A shared house landlord is threatened with prosecution because she rented her property to too many people, despite asking council repeatedly to rehouse tenants.
Town may go broke if university relocates
Landlords are reeling from news that £90 million could be earmarked to close a university campus and shift 16 miles away to a new purpose built site.
Landlords must switch on to electric safety
You don’t have to be a bright spark to know electrical safety is an important issue in a rented property.
Student landlords race to beat planning deadline
Student landlords in Chester have a few months to beat a planning permission deadline imposed on opening new shared homes.
Slum landlord back in court for more HMO offences
Slum landlord Mehmet Parlak has faced magistrates for the second time in two months for housing families in dangerous and squalid shared bedsit homes.
Lawyers crack down on warring buy to let owners
Warring couples arguing over who owns buy to let properties in divorce settlements are causing headaches for solicitors and the Land Registry.
Liverpool to licence all private rented homes
Liverpool City Council has stepped up as the second local authority seeking to licence all private landlords and rental properties in the city.
HMO licensing for hundreds more landlords
Hundreds of landlords letting out small shared houses will have to join licensing schemes as two more councils are seek tougher controls over houses in multiple occupation (HMO).
Landlord falsely claimed £15,000 benefits
Private landlord Craig McParlan fraudulently claimed nearly £15,000 of benefits while failing to declare he owned and managed rental properties in the UK and Spain.
Councillor to pay £45,000 in HMO fines
A councillor has been fined £45,000 after admitting running an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO) and 11 fire safety offences at a property he let out with his brother.
