Latest News & Updates

April 2nd 2015

Tenant who sub-let via Airbnb is told to quit by landlord

A private tenant who sub-let a spare room via Airbnb has been told to quit. The eviction

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April 1st 2015

ARLA conference encompasses all shades of political opinion

A sold-out ARLA conference yesterday saw over 600 delegates, and a substantial number of exhibitors, attending a

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April 1st 2015

Landlord to pay £80k after fire breaches

A fire brigade has prosecuted a landlord who incurred 18 separate breaches of health and safety laws

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March 31st 2015

Tenants ‘could deliberately damage properties’ to avoid eviction

Tenants trying to avoid eviction could abuse a new legal system designed to ban revenge evictions, by

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March 31st 2015

Court slaps £78,000 fines on rogue landlords

Two of Medway’s biggest landlords have been slapped with fines totalling £76,000 for renting out damp, dangerous

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March 30th 2015

HMRC campaign takes £20m in letting sector tax

The HMRC ‘Let Property’ campaign recovered just over £20m by the end of January – a dramatic

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March 30th 2015

Superstrike hits the dust as new law overturns controversial judgement

The controversial judgement in the notorious Superstrike case has now been overturned by law. It means that 

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March 27th 2015

Immigrants on 30-day visas have ‘right to rent’ says Home Office

Immigrants who look for rental accommodation in the UK but who have only a 30-day visa do

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March 26th 2015

Concerns continue to mount over Budget sub-letting clause

Private tenants being given the legal right to sub-let could result in insurance costs being hiked for

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March 26th 2015

Smoke alarms requirement in all rental properties: update

There are new provisions requiring smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in residential properties. This announcement has had

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