The Article 4 direction means properties can no longer be converted into an HMO for up to six people without planning ...

Gateshead is to push ahead with new property licensing schemes despite local landlords and letting agents opposing them ...

A landlord has been fined almost £5,000 after being found guilty for a second time of operating an illegal HMO.

Rental property yields are shrinking as the costs created by more regulations and legislation eat into landlord profits – so ...

A rogue landlord who squeezed six people into one room of his HMO has been told to pay £37,000 in fines and costs.

Maidstone Borough Council has become the latest authority hoping to entice private landlords to hand over their properties in ...

Scotland’s tenants’ union has warned that removing rent rise reprotections will lead to an uptick in de facto evictions and homelessness.

The UK’s new towns will favour build-to-rent developers rather than private landlords, according to a think tank which labels ...

Tenants cite lazy landlords as the main reason for repairs and maintenance not being done in their rental homes.

A student housing firm has been told to pay £13,160 for breaching safety regulations at a Salford HMO.

Fed-up students in Bristol have launched a campaign to introduce a TripAdvisor style review system for the city’s ...

Stringent new energy efficiency rules could see landlords hit with bills totalling tens of thousands of pounds. James Kent ...