New data from the National Residential Landlords Association shows councils are failing to collect fines issued to rogue landlords, despite a rise in property inspections.

New civil penalties of up to £7,000 are pushing landlords toward proactive property maintenance rather than reactive repairs.

Councils can issue fines of up to £7,000 from 22 June 2026, if landlords are found to have serious hazards in their rented properties.

The NRLA is warning that new £7,000 landlord fines enforcement powers risk being ineffective unless councils address a chronic failure to collect existing penalties.

A rent repayment order has seen tenants awarded over £31,000 after an unlicensed HMO breach in Tower Hamlets.

The property owner remains liable for a separate £2,500 civil penalty following the enforcement action.

Housing watchdog clamps down on unlawful letting practices.

Fines for rogue landlords and agents have increased by half a million pounds in the last three months, with the total now surpassing £8.6 million in London alone, according to...