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One of the less pleasant aspects of operating as a property landlord is dealing with tenants who, for whatever reason, have become untenable to carry on renting your property. This could be due to anti-social behaviour, inadequate cleanliness, or being late (or...

If you’re a landlord, you will be keen to ensure that your property or properties are kept in a good enough condition to provide your tenants with decent living accommodation – and you with the wherewithal to keep earning money. One of the most effective ways to do...

Landlords of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are subject to a range of legal requirements that must be met. Failure to comply can result in prosecution, fines and removal of licences and other documentation required to operate as an HMO landlord. The list below...

If you are an HMO landlord, you will have heard about property licences. These are required by law for landlords renting out a large HMO (house in multiple occupation). Some smaller HMOS are subject to needing a property licence too, and the exact details and...

Oxford suffers an acute shortage of housing with family dwellings frequently being converted into shared rented properties. This shortage of housing has over time, led to an increase in shared rented properties as a cheaper way for people to both live and work in...

As a landlord, you need to make sure that any properties you let out are safe and habitable places for your tenants and there are several rules that you need to abide by before letting your property out. However, if you decide to become the landlord of an HMO property...

  They will investigate to establish the facts and gather evidence of offences that have been committed. In most cases they will give 24 hours' prior notice of inspections. However, if they suspect an offence is being committed relating to HMO legislation, they...

A major food chain were recently fined a total of £105,000 for breach of Food Hygiene regulations