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A London council is consulting on what it claims to be “a groundbreaking property licensing scheme.” Newham council says its licensing of more...

A young man has been discovered paying £250 a month for a sleeping space in a cupboard under the stairs, measuring...

When letting a property, many of us turn to letting agents for help, and as many of you will know, not...

A London council has been working with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to identify landlords that have failed to declare their...

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

Don Valley MP Caroline Flint is calling for selective licensing to be extended across the borough, after visiting Newham in London,...

A “dangerous and dilapidated” three-bedroom house rented to a family with two young children has been closed down by Newham Council.  The...

Newham Council has prosecuted what it called a “group of criminals” running a dodgy letting business with an estimated income of...