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Nirpaul Riat’s career as a rogue landlord has ended after judges in London fined him £300,000 following two decades of managing...

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...

West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...

West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...

A lettings agency says demand for ‘bills included’ properties in London has rocketed since April - despite it costing tenants large...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants private landlords letting ex-council properties to consider selling the properties to local councils.  Since launching in...

Hounslow council in London has introduced new measures for conversions of family homes into HMOs for three to six tenants. Investors will...

A council says it’s going to introduce stricter regulations for HMOs - and it hasn’t yet even finished its formal consultation. Hounslow...

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...

Research by rental portal Rentd suggests improved London yields this year after being in the doldrums during the pandemic. Rentd analysed the...

Rogue landlords who create portfolios of overcrowded, unregulated and unsafe properties - including the infamous beds in sheds - now face...

Three criminal landlords have paid £350,000 in fines after being found guilty of illegal ‘beds in sheds’. Brian Linskey and Catherine Hallahan...

Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves.  The firm analysed...

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...

Hounslow Council has u-turned on plans to introduce a licensing scheme for landlords.  Plans for an additional licensing scheme for landlords were...

Affordability is a serious problem, particularly in London, and this puts people wishing to buy their first property under a great...

With several licensing consultations currently being run by local authorities across the country, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is encouraging buy-to-let...

New research has identified London’s most uninhabitable boroughs for the capital’s tenants, based on the cost of living there to the...

Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...

There is still plenty of money to be made in buy-to-let, provided you invest in the right areas, according to new...

A buy-to-let landlord who rented out a converted British Telecom station in Osterley without consent has been ordered to pay over...

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

Football legend turned property magnate Robbie Fowler, estimated to be worth more than £30m, is behind free advice on how to...

A landlord has been fined just over £12,000 after repeatedly ignoring warnings from council planning enforcement officers not to carry on...

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

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

The launch of the 24-hour tube service last month is pushing up prices of homes close to stations on the all-night...

London has become one of the most expensive cities in the world to rent a home, prompting a leading trade union...

Two estate agent firms have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) for a minimum of two years. AS Moon...

Two West London landlords who collected rent from more than 30 tenants in five sub-standard houses all on the same street...

A local authority is offering private landlords incentives to join its new social lettings scheme.  Landlords in Slough who sign up can...

A London landlord has been fined £160,000 and ordered to pay £40,000 prosecution costs for breaking fire safety laws following a...