Property management company Maybach Lettings has been fined £5,100 by Telford & Wrekin council for failure to carry out essential repairs to a home in the borough despite previous requests from the council for the repairs to be carried out.

Landlords in 3 areas of north Bristol will be now required to seek planning permission to convert family homes in that areas of Filton, Stoke Park and Cheswick after 93% of the public supported council proposals to restrict the growing numbers of HMOs following a public consultation.

Just published statistics from the Ministry of Justice reveal that landlord possession claims, court orders, bailiff warrants and successful repossessions by landlord have all increased this year well in excess of the same period in 2021. Possession claims increased by 160% whilst successful repossessions increased by 210%.

A landlord in London who was prosecuted by Islington council for 15 property licence conditions breaches and 2 breaches of property management regulations and who was convicted at Highbury Magistrates court in January lost his appeal at Snaresbrook Crown court.

In a sign of increasing enforcement action in the private rented sector by London local authorities the amount of fines imposed on landlords and managing agents has increased, over the last 12 months from £6,502,932 in August 2021 to £8,010,344 at the start of August 2022.

The Local Government Association has designed a best practice hub for local authorities to utilise so that they can better support their residents who are struggling with the cost of living crisis.

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has strongly rebutted "claims from Shelter that landlords are not passing on the £400 energy bills rebate to tenants" saying "it is irresponsible scaremongering on the part of some to be making baseless suggestions that landlords will not do the right thing by their tenants."

The Local Government Association has calculated that during the period to 31st March 2022 there were 119,840 dependent children - equivalent to 4,500 primary school classes (based on an average class size of 26.6 pupils) living in temporary housing in England. This included children in 1,700 households "living" in B&Bs.

One landlord in Great Yarmouth was issued with a £15,000 fine and 7 other received fines of £7,500 each for selective licensing scheme breaches. Great Yarmouth council says that it is also investigating a further 36 landlords whilst 24 landlords have had their selective licences revoked.

In what Coventry council calls a "landmark case" it has obtained its first banning order against a "rogue landlord".