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The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration by One Housing Group in its record keeping following the its failure to conduct...

The Housing Ombudsman - which assesses problems involving social housing landlords - has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has revealed the uphill struggle facing those in search of a...

HM Courts and Tribunals Service has halted the work of bailiffs on safety grounds.  An incident is under investigation, and it’s believed...

New data appears to show that the number of active short lets is lower - and not higher - than in...

Three quarters of local authorities are set to increase their council tax by the maximum amount in April as they complain...

The National Landlord Investment Show has announced a series of free events for landlords, investors and property professionals throughout 2023. Co-founder Steve...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are  now privately...

A Labour council that lost government support for its landlord licensing regime says it’s reviewing its options and will produce new...

A council in the unusual position of having its landlord licensing proposals rejected by the government says it’s pondering its next...

The government has taken the unusual step of denying a local council its request for an extended term for a landlord...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson is the experienced MP Lucy Powell, who until last weekend was shadow business and consumer affairs minister.  She...

This 10-part series - filmed before the pandemic - follows letting agents, eviction specialists and lawyers helping landlords chase rent arrears and...

A landlord who let out a former bank vault as an illegal flat described by the local council as “dangerous” has...

Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...

Buy-to-let landlords face having to reduce rents by at least 5% over the next five years as a growing number of...

Croydon Council has applied for government consent to renew the borough’s landlord licensing scheme that makes sure privately-let properties meet key...

The best-connected rental hotspot in terms of the sheer number of stations and the affordable cost of renting has been identified...

Demand for rental properties and the supply of rental stock have dropped significantly year-on-year across the majority of UK cities and...

The worst served city for rental stock is Newport in Wales where just 13.5% of properties listed are to rent, according...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to invest in Croydon or stay on top of industry best practice are invited to attend a free...

Croydon Council is inviting private landlords to attend a free public event this week that will offer expert buy-to-let tips and...

Croydon Council has become the first local authority to support calls to scrap the so-called ‘no fault’ evictions in order to...

Buy-to-let landlords with properties in Croydon, south London, are being invited to attend a free conference being run this week by...

As the National Landlord Investment Show prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary at Aston Villa Football Club on Wednesday May 16th,...

Low levels of activity in the sluggish housing market are forcing many homeowners to accept offers well below asking price, making...

Tenants in London are now required to pay up to £8,650 just to move into a rented home, it has been...

A landlord who failed to provide his tenants with adequate living conditions has been sent to jail. Majid Saniinejad, of Stoke Newington,...

A pair of private landlords who rented out a damp and mouldy house in Croydon to a family of four, including...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to invest in London’s rental market may wish to consider investing in the capital’s outer boroughs where the...

The recent conviction of letting agent Thirunga Damayantharan for illegally keeping £15,000 of tenancy deposits has taken the total value of...

Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...

A letting agent in Croydon has been sentenced to 19 months in prison after being found guilty of keeping more than...

The housing minister’s call this week for significantly more homes “of every single type” to be built, including significantly more homes for...

Rental yields in London are typically among the lowest in the UK mainly due to high house prices, but there are still good...

Gavin Barwell has been appointed the new Minister for Housing, Planning and London, taking over from Brandon Lewis, who has moved...

More than 148,000 renting households in England have been at risk of eviction from their home in the past year, according...

ONE of the fastest growing property companies in London has been voted the best letting agency in the UK after its...

A legal bid to stop Croydon Council’s plans to license private landlords has been unsuccessful in the High Court. At the Royal...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has expelled Croydon-based Jordan Residential following non-compliance with a redress decision. The complaint regarded a holding deposit....

Croydon landlords have launched a legal challenge against selective licensing in the borough. A group of landlords operating as the Croydon Property...

Landlord Investment Show heads to Woking in Surrey on Thursday 29th January at the H.G Wells Centre in Woking. We hear much...