health and Safety…
Bristol City Council is proposing a two-tier penalty system that would add 20 percent to fines for landlords who breach housing rules when accommodating vulnerable…
Bristol City Council is asking tenants and landlords to help shape the penalties that will apply to landlords who breach rules under the Renters’ Rights…
Westminster Council has recruited 52 new staff to its Private Renters Team as it shifts from reactive enforcement to a proactive approach under its selective…
Wandsworth Council is cracking down on cold and inefficient private rentals, with more than 550 properties in the borough estimated to be below the minimum…
