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…
Landlords are being exposed to civil penalties of more than £5,000 after councils reject HMO licence applications over form errors, according to a warning from…
HMO licence applications have risen 40 percent since 2018, according to new research from specialist insurer Just Landlords, with councils now receiving more than 57,000…
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…
A Wembley landlord has been hit with a fine of nearly £92,000 after Brent Council uncovered serious HMO licensing breaches including severe overcrowding and dangerous…
Gloucester Council has launched two consultations targeting landlords of houses in multiple occupation, proposing city-wide additional licensing for all HMOs and new planning controls in…
A north London landlord and managing agent have been hit with £12,500 in civil penalties after operating an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation in Tottenham,…
Peterborough landlords could face new licensing costs from January 2026 as the city council prepares to expand its regulation of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)….
A Coventry landlord had been ordered to pay back just under £11,000 in rent that she received while letting an HMO without a licence. The…
