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Veteran Labour left winger Dianne Abbott has accused the government of helping private landlords over tenants. In an article in the Left...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A London Labour council is putting an extra £400,000 into enforcement against private landlords allegedly ignoring serious damp and mould issues. The...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Rents are up year-on-year across all regions, according to the property website Home. The mix-adjusted average rise across the UK is a...
22 June 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
Research by a rental platform suggests there are currently over 65,000 short let properties being advertised in London alone. The platform, Rentd,...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A London landlord has been fined £5,000 for letting an unlicensed HMO. The fine was issued after the landlord ignored repeated warnings...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Giles Atkinson and I’m one part of...
03 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
A property described as London’s smallest flat allegedly has a rental yield of 10 per cent - yet it cannot be...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier is warning that some landlords of HMOs may receive the government’s financial energy assistance- and...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are now privately...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Rogue landlords in one area of London could face unlimited fines, criminal convictions and bans from letting out properties. The measures are...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Fines on landlords and letting agents that fall foul of London council regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A rogue landlord who allowed vulnerable tenants to live in conditions without windows, proper washing facilities or fire safety measures at...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords trying to expand their portfolios can avoid delays caused by residential buyers taking advantage of the Chancellor's stamp duty extension by using four 'buy-to-let hacks', according to broker Mortgages for...
10 March 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
Specialist buy to let broker Mortgages for Business says landlords buying now can use four tips to beat the chaos in the...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Two landlords who illegally let a London property without providing proper washing facilities or tackling serious fire hazards have been taken to...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Kenton Finance, a major provider of bridging loans, has announced that it will be opening new offices for business within the...
21 August 2020
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
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
Unscrupulous landlords in the London Borough of Hackney face more stringent regulation after Hackney Council agreed to new property licensing powers...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Following the introduction of new HMO licences in Hackney, east London, the local council has taken legal action against four landlords...
06 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
The UK Build to Rent sector continues to go from strength to strength, with record levels of investment in the first...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News
A growing number of young professionals and students are choosing to house share, driving up the average cost of renting room...
01 March 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
There are growing signs of confidence returning to the London market, with a resurgence in house prices being anticipated owed in...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
The deadline for submitting additional and selective licence applications in Hackney has been extended until 1 March 2019. The deadline for applications...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Landlords with property in Hackney, east London, should be aware that following a consultation earlier this year Hackney Council has now...
03 October 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
Unscrupulous landlords in Hackney, east London, who leave tenants living in substandard conditions, will be forced to improve the condition of...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
While rental growth may have slowed in London over recent months, the appetite to invest in HMO properties across the capital...
15 March 2018
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Rogue landlords in Hackney face heavy fines after the local council gained new powers to issue penalties of up to £30,000. Landlords...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Hackney Council is planning to introduce a selective licensing scheme in an effort to clamp down on unscrupulous landlords in the...
21 September 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
Complaints against letting agents often make the headlines, but the reality is that most tenants and landlords are happy with the...
15 May 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 high number of tenants in the private rented sector feel as though they are being left with little alternative but...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Significantly more homes urgently need to be developed for the private rented sector to curb rising rental values in London, according...
25 October 2016
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been fined £20,000 after a raid revealed that 28 tenants were residing in “unsafe” cramped conditions in a...
07 July 2016
From: Breaking News
LendInvest’s latest Buy-to-Let Index has revealed that you will stand to profit most from buy-to-let in London than anywhere else in...
21 June 2016
From: Breaking News
This Saturday renters in London are taking to the streets in a “day of action” calling for an end to what...