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Council imposes £13,090 fine on landlord under new Renters Rights Act powers Bristol City Council has issued a £13,090 civil penalty to a portfolio landlord for failing to licence a house in multiple occupation (HMO),

Council investigates 30 landlords with potential hefty fines under Renters Rights Act Southampton City Council is probing 30 landlords for possible breaches and plans to issue significant fines, some starting at £17,000, using new enforcement

Thousands of tenanted properties currently listed for sale in England Over 8,500 homes with tenants in situ are on the market across England, representing nearly 2% of all properties listed for sale. This trend varies

Landlord registration database launched to improve rental transparency The government has introduced a new private landlord registration database, requiring landlords to register their properties and provide key tenancy details regionally by set deadlines. The database

Corbyn leads renewed call for rent controls in private rental sector Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has spearheaded a protest in London demanding the government introduce rent controls for private and future council housing amid

NRLA responds cautiously to new landlord registration database plans The government is introducing a private rental database requiring landlords to register properties and provide compliance details regionally by set deadlines. The NRLA has expressed concerns

Expert warns Commonhold reform risks ignoring core leasehold issues Brett Williams, a property management expert with over 35 years’ experience, has cautioned that replacing leasehold with Commonhold may not resolve the underlying problems in property

Rents outpace budgets in half of UK cities, hitting flatshare renters hard Average asking rents for flatshares exceeded renters’ budgets in 17 of the UK’s 35 largest cities in Q2 2026, with Edinburgh showing the

Capital appreciation falls in southern England but rises elsewhere New data from Lloyds Bank reveals a decline in property price growth across much of southern England, while regions outside England continue to see positive capital

Younger investors poised to reshape UK buy to let sector Research from OSB Group’s Rely lender forecasts Millennials and Gen Z will make up 62% of UK landlords within ten years, signalling a major generational