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A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...

A Manchester-based solicitors’ firm that incorrectly prosecuted a London council over a private rental case has been ordered to pay thousands...

Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...

An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...

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...

A London landlord has been found guilty of not licensing three buy to lets. Gurbachan Matharu from Dagenham was found guilty at...

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £33,000 in costs for illegally running an HMO. The three-bedroom HMO was identified...

The landlord of a property dubbed a “house of horrors” by Barking and Dagenham council enforcement officers has been ordered to...

Training sessions are being aimed at teaching private landlords in one London borough the rules and responsibilities when it comes to...

The freeholders to a block of maisonettes have been ordered to pay more than £22,000 after failing to carry out repairs...

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

Landlord numbers may have dropped in recent months but a longer term analysis shows the reverse. Total Landlord Insurance analysed the current...

A London council has boasted of its success in working with a landlord to remedy problems on a rental property served...

The house price inflation facing first time buyers is “frankly frightening” according to a new analysis which suggests typical FTB house...

Buy to let landlords are increasingly looking to the highest yielding areas of the country as a way to maximise their...

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

A new Build To Rent scheme in London has received lavish praise from a local council. Railpen, the investment manager for the...

A couple have been fined over £13,000 after they were found guilty of unlawfully evicting four tenants and breaching management regulations...

Landlords wanting to break into London buy to let have been provided with a guide to boroughs with the most discounted...

Fines totalling more than £250,000 were issued to rogue landlords in Barking and Dagenham last year. Offences included failing to have a...

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

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

Two landlords of a property in East London have been ordered to pay costs and fines totalling £61,057.05 after they were prosecuted...

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...

London remains one of the biggest property investment destinations in the world, attracting a wide range of national and international investors.  But...

Despite the slowdown in the UK housing market in recent years, caused in part by the Brexit vote which fuelled uncertainty...

Many tenants who own at least one pet have struggled to find pet-friendly accommodation, and yet despite efforts to encourage more...

Fresh analysis looking at rental prices across the UK and how they have increased over the last five years shows that...

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

Plans to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Barking and Dagenham has been approved by the government. Under...

An unscrupulous landlord who converted three family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMO) without planning consent has been jailed for...

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

Eight men were found living in cramped conditions in a one-bedroom flat in east London during a raid by Barking and...

New research by the GMB trade union shows that rents in the capital are far outpacing wage growth, with a two-bedroom...

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

A Labour councillor tasked with clamping down on rogue landlords has found herself in hot water after failing to declare a...

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...

Tenants in London are now required to pay up to £8,650 just to move into a rented home, it has been...

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

A pair of landlords in Dagenham have been slapped with a hefty fine for renting out two illegally converted flats over...

A landlord in east London will have to cough up more than £100,000 or face going to jail for illegally converting...

A high number of buy-to-let investors prioritise rental rents over capital gains when making property purchase decisions, and with that in...

The average rental value of a new letting in the UK increased by just 0.24% in the first six months of...

A landlord has been prosecuted by Barkingside Magistrates' Court for renting out a property in Dagenham with damp and mould issues,...

A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house into two flats without planning consent...

A landlord has been ordered to pay in excess of £235,000 for renting out illegal bedsits in east London after pleading...

Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...

A landlord who broke the law by converting a building into seven flats in east London without planning consent could be...

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...

The chances of would-be buyers in London getting a foothold on the housing ladder remain slim, mainly due to high property...

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

Manchester has been identified as the top city for rental yield but London offers buy-to-let landlords the best overall returns, a...

More than 148,000 renting households in England have been at risk of eviction from their home in the past year, according...

Police and housing officers raided an unused police station in Barking, East London and found up to 30 people living there. An...

Enforcement officers from Barking and Dagenham Council swooped on three addresses in east London last week as part of clamp down...

London workers trying to save money on rent and travel costs should move to Bexley, research by Generation Rent suggests. Research by...