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Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark.   With 19 council licensing schemes and...

Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and the party’s controversial Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are at loggerheads over rent controls. Khan has...

A newly-nominated candidate in this spring’s London Mayoral election has vowed to lower private rents if he wins. Serge Crowbolder, currently a...

Generation Rent and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have jointly slammed landlords who do not improve the EPCs of their private rental...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants new powers to impose higher tax on empty homes - and even seize them...

London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to know the views of individuals on letting out homes in the capital via short...

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants rogue landlords to pay bigger fines and more compensation to tenants. He is also introducing...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

Fines on landlords and letting agents that fall foul of London council regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...

Fines for landlords and lettings agents in Greater London have soared from just £22,000 in May to a huge £139,146 in...

A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...

Sadiq Khan’s proposal to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords...

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) supports calls for a package of measures from the government to support tenants affected by...

Labour’s proposals to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords look...

London’s first rogue landlord banning order has been issued after tenants’ lives were put at risk through the letting of unsafe...

The mayor of London is being urged to forget about rent controls and instead focus on increasing the supply of rental...

Ahead of next month’s general election, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning that any potential proposal to introduce rent controls...

Transport for London (TfL) has finally bowed to pressure from campaigners and announced a ban on adverts that promote short-term letting...

Sajid Javid has dismissed a report in the Times over the weekend that claimed he planned to make property sellers rather than...

An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in central London has been fined £100,000 and evicted by Westminster City...

The mayor of London has called for additional powers so he can introduce rent controls in the capital. Sadiq Khan believes greater...

Hostmaker, which specialises in managing London properties put on to Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has apologised for causing controversy over...

More than 8,300 Londoners have called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban adverts ‘encouraging’ landlords to abandon long-term tenants for...

Controversial short-lets managing agents Hostmaker has defended its latest advertising campaign after once again sparking outrage among some industry professionals for...

There was a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the rental market in December 2018 as rents increased for...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is developing rent control proposals as part of his 2020 re-election bid in the hope...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...

The increase of London Living Wage to £10.55 per hour and UK Living Wage to £9 per hour has been welcomed...

The London Assembly Members yesterday agreed a unanimous motion calling on the Mayor of London to back a campaign to abolish...

Criminal landlords across London will be named and shamed on an online database after all London boroughs signed up to a rogue...

The growing housing crisis in London is forcing employees to quit their jobs and making it harder for firms to recruit...

The mayor of London’s decision to launch a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ rogue landlords and letting agents...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan yesterday launched a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ dodgy landlords and letting...

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has vowed to crackdown on criminal landlords by ensuring that they are ‘named and shamed’...

With a growing number of buy-to-let landlords in London now using short-term letting platforms like Airbnb to breach the rules for...

Short-term letting agents in the capital are being urged by the Mayor of London to follow Airbnb’s lead by blocking hosts...

An increasing number of landlords are attempting to evade their legal responsibilities when it comes to renting out property by advertising...

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

The mayor of London’s pledge to publically name ‘bad’ landlords who have been convicted of housing-related offences is supported by the...

The new mayor of London has pledged to get tough on rogue landlords in the capital by introducing a ‘London Landlord...

The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...

With just a few hours until polls close in London, housing remains the main issue that may help determine who gets to run the...

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

Action is needed to tackle the scandal of ‘buy-to-leave’ investors who are denying Londoners the homes they need, according to the...