AI fraudsters build entire fake IDs to fool landlords
Fraudsters are using AI to create entire fake tenant identities – complete with bogus employers, doctored ID and invented referees – to slip past referencing checks.
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Nine in ten landlords yet to receive a pet request
Research from LRG found 93% of landlords had received no pet request since the new right came into force. Of those surveyed, 6% had approved a request, 0.8% had one under consideration and fewer than 0.3% had refused one.
MP campaigner against “dodgy landlords” to work with housing minister
Mary Kelly Foy is among a group of MPs that have been handed new positions under recently appointed prime minister Andy Burnham. Her new job will be as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook.
HMRC targets landlords and claws back more than £100M
A total of £104.3million was recovered from 11,511 property owners in 2025 to 2026, the highest in seven years, after ‘nudge letters’ were issued by the tax agency.
Tenant fraud is on the rise, says vast majority of landlords
A survey of 1,000 UK landlords found that 77% believe tenant fraud has increased, with 39% saying it has become significantly more common and a further 38% reporting it has become somewhat more common.
Renters’ Rights Act has made selling ‘too much of a risk’ for landlords
Selling a rental property has become “too much of a risk” under the Renters’ Rights Act, according to one property sector specialist, after recent figures showed landlord purchases overtook sales for the first time since 2019.
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The new eviction process – choosing and using possession grounds
Update – 31 July 2026: The transitional period for bringing most remaining Section 21 claims has now ended. I have published some additional guidance on the Landlord Law Blog here.With the coming into force of stage 1 of the Renters Rights Act comes new rules for evicting tenants.The familiar section 21 procedure has gone. From now on, almost all possession claims will need to be based on one or more of the statutory grounds for possession.This means that:Landlords need to know what these grounds are and use them appropriately.Landlords will have to have evidence to support their claim. The evidence…
The Landlord Law CPD Service – July 2026
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The Landlord Law Tenancy Agreements – New Student and Resident Landlord Versions Now Available
Discover the latest updates to the Landlord Law tenancy agreements, including new student and resident landlord versions and important post-launch improvements.
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