Helpland – Putting landlords first

The latest report from the Independent Drug Monitoring Unit says that there are now as many as 500,000 people growing cannabis in the UK.. So we thought we would give you some thorough advice on spotting the early signs of a cannabis farm in the property...

Mandatory licensing of all letting agents and a national register of all landlords in England would be policy under a Labour government.
The landlords register proposal was unveiled at this week’s party conference by Hilary Benn – but immediately came under fire from both the Residential Landlords Association and the National Landlords Association....

‘Rent arrears up £2.2m six months after bedroom tax introduced’
“Rent arrears in Merseyside have spiralled six months after the introduction of the government’s controversial bedroom tax, a survey of social landlords has found.  Twelve Merseyside housing associations have released figures showing...

“Plans to fine landlords up to £3,000 if they fail to check their tenants’ immigration status are in ‘chaos’ and will have to be dramatically scaled back, according to Government sources.”
 - Reprieve for buy-to-let landlords over migrant check fine: Ministers warn proposal risks criminalising hundreds of thousands who rent out second homes ...