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A local newspaper’s investigation has revealed that a London council flouted its own policies to maximise the number of landlords it...

A landlord has overturned a council fine for letting her flat without a licence - and it’s the same local authority...

Redbridge council in east London has undertaken its toughest ever clampdown on buy to let, visiting 171 properties in a week. The...

There are now 10 councils with licensing schemes covering more than 20 per cent of the rental market according to activists’...

The latest HomeLet rental index suggests that the average rent in the UK is now £974 after a 2.9 per cent...

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...

A tenant posing as a landlord converted two bedrooms in a flat into four bedsits, putting residents at risk. The fake landlord...

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

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

A landlord in Ilford, Essex, who allowed 23 people to live in overcrowded conditions has been fined £7,500. Tenants in a house...

BTL landlords in Redbridge will have to abide by tougher rules after new rental licensing conditions proposed by Redbridge Council were...

With the number of people living in private rented accommodation continuing to grow, more tenants are seeking permission to keep pets...

Landlords have identified what they believe to be London’s next buy-to-let hotspots, which includes the likes of Woodford, Leytonstone and Redbridge. North...

This month has seen the approval or introduction of a number of new licensing schemes for landlords in several English cities,...

A new property licensing scheme has been introduced by Redbridge Council in order to crack down on rogue landlords – and...

The London Borough of Redbridge has from today introduced new selective licensing schemes in the wards of Valentines and Clementswood. The...

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...

Property licensing seminars will be held in London to help landlords and letting agents make sense of what is required when...

Landlords in Redbridge are being invited to put any questions they have over new controversial licensing schemes to council officers at...

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

Councillors in Redbridge have agreed to move forward with proposals to introduce a selective registration scheme for landlords across 14 wards...

Plans to introduce landlord licences in Redbridge have been thrown out by the Secretary of State. Redbridge Council said it was “extremely...

Landlords may look at launching a judicial review of a new licensing scheme in Redbridge, it has been suggested. The Ilford Recorder,...