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November 10th 2014

Private rental sector predicted to grow in size

The will be an additional 1.2 million households in England & Wales in the private rented sector by

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November 5th 2014

MP wades into row over landlord licencing

An MP has waded into a row over a proposal by yet another local authority to introduce

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October 29th 2014

MP sets out “revenge eviction” claims

A Liberal Democrat MP is accusing landlords of conducting so-called revenge evictions and re-letting properties where “unsanitary

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October 23rd 2014

The governments immigration check guidelines have been issued, again.

The government has issued its latest code of practice document providing guidance for landlords affected by the

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October 23rd 2014

Landlords appear to use Section 21 notices rather than risk Section 8 complications.

In 2013 there were 34,080 evictions issued under the Section 21 accelerated procedure, the highest figure since

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October 22nd 2014

Landlords should not seek new for old from deposits

Landlords and agents are unreasonably pushing for ‘betterment’ or ‘new for old’ at the end of tenancies

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October 22nd 2014

Landlord pays £20,000 over health and safety offences.

A landlord must pay over £20,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to 28 offences relating

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October 16th 2014

Whatever Shelter says, Landlords insist private sector evictions falling.

The proportion of private sector tenants evicted by their landlord or letting agent has fallen over the

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October 16th 2014

Agent jailed for fraud

A letting agent who defrauded landlords and tenants out of thousands of pounds has been sent to

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October 15th 2014

Landlord jailed for breaching fire safety

A landlord who ignored fire safety regulations has been jailed for eight months. Haresh Rambhai Patel, who

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