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March 12th 2015

Letting agency couple given suspended sentences

A couple who fraudulently claimed nearly £54,000 in benefits while running a letting agency have been handed

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March 11th 2015

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to be mandatory in all rented homes

The installation of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in all rental properties, both private and social, is

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March 11th 2015

Sibling landlords fined for shoddy home to let

A brother and sister in their mid-50s have been fined for failing to comply with improvement notices

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March 11th 2015

Council lobbies government to reform private letting

We have become used to local authorities becoming increasingly interventionist in private lettings – landlord licensing regimes

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March 10th 2015

Agents, landlords – make Green Deal applications now

The Residential Landlords Association is reminding investment property owners in the private rental sector that the government

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March 10th 2015

Landlords suspended sentence and £24k bill

A London council has prosecuted a landlord who illegally evicted tenants after they complained about a foul

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March 9th 2015

Tenants are negotiating lower rents – claim

New figures from the National Landlords Association show that tenants are securing a larger proportion of private

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March 9th 2015

Government bid to control landlord licensing schemes

It appears the government is stepping in to make local authority landlord licensing less severe and more

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March 6th 2015

MP wants ombudsman to rule on disputes between neighbours and landlords

An MP wants new powers to be given to an ombudsman to deal with disputes between neighbours

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March 5th 2015

Tenant’s death prompts MP to ask: Just who is responsible for fire safety?

Fire safety in Houses in Multiple Occupation was the subject of a debate in Parliament on Tuesday.

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