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A coalition of landlords and letting agencies are to seek a legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s rent control and eviction ban legislation and its proposed extension from April. The…

The case involved Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd and revolved around a service charge certificate (SCC) issued by the landlord (SHAH), and the question…

The government has been urged to exempt all student housing from its plans for open-ended tenancies or risk making it harder for students to enter higher education. Groups representing universities…

Four former housing ministers have backed a Tory thinktank policy paper that urges a radical rethink of government housebuilding policies. The Centre for Policy Studies report, The Case for Housebuilding,…

A serial rogue landlord has become the first in the North West region to be served with a banning order after he failed to improve poor housing conditions in his…

Three tenants have only been awarded 20% of a rent repayment order application after a tribunal went easy on their forgetful landlord. Lawrence Hoo admitted he had not renewed an…

The most pressing questions on LandlordZONE readers’ minds were revealed during a recent webinar hosted by Chief Commercial Officer of the HFIS group, Paul Shamplina (main pic). He joined forces…

Landlords should challenge tenants about their bad habits which lead to condensation mould or risk resulting health problems and higher maintenance bills, it has been claimed. One large-scale portfolio landlord…

After 13 or so years of Conservative rule the Conservative promise of a stable home owning democracy has failed to materialise. They have got themselves into a bind over housing.…

The majority of letting agents expect to see more landlords leave the market in 2023, against a backdrop of rising arrears and falling house prices. Goodlord reveals that 58% of…