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

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

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 in fines and costs for operating an unsafe HMO. John Abraka pleaded guilty...

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £3,000 for operating an unsafe HMO  following enforcement action by Havering council. John Abraka...

The house price inflation facing first time buyers is “frankly frightening” according to a new analysis which suggests typical FTB house...

Research by a rental platform suggests there are currently over 65,000 short let properties being advertised in London alone. The platform, Rentd,...

There is growing momentum for local councils to freeze their plans for landlord licensing while the pandemic continues. Lettings agency trade body...

Landlords with properties in the Havering area have until January 24 to submit a selective licence application, giving them a 50...

Havering council has agreed to the extension of its landlord licensing scheme.  It currently covers 12 wards and will be rolled out ...

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

A London local authority is to extend its current additional licensing scheme from 12 council wards to 18 - and is...

Sigma Capital has joined forces with Swedish investment firm EQT to create a £1bn housing joint venture, with a view to...

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

Demand for rental homes is continuing to outpace supply and drive up prices in London and that is an attractive proposition...

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

Many tenants who own at least one pet have struggled to find pet-friendly accommodation, and yet despite efforts to encourage more...

Germany’s rent controls place strong restrictions on in-tenancy rent increases, while the ‘rent brake’ introduced a couple of year ago makes...

Havering Council continued to clampdown on rogue landlords in 2018, with new figures revealing that the local authority issued just over...

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

Buy-to-let landlords looking for an impressive return on investment in the capital through Airbnb stays should look to invest in East...

Havering Council has defended its decision to advise a tenant to break back into a rental property that she had vacated...

A landlord in Essex has had to start eviction proceedings to remove a sitting tenant after she broke back into a...

Plans to introduce an additional licensing scheme across 12 wards in Havering, east London, have been approved. Local councillors met on Wednesday...

Plans to introduce an additional licensing scheme across 12 wards in Havering, east London, look set to be approved tomorrow. Local councillor will...

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 average rental value of a new letting in the UK increased by just 0.24% in the first six months of...

More private landlords with rental homes in the London borough of Havering may soon have to apply for a license after...

Most single tenants renting privately in the capital are now paying more than half of their monthly salary on average to...

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

Rent increases across the UK have slowed to their lowest level since 2013, fresh data has revealed, with prices in London...

A recent poll by Simply Business has revealed that over 70% of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when...

Rental yields in London are now among the lowest in the country, but take a closer look at the market and...

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

A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £100,000 for developing illegal flats at her property after being prosecuted by...

London is off-limits to the average couple who want to start a family, according to research from Generation Rent. The group has...

London workers trying to save money on rent and travel costs should move to Bexley, research by Generation Rent suggests. Research by...