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Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough. The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
An unlicensed landlord has been ordered to pay back almost £15,000 in rent to his tenants after they were forced to...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
When choosing a buy-to-let property, there are many elements that need to be balanced in order to get the biggest return...
17 June 2023
From: Agent Advice
Activist group Generation Rent is demanding that the government tighten regulations on damp and mould - and is tying this to...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A London council is relaunching its consultation on a new borough-wide Additional HMO Licensing Scheme, following feedback from the community. The original...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Greenwich council in south London has launched a new selective licensing scheme: all private-rented single-household properties in five wards of the...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Research by rental portal Rentd suggests improved London yields this year after being in the doldrums during the pandemic. Rentd analysed the...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A London lettings agency says that despite its four year delay, Crossrail still presents opportunities for buy to let investors. Benham and...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves. The firm analysed...
29 April 2021
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
Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The increase of London Living Wage to £10.55 per hour and UK Living Wage to £9 per hour has been welcomed...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Rental yields in London have increased over the past 12 months and the signs are that they could rise further moving...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News
New research by the GMB trade union shows that rents in the capital are far outpacing wage growth, with a two-bedroom...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords looking for an impressive return on investment in the capital through Airbnb stays should look to invest in East...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A but-to-let landlord in south east London has been penalised for allowing his elderly tenants to live in a property that...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan yesterday launched a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ dodgy landlords and letting...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News
New rules making it compulsory for landlords to apply for planning consent if they wish to convert properties in the Royal...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News
A landlord in London faces a backlash after posting an advert for a room inviting potential tenants to apply as long...
26 June 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 private landlord in Scunthorpe has been prosecuted for tenancy fraud and ordered to pay back more than £30,000 after deceptively...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Construction of a unique south London housing scheme has got underway in a factory in Shropshire. The modular construction by Elements Europe,...
26 August 2016
From: Breaking News
Rental yields in London are now among the lowest in the country, but take a closer look at the market and...