Liverpool City Council has stepped up as the second local authority seeking to licence all private landlords and rental properties in the city.
50% of landlords want to buy more homes
More than half of buy to let landlords want to cash in on the rental boom by buying more homes in the next six months.
Landlords fall foul of drugs gang war
Landlords are unwitting victims in a violent drugs gang war over who controls Britain’s multi-million cannabis market.
EPC rule changes leave landlords confused
Lack of information about imminent rules changes for marketing private rented homes is confusing landlords and letting agents.
Landlord in court for third time in a year
Complaints and petitions from neighbours have failed to sway a private landlord to spend money on doing up his properties to meet basic legal standards.
Rent arrears fall after a year of increases
Private landlords are seeing the number of tenants with severe rent arrears fall for the first time in a year.
Newham starts private landlord licensing
The first council-wide private landlord licensing scheme is underway – and landlords who fail to sign up risk fines of up to £20,000.
Illegal eviction warning to landlords
Landlords must follow eviction procedures when they want a tenant to leave and should not take matters in to their own hands.
Rents are falling…really, claims letting agent
Buy to let rents have gone down in the past five years – not up, according to research by a leading letting agency.
Boris wants better buy to lets for London
London mayor Boris Johnson doesn’t generally do things by halves – and launching his new London Rental Standard took up part of a 60-page strategy on housing for the capital.
