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Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A Manchester-based solicitors’ firm that incorrectly prosecuted a London council over a private rental case has been ordered to pay thousands...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has revealed the uphill struggle facing those in search of a...
22 July 2023
From: Agent Advice
New data appears to show that the number of active short lets is lower - and not higher - than in...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A London landlord has been found guilty of not licensing three buy to lets. Gurbachan Matharu from Dagenham was found guilty at...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £33,000 in costs for illegally running an HMO. The three-bedroom HMO was identified...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The landlord of a property dubbed a “house of horrors” by Barking and Dagenham council enforcement officers has been ordered to...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Training sessions are being aimed at teaching private landlords in one London borough the rules and responsibilities when it comes to...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The freeholders to a block of maisonettes have been ordered to pay more than £22,000 after failing to carry out repairs...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency says demand for ‘bills included’ properties in London has rocketed since April - despite it costing tenants large...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlord numbers may have dropped in recent months but a longer term analysis shows the reverse. Total Landlord Insurance analysed the current...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A London council has boasted of its success in working with a landlord to remedy problems on a rental property served...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The house price inflation facing first time buyers is “frankly frightening” according to a new analysis which suggests typical FTB house...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Buy to let landlords are increasingly looking to the highest yielding areas of the country as a way to maximise their...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Research by rental portal Rentd suggests improved London yields this year after being in the doldrums during the pandemic. Rentd analysed the...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A new Build To Rent scheme in London has received lavish praise from a local council. Railpen, the investment manager for the...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A couple have been fined over £13,000 after they were found guilty of unlawfully evicting four tenants and breaching management regulations...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords wanting to break into London buy to let have been provided with a guide to boroughs with the most discounted...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Fines totalling more than £250,000 were issued to rogue landlords in Barking and Dagenham last year. Offences included failing to have a...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves. The firm analysed...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Two landlords of a property in East London have been ordered to pay costs and fines totalling £61,057.05 after they were prosecuted...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords face having to reduce rents by at least 5% over the next five years as a growing number of...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Demand for rental homes is continuing to outpace supply and drive up prices in London and that is an attractive proposition...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
London remains one of the biggest property investment destinations in the world, attracting a wide range of national and international investors. But...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Despite the slowdown in the UK housing market in recent years, caused in part by the Brexit vote which fuelled uncertainty...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Many tenants who own at least one pet have struggled to find pet-friendly accommodation, and yet despite efforts to encourage more...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Fresh analysis looking at rental prices across the UK and how they have increased over the last five years shows that...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Germany’s rent controls place strong restrictions on in-tenancy rent increases, while the ‘rent brake’ introduced a couple of year ago makes...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Plans to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Barking and Dagenham has been approved by the government. Under...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
An unscrupulous landlord who converted three family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMO) without planning consent has been jailed for...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News
New research has identified London’s most uninhabitable boroughs for the capital’s tenants, based on the cost of living there to the...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Eight men were found living in cramped conditions in a one-bedroom flat in east London during a raid by Barking and...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News
New research by the GMB trade union shows that rents in the capital are far outpacing wage growth, with a two-bedroom...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News
With the number of people living in private rented accommodation continuing to grow, more tenants are seeking permission to keep pets...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News
A Labour councillor tasked with clamping down on rogue landlords has found herself in hot water after failing to declare a...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Tenants in London are now required to pay up to £8,650 just to move into a rented home, it has been...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords looking for an impressive return on investment in the capital through Airbnb stays should look to invest in East...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A pair of landlords in Dagenham have been slapped with a hefty fine for renting out two illegally converted flats over...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News
A landlord in east London will have to cough up more than £100,000 or face going to jail for illegally converting...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News
A high number of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when making property purchase decisions, and with that in...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News
The average rental value of a new letting in the UK increased by just 0.24% in the first six months of...
10 July 2017
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been prosecuted by Barkingside Magistrates' Court for renting out a property in Dagenham with damp and mould issues,...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house into two flats without planning consent...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been ordered to pay in excess of £235,000 for renting out illegal bedsits in east London after pleading...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...
14 April 2017
From: Breaking News
A landlord who broke the law by converting a building into seven flats in east London without planning consent could be...
03 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Rent increases across the UK have slowed to their lowest level since 2013, fresh data has revealed, with prices in London...
14 March 2017
From: Breaking News
A recent poll by Simply Business has revealed that over 70% of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when...
06 November 2016
From: Breaking News
The chances of would-be buyers in London getting a foothold on the housing ladder remain slim, mainly due to high property...
29 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Rental yields in London are now among the lowest in the country, but take a closer look at the market and...
12 August 2016
From: Breaking News
Manchester has been identified as the top city for rental yield but London offers buy-to-let landlords the best overall returns, a...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News
More than 148,000 renting households in England have been at risk of eviction from their home in the past year, according...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Police and housing officers raided an unused police station in Barking, East London and found up to 30 people living there. An...
10 September 2015
From: Breaking News
Enforcement officers from Barking and Dagenham Council swooped on three addresses in east London last week as part of clamp down...